The King County Council will be closed Friday, July 3 to observe Independence Day. On Monday, July 6, the Council will be closed for an unpaid furlough day. This action is required to offset revenue shortfalls in the 2009 county budget.

"Lifeboat" funding vote set for July 13

Human service and public health programs in the so-called budget "lifeboat" whose funding was set to expire June 30 will be sustained through at least July 13, members of the Council's Budget and Fiscal Management Committee were told Tuesday by County Executive staff. That is the date on which the full Council is set to vote on the Executive's proposal to use some one-time reserves and revenues to keep those programs afloat through the end of the year. The Budget Committee sent the proposal to the full Council without recommendation. Read the staff report [pdf] detailing the options before the Council.

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