Council Committees

Chair:

• Budget and Fiscal Management
• King County Board of Health
• King County Ferry District

Member

• Committee of the Whole
• Transportation, Economy and Environment
• Law, Justice, Health and Human Services
• King County Flood Control District
• Regional Transit
• Sound Transit

Legislation

The Metropolitan King County Council is the legislative branch of King County government. The Council adopts
ordinances and motions, sets policy for the county, and holds approval authority for the county budget. The Council
uses its committee structure to consider the legislation before it. Ordinances (laws) and motions (policy statements)
are assigned to a Council committee for consideration, and then are recommended to the full Council for action.

Councilmembers also serve on many special boards and commissions that deal with issues that impact communities
throughout King County and the Puget Sound region. These include the Sound Transit, the Growth Management
Planning Council, and the Puget Sound Regional Council.