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Auditors Office Mission

Through objective and independent audits and services, we promote and improve performance,accountability, and transparency in King County government.

Auditors Office Vision

Our work is of the highest quality and integrity resulting in significant improvements in accountability,

performance, and efficiency in county government, and it promotes public trust.

The King County Auditor's Office

was created in 1969 by the King County

Home Rule Charter as an independent

agency within the legislative branch of

county government. Under the provisions of

the charter, the County Auditor is appointed

by the Metropolitan King County Council.

The King County Code contains policies and

administrative rules for the Auditor's Office.

The King County Auditor's Office

provides oversight of county government

through independent audits and other

studies regarding the performance and

efficiency of agencies and programs,

compliance with mandates, and integrity of

financial management systems. The office

reports the results of each audit or study to

the Metropolitan King County Council.

The King County Auditors Office

performs its work in accordance with

applicable Government Auditing Standards.

Audit and reports are available on our website (www.kingcounty.gov/operations/auditor.aspx) in two formats:

entire reports in PDF format (1999 to present) and report summaries (1992 to present). Copies of reports can

also be requested by mail at 516 Third Avenue, Rm. W-1033, Seattle, WA 98104, or by phone at 206-296-1655.

Alternative Formats Available Upon Request


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Un i nco rpo r a t ed K i ng Coun t y Round :

New F ram ew ork f o r Pub l i c Engagem en t

SUMMARY

BetweenAugust19andSeptember9,2011,CountywideCommunityForumsconductedaroundofforumsthat

askedKingCountyresidentsabouttheirviewsandideasrelatedtothenewframeworkforpublicengagementin

theunincorporatedareasthatKingCountyisdevelopinginresponsetoOrdinance20110189.

While549responseswerereceived,thisreportonlyincludesthe310responsesthatwerereceivedfromresidents

wholiveinandadjacenttoUnincorporatedKingCounty.Almosthalfoftherespondentsrefertohomeasa

suburbancommunity.HalfofthemareslightlytoextremelysatisfiedwithKingCountyinstitutions,whileaquarter

areslightlytoextremelydissatisfied.Therestareneutralorfailedtorespond.Just22%havenotcontactedKing

Countyduring

the

previous

year

for

any

reason.

The

top

six

King

County

contacts

relate

to,

in

decreasing

order:

Sheriffservices,Emergency/911,transit,propertytaxissuesandinformation,elections,andcountyroads.

AseriesofquestionsaskedparticipantsfortheirviewsonthelegislationthatcallsforthecreationofCommunity

ServiceAreas,recommendsaprimarypointofcontactandaimstoimprovecommunicationsbetweenthecounty

andresidents. Themostdecisiveanswerfromthesurveyisthatthreequarterofrespondentsfeelthathavinga

dedicatedstaffpersonasaprimarycontactencouragesbettercommunication.Themajorityofrespondentswould

bewillingtoattendameetingwithcountyofficialsintheircommunityeverytwotosixmonthstodiscusslocal

issuesandconcerns. Theyaremorelikelytoattendifthemeetingisaboutfutureplanninganddevelopment,

satisfactionlevels

with

county

services

and

programs,

or

local

values

and

priorities.

They

are

least

likely

to

attend

a

meetingonhowtomeasurethesuccessofcountyservicesorprogramsoraboutcountyfeesandrevenuesources.

TheyconsiderthemeetingtobemosteffectiveifarepresentativefromtheCountyCouncilorCountyExecutiveis

presentandifitisopentoanyoneoranyorganization,butthinkthatanopenendedagendainitiatedby

participantswouldbeleasteffective.

Thepreferredmethodforpublicinputfor38%oftherespondentsisonlinecomments.Emailisthepreferred

methodofcommunicationfortwothirdsofrespondents.Respondingtoinquirieswithin24hoursisthebestway

forthecountytoshowitislistening,followedbyhavingmeetingsthatarecollaborativeandabouttwoway

communication.Kiosksinthecommunityareleastvalued.

IndeterminingtheboundariesofaCommunityServiceArea(CSA),respondentsfeelthatrespectingtheexisting

communityidentityisthebestcriterion,followedbyuniformityofthecommunity(rural,suburban,orurban)and

theexistenceoflocalgovernmentdistricts. Landuse,governanceandsafetytopthelistofissuesidentifiedby

residentsasspecifictolifeinUnincorporatedKingCounty.


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DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS

(D-1) What is your Gender?

(D-2) What is your Age Range?

(D-3) Over your lifetime, how long have you lived or worked in King County?

111

192

0 50 100 150 200 250

Male

Female

4

32

48

70

89

50

12

2

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

1019

years

2029years

3039years

4049years

5059years

6069years

7079years

80yearsorolder

2

37

32

67

172

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Lessthan1year

15years

610

years

1119years

20yearsormore


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(D-4) What is your primary racial or ethnic heritage?

(D-5) What is your primary Employment Status?

6

24

8

14

3

211

10

13

0 50 100 150 200 250

AmericanIndian

or

Alaska

Native

Asian

Black

Hispanic

NativeHawaiianorotherPac.Islander

White

BlendedRacialHeritage

Other

59

3

120

19

17

16

12

58

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

SelfEmployedorBusinessOwner

WorkforanyForProfitBusiness

WorkforanyNonProfitOrganization

Workfor

any

Government

WorkforanyEducationalInstitution

Student

Unemployedandseekingwork


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(D-6) What is the highest level of education you have completed?

(D-7) How w ould you describe the community where you live?

(D-8) If you live in King County, who is your King County Councilmember?

0

5

16

43

20

97

40

81

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Grades18

SomeHigh

School

HighSchoolGraduate(includingGED)

SomeCollegeorTechnicalSchool

TechnicalSchoolGraduateorTwoyearCollegeGraduate

FouryearCollegeGraduate

SomePostGraduateEducation

PostGraduateDegree(Masters,Ph.D.,M.D.,J.D.,etc.)

82

154

58

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

Rural

Suburban

Urban

15

7

66

0

32

28

40

46

52

5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

BobFerguson(district#1)

LarryGossett(district#2)

KathyLambert(district#3)

LarryPhillips(district#4)

JuliaPatterson(district#5)

JaneHague

(district

#6)

PetevonReichbauer(district#7)

JoeMcDermott(district#8)

ReganDunn(district#9)

IworkinKingCountybutliveelsewhere


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(D-9) Have you ever testified at a King County public hearing or Town Hall meeting?

(D-10) Overall, what level of satisfaction do you have with King County institutions asa whole?

73

219

0 50 100 150 200 250

Yes

No

3

38

115

71

43

22

11

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Extremelysatisfied(+++)

++

+

Neutral

Extremelydissatisfied()


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SurveyResults

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TOPIC QUESTIONS

(T-1) In the past year, what was the reason(s) that you needed to contact KingCounty? Check all that app ly

(T-2) When do you feel resident or community input is most valuable to the county

decision making process? Rank your top three choices.

33

35

48

54

39

51

36

56

49

45

22

19

49

69

0 20 40 60 80

Animalcontrol

Courts

Electioninformation

Emergency/911

Humanorhealthservices

Landuseissuesand/orinformation

Parksortrails

Sheriffservices

Propertytaxissuesandinformation

Roads

Solidwaste

Surfacewatermanagement

Transit

IdidnotcontactKingCounty

Numberofresponsesforeacharea respondentscouldpickmorethanoneresponse

1.05

1.26

0.84

1.02

0.26

0.89

Whencountyofficialsneedtobetterunderstand

localissues

Whencountyofficialsaredevelopingsolutionsto

communityproblems

Whencountyofficialsneedtomakebudget

priorities

Whencountyofficialsaredevelopinglongterm

plansonissuessuchaslanduseandeconomic

Whencountyofficialsneedtomeasurethesuccess

ofaprogram

Whencountyofficialsneedtounderstandthe

impactofapolicydecision

Averagerankingovertotalnumberofresponses


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(T-5) Do you believe that having a dedicated staff person as a primary point of

contact representing the county within a Community Service Area (CSA)encourages better communication?

(T-6) How often are you w illing to attend a meeting with county officials in your

community to discuss local issues and concerns?

(T-7) What do you think would be the most effective method for public input from

your community?

226

19

0 50 100 150 200 250

Yes

No

44

88

79

31

23

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Monthly

Everytwoorthreemonths

Twiceayear

Onceayear

Lessthanonceayear

13

43

120

22

41

2

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Randomsamplephonesurveys

Traditionalpublicmeetings

Onlinecomments(throughemail,websites,Google

docs,andsocialmedia)

Individualmeetings

with

public

officials

CountywideCommunityForums

Other


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(T-8) How likely or unlikely are you willing to engage with county officials through

your local Community Service Area if the follow ing opportunities are available for you

to share your opinions about:

165159

165159

173

113

126

137

56

24

555656

88

6870

38

7

1924

18

323530

Satisfaction

levelswith

county

servicesand

programs

Issuesunique

tomy

community

Localvalues

andpriorities

County

budget

priorities

Future

planningand

development

Measuring

successof

county

services

and/or

programs

Countyland

use

regulations

Countyfees

andrevenue

sources

MoreLikely Less

Likely Unlikely


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(T-9) What should a CSA-sponsored meeting include in order to be effective?

(T-11) What is the one best method for you to be notified about opportunities to

engage w ith a Community Service Area?

1.02

0.79

0.87

0.40

0.78

0.18

1.01

0.26

Meetingisopentoanyoneoranyorganization

Meetingincludesanopenendedportionor

opportunityfor

comments

by

the

attendees

Publicinputcanbesubmittedviaemailandsocial

media

Meetingsarevideotapedandpostedonlinefor

review

Agendaissetwithspecificgoalsforpublicdialogue

Agendaisopenendedandinitiatedbyparticipants

Representativesfrom

the

County

Council

and/or

ExecutiveBrancharepresent

Livevideostreamofmeetingsisavailableonline


210

12

6

9

4

6

22

6

1

0 50 100 150 200 250

Email

Listservs

Locallibrary

Localnewspaper

IndividualCSAwebsites

KingCountyTVStation

FacebookandTwitter

Phonecall

Wirelessphoneapp


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(T-12) In your opinion, what are the best illustrations that the county is listening to

you and your community?

(T-16) In determining the boundaries for a CSA, please rank your top three

choices:

0.82

0.42

0.34

0.08

0.32

0.65

Responsesto

inquiry

within

24

hours

via

email,

phone

calls,orwebposting

Regularlyscheduledcommunitymeetings

Physicalpresenceofcountyofficialsinmycommunity

suchasanoffice

CountyKioskinmycommunity

ResponsestoinquiriesarepostedonCSAwebsite

Communitymeetingsthatarecollaborativeandabout

2waycommunicationbetweenresidentsandcounty


0.85

0.76

0.65

0.38

0.45

0.95

0.79

Uniform

type

of

community

(rural,

suburban,

or

urban)

Geographicalrepresentation

Populationconsiderations

Accesstopublicmeetingareas

Numberofcommunitybasedorganizationsper

population,suchascommunitycouncils,community

Existingcommunityleadershipsuchascommunity

councils

Existingcommunityidentity(howthecommunityself

identifies)

Existinglocalgovernmentdistricts

Averageofrankingovertotalnumberofresponses


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ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK

(T2)Whendoyoufeelresidentorcommunityinputismostvaluabletothecountydecisionmaking

process?Additionalthoughts:

Afterelections.

AllCouncil;

Members

need

to

understand

how

to

disengage

from

UN

mandated

Agenda

21

initiatives

Alloftheabove.

Allthetime,gooddecisionsrequirefairnessforthetaxpayer

Answersoftenfeel"predetermined"beforeinput

Anytimeadecisioneffectsthewalletofthecommunity

Atthebeginningoftheplanningstage

Atthebeginningoftheprocess

Beforeweelectthem,sotheywon'tWASTEourmoneyonprojectslikethetunnel,thatwillbeless

efficientthanwhatwehavenow

bicycletransitplanforarearesidents,bikepaths,signage,infrastructure

Communityinput

&

council

understanding

the

result

of

the

decision

is

necessary

before

all

policy

decisionsarefinal

Communityinputismostvaluablewhenyouactuallygotothecommunityandcollectinformationina

veryauthenticway.Thecommunitydoesnotfeelappreciatedwhenitisjustusedfordataand

research.Countyofficialsshouldcareenoughtobethereforthisprocess.Officialsshouldalso

understandbarriersaffectingcommunitiessuchaslanguagebarriersandproblemsrelatedtoclass

andrace

DevelopEmploymentopportunities

FeelslikelesssupportforstartupsandentrepreneursinUninc.KingCounty.Why?Microsoft&

Costcoaresoclose

Growthin

rural

and

green

areas

Growthmanagement

Informationneedstobesenttoofficials

LowerB&Otaxes,please

Needbetterprotectionfrompoliceforrobbersandvandals

NIMBYissuescanresultininaction.Sometimeselectedofficialshavetodowhatisrightforthelong

run

Pleaseprotectourtrailsandparks

Residentsneedtobeapartofatleastatonelevel

responsetimeforpoliceandemergencyissues

T2is

just

silly.

County

officials

represent

us

and

so

should

be

seeking

input

on

all

of

the

above

thegreatergoodofcommunity

Toomuchcrimeinourneighborhoodsinthesedays

Toughtochooseorprioritizethese...theyareallimportant

Usesocialinnovationtohelpcreatejobsbutmakeadifferenceinourcommunitiestoo.Whydoesit

alwayshavetobeoneortheother?Wehavetechnologyandsmartpeople isgovtusingthem?

Weneedofficialstounderstandweneedlessregulations!!!

Wellpriortodecisionmaking.Atapointofmutualengagementbasedongiveandtakedialogue


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Whatis1,2,or3?Goodtobad,badtogood?

WhenCountyofficialsaremakingadecisionthatfavorslargedevelopers

Whencountyofficialsneedtofacilitatelocalpeopledevelopingtheirownsolutionstoproblems

Whenpoliticalforcesarecausingleadershiptogointhewrongdirection.Toforceelectedstoact

responsibly

Whenthecountyisgoingtoaffectthelifestyleinanarea

Whentheofficialisupforelection

whenthepubliceffectsthebudget

Whenevertheymakedecisionsthataffectme

(T4)Inyouropinion,whatspecificissuesdoresidentsofUnincorporatedKingCountyfacethat

residentsofincorporatedareasdonotface?(firstchoice)

a)Emergency,policy,crime

911responsetimes

Accesstoemergencyservices

emergencyresponsetime

emergencyservices

EMERGENCYSERVICES

Emergencyservicesaccess

Longemergencyresponsetimes

Slowerfirstresponse

Slowerresponsetimesforemergencies

responsetimeforpolice,fire,andemergencies

speedofemergencyservices

Access

to

police.

King

County

Sheriffs

have

a

lot

of

territory

crimeeventhoughmostisnonviolent

cutbacksinlawenforcement

dependingonKingCountyforlocalservices,suchaspoliceprotection

Lackoflawenforcementprotection

Lackofpoliceandemergencyresponseservices

Lackofpolicecoverage/resources

Inclusioninpolicydecisions

Lackofcrimeprevention,notenoughpolice,lackoffundingforyouthprograms

LawEnforcement

lawsand

policies

that

pertain

to

more

urban

settings

than

rural/suburban

settings

Lesslawenforcement

Localpolicepresence&availability,especiallyfornon911issues

policeandfire

policeavailability

policecoverlargeareas

PoliceCoverageandPublicSafety

policeprotection


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Policeprotection

policeprotection

Police/fireservice

longwaitsforpolicetohelp

Notenoughpoliceworkingwithsmallbusinessowners

Publicsafety

(via

police)

is

very

different

in

the

county

publicsafetyspeedinessofservices

safety

safety

Sheriffresponse(FallCity)

Sheriffsupport

Security

Securityandsafety

b)Accesstoservices

Accesstoadministrativeservices

Accesstocommunityprograms

accesstoservices

Accesstomoderndayamenities(Internet,Celltowers,etc.)

awarenessofcountyservices

Choicetolivewherefewerservicesareavailable

communication:beitpermits/policy/decisionsthataffectme,orwhocanhelpmewithmyproblem

Insufficientaccesstoservices

lackofaccesstolocalcityservices

Lackofservices

lackofservicesinourlocalareas

Lackofpublicservices

servicecuts

services

Telecommunicationsaccess

utilityinfrastructure

c)Transportation:transit,roads,other

dangerousbicyclesonruralroads

Transit

Transit

Transit

Transit

Transitavailability

Transitissues notenoughbusses

transportation

Transportation

transportationroadmaintenance


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lackofbusservice

Limitedpublictransportation

PublicTransit

PublicTransportation

poorroads,sidewalks

roadimprovements

in

unincorporated

areas

Roads

roads/transportation

roadupkeepmaybe

reliabletransportation

ruralroadmaintenanceandstandards

trafficcameras

d)Landuse,environment

Annualfloodingisarealproblemaroundhere

appropriateLandUse

CAO

controllinglanduseanddevelopment

Conversionofagriculturallandtorecreationaluses(likehorseriding).

conversionofrurallandtourbanuses

Development

Encroachingdevelopmentinruralarea

Exploitationbyadjacentcities.

Flooding

GrowthManagementPolicythreateningpropertyrights

growthmanagement/landuse

landusage

landuse

landuse

LandUse

Landuse

Landuse

landusediffersinruralareas

landuseissues

land

use

issues

landusepolicy

burnban

landissuesdisputesorgovernmentregulations

LackofregulationofGrowthmanagement

zoning

zoning

makingdecisionsregardingproperty

PacificRacewaysexpansion


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PacificRacewaysmakingtoomuchnoise

Oversightofbuildingprojects

PRIVATElanduserestrictions(developmentandwetlandimpact)

PropertyRights

PropertyrightsANDsurroundingarearestrictions

Regulationof

private

land

use.

Unreasonablelanduserestrictions

Lessclarityofwhatyoucandoonyourland

TheCAOistoorestrictedandcreatedbypeoplelivinginSeattle

significantvolumeofyardwasteanditscosteffectivedisposal

waterissues

Animalcontrol

Bearsandotheranimalsonprivateproperty

e)

Governance,

representation,

resources,

taxes

Countyisfirstlevelofgovernance

dilutionofvoice

donothavedirectrepresentation

feelthattheyarenotrepresented

HavinginfluenceondecisionsthatKingCountymakes

lackofdiversityintermsofpoliticalrepresentation

Lackofeasilyaccessibleandresponsivegovernment

Lessrepresentation

Lessvoiceincountydecisionsandaffairs

Onlyhave

one

councilman

on

aboard

of

9Onlyonecouncilmembertorepresentourarea

feelingofbeingoutsidethe"important"areasofthecounty

lackofaccountabilitybybureaucrats

lackofrepresentationinrelationshiptothe"Seattle"partofthecounty

countydecisionshavenorelevancetomyarea

localcitylaws

Lossofthelocalcontrolmunicipalitiesposses

OutsideofourUACs"thecounty"istoofarremoved

easeofcontactingrepresentatives

representation

Representationbyonethatisnotlocaltoyourarea

Representation/Clout

Individualsbeingheard.

WedonothaveadequaterepresentationinthegovernmentofKingCounty.Onerepresentative

alwaysgetsvoteddown.

Weneedbetterrepresentation!

Noclearchannelsofcommunication


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Enoughvoicestobeheard

Annexationsandchangesinruraldensityofhousing

Forcedannexation

forcedincorporationheadachesofwho/when

Whyismyareabeingannexedwithoutusknowingaboutit?

Financialsupport

fundingissues

higherpropertytaxation

Higherpropertytaxation

higherpropertytaxes

Iamnotawareofdifferencesexceptfortaxes

Fewerresources

TaxationwithoutRepresentation

Taxes

lackofresources

lackofresourcesavailablenearby

lackofresourceslocally

Wepaytaxesthatgettrickledintothecity.Idontwanttosupportthingsthere,orIwouldlivethere

andusethem.

None.Thecitiesjustdoabetterajobofmanagingtheissuesandfinding$.

f)Socialservicesandchallenges

accesstocommunitysocialservices

lackofsocialservices

Homeless/Housing/Food

Homelessness

housing

littleornohumanservicesagencies

Lessjobs

CityHomeless

morehomelesssheltersareneededyearround

Makingsurethatdisadvantagedindividualscontinuetoreceiveeducation&healthandhumansrvs

Beingintheminority,havingnovoice

Thedisparityintheeconomicopportunitiesforminorities.

Schoolsare

going

down

esp

in

these

areas

(T12)Inyouropinion,whatarethebestillustrationsthatthecountyislisteningtoyouandyour

community?Additionalthoughts

Mightbenice,exceptthatthereisatendencybygovernmentemployeestosendboilerplate

responses.Theydon'treallyreadorgiveawhitabouttheconstituent'sinput.Complainttrackingsystemformoretransparencyinhowthecountyhandles,andresolvescomplaintsActualchangethatreflectsourneedsisbeingmade


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Aftertherecent$20increaseinlicensetabfees,Iseenoevidencethatthecountyis"listening"tothe

community

Appropriateactionistakeninareasonableamountoftime

Avoidthe"appearance"thatamatterissettledbeforecitizeninputisprovided

Councilvotesthatsupportourinterests

Electleaders

to

this

new

CSA

thing

Feedbackrespondingtocomments/recommendations

Immediate(lessthan1hour)responsetomostissues

Lovemypubliclibrary!Pleasehavemeetingsthere

Makeschoolsbetter;ourchildrenaren'tlearning

Morethanoneoptionshouldbeavailable.

Newsletters

Noneoftheabove,theydonotexist

notlistening

Phone&mail

Physicalevidenceofworkaccomplishedwithinthecommunity

Positivecommunityrelatedactions

Publicacknowledgment

Regularnewsletterswouldbegood

Seeingactiononcommunityissues,notjusttalk

snowremoval

SocialMedia

thatchangesarebeingmade

TherearefewexamplesofCountyofficialslistening

Thisquestionisbasedonurbanservices.Wehavenolocalmeetingroom,storefrontofficespaceor

kiosklocationswithinmilesofourruralcommunity.

UACformatworkswellwithofficialspresentingandlisteningatopenpublicmeetings

Youractionsspeaktheloudest

(T14)UnderthenewCSAmodel,whatprocessescanbeadoptedtoenhancetransparency?

Additionalthoughts:

Allmeetingsarerecordedonvideo,indexedandkeptavailableonlineindefinitely

Attendedbycountycouncilrepresentative

BroadandAccessibleFOIAaccess

CREATE...acablechannelforUKCareas!!!

Decisionsareexplained


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DepartmentofEcologyhasasystemcalledERTSfortrackingspillreports.Thoughnotwellpublicized,

IcangetmyERTS#formycomplaintandfollowwhoitisassignedto,whotheycontact,whatthey

observe,andanyactionstakenbythestafforagencytoaddresstheproblem.Thecountyneeds

somethingsimilartoimprovetransparency,andallowforbettercoordination,especiallyforcross

platformormultiagencymatters.Thiswillallowmetricstobeappliedtohowthecountyrespondsto

problems,betterreportingofresults,andimprovementsbacktothepublic,improvingtheuniform

natureofresponse,qualityofresponse,andpublicconfidencethatthereactuallyareresponses.It

shouldalsoaddefficiencyandreducecosts,redundancies,andmoreeffectivelyapplyandprocess

resourcesforrespondingtocommunityissuesandcomplaints.

documentationandeverythingsavedoreasilyaccessible materialstranslated

effectivemeetinginvitations

Idonotunderstandthequestion?

Informationonatimelybasis

localnewspaper,emailtothosewhoindicateinterest

Meetingagendaandnotespostedonline

Moreconcertedoutreachtocommunitiesofcolorenhancestransparency

Nolocalcablechannelsavailableinourarea

noneoftheabove

PersonalanswerstoquestionsIpresentbyemailorphoneorinperson

Shareinfoourfollowupemailsandlistservs

SocialMedia

Timelyandbroadnotification,videoavailableonlineafterthemeeting

Whatgoodistransparencyifthecountydisregardsthewillofthepeopleandvotestospend

taxpayersmoneyforwhatthecounselthinksitshouldbespentonregardlessofpublicinput?

Whydoweneverhearaboutmeetings?Doesn'tKingCtyknowhowtofindusbymail?

(P9)Ifyouthinkanymajorissuesweremissed,pleasetellushere.

VeryclearideaforeachandeverycitizenofunincorporatedKCthatKCisawareoftheirpresenceand

whoinKC'sperspectiverepresentsthem

AmajorissueisthatmanymembersoftheUAC'smistrusttheobjectivenessof5anduntilthatcanbe

rectified,thoseresidentswillbeunwillingtoengagewiththeforumprocess.

Askhoweachcommunityisdealingproactivelywiththeissueslistedinthetopicdiscussedinthe

videos

AWESOME!

Constructinglowimpactshelters alongwithareasopentocamping/streetliving

Countywide

planning

policies.

It

suggests

that

urban

services

are

given

to

cities.

What

about

the

unincorporatedareaswhenawaterorsewerdistrictistakenover(assumed)bycities.Cityboundaries

donotfollowwatershedboundariesusedasserviceareasforwaterandsewer

Effortsregardinghowtoengagelowincomeindividuals.Theseindividualsareoftenhesitantto

provideinput,cometoforumsetcandyetsomeoftheissueshaveasignificantimpactonthem.

HowKingCounty'staxdollarsaredistributed


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IunderstandthatmajorchangesarebeingimplementedfortheexistingUAC's,includingstripping

theirfunding.Iverymuchobjecttothisunlessitisbasedonspecificproblemswiththeindividual

UAC.TheUACinmyarea,GMVUAC,providesahighlevelofservice,hasstrongtiestothecommunity,

andisavaluedcommunityinstitution.ImplementingtheCountywideCommunityprograminaway

thatdamages,orisperceivedasdamagingourlocalUAC,willcauseresentmentandresistancetothe

program.

Isthisanothertax?

KingCountyandtheKingCountyCouncilwouldbemuchimprovediftheylistenedtoandabidedby

thewillofthepeople,neverfailingtorememberthatIT'SNOTYOURMONEY

KingCountyisgeographicallytoolargetobegovernedeffectivelyfromdowntownSeattle.Itiseven

morefrustratingwhencountyresourcesareusedtobolstertheSeattleCitybudget.Strained

resourcesneedtobefocusedonthoseunincorporatedareaswherenomunicipalitycanprovide

same.

Longhistoryofnotlisteningtoruralopinionsonissuesthataffectruralareas(i.e.,CAO)

Makeyourvideoswithcaptionstoincludepeoplewhoarehearingimpaired

Mass

transit

spending

is

out

of

control,

and

is

of

practically

no

value

to

rural

or

even

most

suburban

communities.WekeeppouringmoneyintoMetroandSoundTransit,withlittletoshowforthe

investment,allwhiletrafficcongestionreliefisprioritizedlowerandlowerinthebudget.Forcingusto

giveupourcarsisnotthesolution.Wevalueourfreedomofmovement,anddon'tliveinareaswith

thedensitytosupportcosteffectivemasstransit.

NeedtoaddresswhetherAgenda21issueswillbeimposedonus.MYVOTEISNO!!!

Notsurethatitismissed,butIthinkitisveryimportanttoincludeculturallyandlinguisticallydiverse

populations,thedisabledwhomayhavetransportationbarriers,andtypicallydisenfranchised

populationssuchasindividualswhoarehomeless.Languageandculturalbarrierstoattendanceand

participationshouldbeconsideredintheForums.

Onceagain,afteryears,themainpointwasmissed.Votersarenotgiventheopportunitytoimpact

whathappensinunincorporatedKingCounty,otherthanvotingforaCountycouncilrepresentative

whorepresentsabigcityaswellasunincorporatedcounty.Itagainfeellikeanefforttomollify

unhappyvoterswithacomplexprocessthatwillnotmakeanydifference.

Publicsafety,graffiti(sp),vandalism,gangs,methuseareallmoreprevalentthaneverbeforeeastof

Kent.Ithinkit'scaughtthecommunitiesoffguard.Weneedmoresocialserviceandrecreation

programs.

Roadrepair

The"meltingpot"issues.Mexicans,Somalis,Afghanis,Bosnians,Russians,Koreans,Chinese,

Vietnamese,Cambodians,EastEurope,Africa,andotherSouthAmericans...Whatarewedoingto

helpintegratethem?

Thecountygov'tneedstogetawayfromthevaguenessandproposesomethingindetailandthenlet

itgettornapartandreassembledtothesatisfactionofthemajority.

Thetruthaboutthelackoffundsandabilitiestoperformalmostanyserviceunderthecurrenttax

structure

There'snotmajorissuebutIhopeyouwillalwayskeepthemanypeoplewithoutcomputersinmind.

Underthecurrentsystem,unincorporatedareasdonothaveanadequatevoiceorrepresentation

duringthebudgetprocesswheretheleveloftheirlocalservicesareweighedagainstbudget

considerationsthataremoreregionalinnature.


22/22

SurveyResultsWeneedtoaddressrampantgrowthinourruralareas.

WhatishappeningtotheexistingUACs?Theywork,arewellrespected,knowtheissues.1,residents

inareaswithoutexistingUACsshouldberepresentedlocally,socreatemoreUACs.Allthe.things

listedCSAswillprovideALREADYexistthroughtheUACs.Countyofficialscomeouteverymonthwhen

requestedtotalkwithourcommunity.TheAllUACMeetingswiththeExec.,Councilmembers,and

County

officials

ALREADY

are

held

annually

in

rotating

locations.

They

are

very

well

attended

by

local

people.AreCSAssimplyawaytoensureallRApeoplerepresented?Ifso,don'tdoawaywiththe

existingUACs.

Whatisthegoalforparticipation?Expandedparticipation?Sadlymanyonlyparticipatewhenthereis

anissuedirectlyeffectingthemandthenonlyforthetermofthatissue.Howdowecontinueto

improvecivicengagementanddoitinawaythatistrulyrepresentativeofmany,sometimes

divergentviews?HowdoestheCountydevelopadequateandequitableresourcestorespondto

communityissues?

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