DDES strategic plan

The King County Executive transmitted the Department of Development and Environmental Services Strategic Plan to the King County Council on Monday, August 3, 2009.

View the DDES strategic plan online in PDF* (265KB) or MS Word* (1MB) format.

Background

On July 18, 2008, the King County Performance and Accountability Act (Ord. 16202), was signed into law by the King County Executive. The primary purpose of the act was to create and implement a countywide performance and accountability system. The legislation requires the development of a countywide strategic plan by the end of 2009 (King County Code 2.10.060, PDF*, 1.6MB).

On December 5, 2008, subsequent legislation (Ord. 16308) was enacted, establishing the Office of Strategic Planning and Performance Management. This legislation also required the County Executive to transmit DDES' strategic plan (PDF*, 265KB) to the council in advance of the countywide strategic plan and strategic plans for other county agencies.

Public comment

Due to the tight time frame for transmittal of the DDES strategic plan, public outreach to the general public was limited to posting a draft document on the DDES Web site and inviting public comment.  Therefore, this document is considered a dynamic strategic plan and one that is likely to evolve over the next six to nine months.

DDES welcomes continuing public comment on this strategic plan.

To comment on the DDES strategic plan (PDF*, 265KB), simply send an e-mail to ddes.strategicplan@kingcounty.gov or write to

Paula Adams, Public Information and Records Officer
Department of Development and Environmental Services
900 Oakesdale Avenue SW
Renton, WA 98057-5212.

For more information

Copies of the plan also are available at the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services, 900 Oakesdale Avenue SW, Renton (see map and directions).

To request a copy of the plan by mail, or for questions, please contact Paula Adams at 206-296-6682 or e-mail paula.adams@kingcounty.gov.

*Note: To view PDFs, free software from Adobe is required. Word documents require Microsoft software.  For assistance, see helpful hints.

To request this information in alternate formats for people with disabilities, call 206-296-6600 or TTY Relay: 711.