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Welcome to the Budget Advisory Task Force Web site. The links from these pages will provide you with information on the Task Force members, meetings and objectives along with information about King County's budget.
King County is facing a severe fiscal challenge over the next several years. Executive Sims has asked the Task Force to identify actions that the County can take to address this challenge.
The Budget Advisory Task Force is a thirteen-member group comprised of individuals from business, labor and legal backgrounds from around King County. No currently elected or appointed government officials are members of the group. We will review King County's existing budget and then focus on the general fund revenues, programs, policies and business processes and present our recommendations to the Executive in June 2003.
We hope that our efforts will help provide a road map for the future that will help King County to continue to improve county government and its service delivery. Thank you for your interest in this important issue.
Bob Wallace, Task Force Co-Chair
John Warner, Task Force Co-Chair
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Mission:
Examine the County's Current Expense (CX) Fund, programs, policies, processes and budgets, and make recommendations regarding policy and operational changes that may provide appropriate additional cost savings, as well as the need, if any, for additional revenues in support of CX programs.
The work of the Task Force will include examination of general government functions and budgets, including but not limited to the courts, sheriff, jail, public health, human services, parks and central government functions. The Task Force will also review the 2003 budget process, and make recommendations about 2004 budget cuts.
The task force will begin meeting in November 2002 and conclude its work by June 2003. It will report to the King County Executive.
Tasks
- Identify Short Term (2004) and Long Term Direction/Priorities for Budget Cuts.
- Identify Short Term and Long Term operational and other changes to address CX shortfall.
- Determine whether there is a structural problem with the County's funding structure, and if so, does that require new funding sources? What type of funding sources?
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Have an idea or a suggestion about King County's Budget?
Send an e-mail to the Budget Advisory Task Force at
exec.sims@metrokc.gov.
Budget Advisory Task Force
C/O King County Executive
516 Third Ave., Room 400
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 296-4040
Fax: (206) 296-0194
TTY: 711
Email: exec.sims@metrokc.gov
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Oct. 4, 2005
Sims, budget task force move to protect financial gains, preserve fiscal discipline
July 25, 2003
PowerPoint Presentation of the BATF Summary Report (.ppt 537KB)
July 9, 2003
Report of the King County General Government Budget Advisory Task Force To Executive Ron Sims
June 25, 2003
King County, General Budget Advisory Task Force releases recommendations
Nov. 25, 2002
Council adopts 2003 county budget
Nov. 12, 2002
General Budget Advisory Task Force membership announced
King County Executive Ron Sims today announced membership of his General Budget Advisory Task Force, that was announced last month as Sims delivered his Executive Proposed 2003 Budget to the King County Council.
Oct. 14, 2002
Sims' Proposed 2003 Budget reflects new innovative ways of doing county business
King County Executive Ron Sims today proposed a budget of almost $3.1 billion that includes new and innovative efforts and has met the challenge of a $52 million deficit through efficiencies, reduced overhead and entrepreneurial programs.
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Weds. June 25, 2003
Agenda (Word .doc 35K)
Thurs. June 19, 2003 meeting canceled.
Thurs. June 5, 2003
Agenda (Word .doc 35K)
Minutes (Word .doc 45K)
More information from past meetings.
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Robert C. Wallace, Co-Chair
Wallace Properties, Inc.
John Warner, Co-Chair
Retired Boeing.
The Honorable Terrence Carroll
Judicial Dispute Resolution, LLC.
Clem Edwards
Retired, Washington State Council of County and City Employees.
Rollin Fatland
Fatland, Ohlenkamp and Associates.
The Honorable Booth Gardner
Former Governor.
The Honorable Darcy Goodman
Retired King County District Court Judge.
Jim Hattori
Hattori and Associates.
Connie Proctor
Connie Proctor law office.
Peggy Phillips
Former Chief Operating Officer of the Immunex Corporation.
Ralph Siegel
Deloitte & Touche LLP.
The Honorable John Spellman
Former Governor. Lawyer with Carney, Badley, Spellman.
Aggie Sweeney
The Collins Group.
More information about the Task Force members
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