Citizen Involvement Examples in King County, METRO and Port of Seattle

Jill Johnson, Acting Director of Public Information Lynn Taylot, Director of Plannin& and Reaearch Deceaber. 29, 19.82 Paae 4 Other exaaples of citizen involvea~nt in Kina County followz Kin& County The Policy Development Coaaiasion i8 a 'broad baaed, non-project specific citi&en body appointed by the IU.na County Executive and JC1ng County Coun- cil. The PDC collectl 1nforaat1on and enhaucel citi&en involvement by providin& a nucleua and a proceaa for extended involveaeut prograaa on a apecific project-by-project baaia. "Study co .. 1tteea" are given a liaited life and are chaiud by PDC aemb~rs of .one of the several standing coaaitteesa housing, land use, etc. The "study coaaittee" i8 recruited froa persona concerned about the project in question. A recoaaendation is generated by the temporary atudy co .. ittee that is forwarded to the parent PDC committee for action. The PDC then aakea a recoaaendation to tha County decision ~~~akers. The PDC aeaberahip ia liaited to 118 aeaberaa 18 on th~ Board of Director& and a 100 co .. iaaion aeabera equally appointed by the County Executive and' the Kin& County Council. All 118 aerve two-year teras and are a~pported by a aingle ataff peraon froa the Office of Coaaunity De

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A memorandum detailing examples of citizen involvement programs in King County, including the Policy Development Commission, METRO’s advisory committees, and the Port of Seattle’s Policy Advisory Committee. The document discusses structures, functions, and changes to these citizen participation programs.

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