County Council To Hold Final Public Hearing On 2012 King County Budget

After hearing testimony at three evening hearings, the Metropolitan King County Council will hold a final public hearing on the proposed 2012 King County Budget Monday, November 7 at 11 a.m. in the Council Chambers on the 10th floor of the King County Courthouse. The Council meeting and public hearing will be shown live on King County TV on Comcast and Broadstripe Cable Channel 22, and online at: www.kingcounty.gov/KCTV.

The Budget and Fiscal Management Committee held three evening meetings after receiving the Executive Proposed 2012 Budget from County Executive Dow Constantine on September 26. Hosted by Councilmember Julia Patterson, Chair of the Budget Committee, more than 100 people shared their budget priorities at the meetings in Issaquah, Kent and Seattle at the King County Courthouse. Many who attended spoke in support of continued funding for human service programs.

The Budget Committee’s three panels— General Government, Public Health and Safety, and Physical Environment—have completed their review of criminal justice and health and human service agencies along with their assessment of the budgets of all the separately-elected officials and general government operations. 

This will be the final public hearing before the Council adopts the 2012 King County Budget later in November. 

Follow the Council’s 2012 budget deliberations through Twitter, Facebook and by visiting the King County Council Budget Web site at: 
www.kingcounty.gov/council/budget.aspx

Watch all Council proceedings held in chambers LIVE on King County TVon Comcast and Broadstripe Cable on channel 22, or online at:
www.kingcounty.gov/KCTV

*Editor's Note: Information provided by the Metropolitan King County Council.