White Center Teen Program helps local youth thrive
The White Center Community Center, also known as the Log Cabin at Steve Cox Memorial Park, houses King County Parks’ White Center Teen Program and serves the community by fostering a safe positive place for local youth to partake in recreational and educational programs. The goal of WCTP is to reduce youth involvement in violent, criminal or gang-related activities and increase young people’s connection to community through civic and volunteer opportunities. “We want to keep them out of trouble, and we want to also keep them in school,” said Darlene Sellers, Recreation Coordinator for… Read More
Measuring Change in King County
The cranes dotted across the Seattle skyline may lead you to believe that King County has only begun to experience rapid growth within the past decade. However, in a new video, King County Demographer Chandler Felt discusses how the County has been booming and diversifying for the past 40 years. “Looking over a period of almost 40 years, King County’s population growth has been very steady gaining 400,000 people in the last 17 years to a population of more than 2.1 million,” Felt says in the video. Prior to 2010, the majority… Read More
Summer brings more than 40 farmers markets to King County
You’ve probably enjoyed great food and supported your local farmers by visiting the farmers market near your work place, by signing up for a Community Supported Agriculture CSA-at-work program, or by visiting a farmers market near your home. Did you know there are more than 40 farmers markets in King County between the months of May and November? More than 200 unique farms sell at markets in King County, and more than 60 of those farms are in the County. Here are a few of the resources available to make the most… Read More
Executive visits employees who are empowering strong communities through partnerships
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Chief People Officer Whitney Abrams recently visited King County employees and partners from the Communities of Opportunity program to learn more about their work to create greater racial, economic, and health equity that enables all people in King County to thrive and prosper. “Our goals for Communities of Opportunity line up with the intersection of wanting to see that all people are thriving economically, that all people are healthy, that they have quality, affordable housing, and that they are connected to the community,” Andréa Akita, Director… Read More
King County releases Annual Financial Reports
The 2017 King County CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) and the PAFR (Popular Annual Financial Report) are now available online. The CAFR consists of management’s representations concerning the finances of King County. The financial statements within the report have been audited by the Washington State Auditor’s Office and were prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles that are prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board for all state and local governments in the United States of America. The PAFR provides an overview of King County’s financial condition with a brief analysis of where revenues come from… Read More
KCIT deploying new tool this month to protect data and systems
KCIT will deploy a new security tool later this month that will help protect the entire King County network from cybersecurity attacks. The new tool will operate behind the scenes, helping to protect all of our data and systems from both external and internal cyber threats. This deployment should affect neither your computer nor your day-to-day business operations. If you are blocked from a work-approved website or application, either submit a Help Desk Ticket to HelpTicket@KingCounty.gov or escalate the issue through your technical support group.
BRC PeopleSoft improvements
King County’s PeopleSoft team is at the forefront of adopting new Oracle PeopleSoft features and enhancements. Every quarter, the Business Resource Center continues to deliver new features, improvements and bug fixes to PeopleSoft! This month’s July 23 release offers a lot of improvements, including: Simplified, easy-to-remember URLs (update your bookmarks or favorites) kingcounty.gov (Login from Work – internal King County network) kingcounty.gov (Login from Home – employee self-service) Classic Plus provides a better user experience by delivering pages that look and ‘feel’ more like mobile pages. ElasticSearch is a new-and-improved search engine… Read More
Metro tops 3,000 bus drivers for first time ever
Crossposted from Metro Matters This new class of bus drivers is one for the Metro record books. Among them is Nathaniel Housman (pictured front and center), who joins his father, Tom, and his brother, Jonathan, in driving for Metro. When Nathaniel and his class graduated from their training program on June 22, Metro topped 3,000 drivers for the first time in our history. Just a year ago, Metro was close to 2,850 drivers. Now we have more drivers than ever before, and we’ll continue growing and growing to meet this region’s hunger… Read More
Kudos! to Parks and Metro for Trailhead Direct recognitions in Seattle Magazine
Seattle Magazine ran a great Northwest Travel and Outdoors feature story covering Parks’ and Metro’s Trailhead Direct program. With the support of sponsors REI Co-op and Clif Bar, and many partners throughout the region, Trailhead Direct eases vehicle congestion, reduces safety hazards and expands access to hiking destinations along I-90. Seattle Magazine’s piece provides a great overview, a little bit of history, a few impressive KPIs, and news that the program is gaining the attention of other municipalities. Kudos, Parks and Metro!
Discover personal savings strategies to create the retirement you want
You and your spouse or significant other are invited to learn more about the King County Deferred Compensation Plan at education sessions offered throughout the year. In-person sessions are coming up July 17-19. Go online for details and registration. For the complete education schedule and list of webinars, go to the Deferred Compensation web site. If you have any questions, email KCDeferredComp@KingCounty.gov.
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