Featured Job: Ballot Collection & Logistics Supervisor
Closing: 05/13/18 11:59 PM (GMT -8:00) Salary: $31.49 – $39.91 Hourly Location: King County Elections – 919 SW Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057-2906 Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Department: Department of Elections Job Number: 2018-08063 Description: This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the election process! The Department of Elections is recruiting a Ballot Collection & Logistics Supervisor. Under the direction of the Elections Services Manager, this position will provide logistical support for ballot collection and the necessary fleet and warehouse tasks aligned with this work. Duties… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: EcoConsumer on YouTube
Green spring fashion, sustainable communities and indoor air quality are just three of the topics you can enjoy learning more about on EcoConsumer’s YouTube channel! KOMO4 News features the team discussing a number of topics; most recently, Earth Day. EcoConsumer is a public outreach program of DNRP’s Solid Waste Division. Follow King County EcoConsumer on YouTube today. Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Japanese-American Remembrance Trail Map
Crossposted from GIS & You By Patrick Jankanish, GIS Specialist and Senior Cartographer with KCIT One of the most satisfying things that a well-made map can do is convey a sense of place. And an especially well-made map may convey a sense of a past place that both infuses and transcends a present location. I came across such a map yesterday just a few blocks from our own King County GIS Center location, where Seattle’s Pioneer Square transitions to the International District, specifically the historic Japantown. The “Japanese-American Remembrance Trail Map” somehow… Read More
Tech Tip: Conference Room Smartboard Training
King County Information Technology is installing more smartboards in Department Conference Rooms. These tools allow unprecedented collaboration for departments, employees, external partners and customers. If you aren’t sure how to maximize these new tools, join us for a drop-in training session in Chinook. Smartboard Training Smartboards are in 50+ county conference rooms. To make the best use of the new technology, KCIT is offering three training sessions in May. Drop-in for 10 minutes or stay for 30. No signups required. What: Open house! A Surface Hub Tour and Live Demo: The Future… Read More
Listen to Executive Constantine on KUOW’s “The Record”
King County Executive Dow Constantine joined KUOW host Bill Radke on Tuesday, April 17, to discuss a range of issues, including the new Children and Family Justice Center, which is being built to replace the failing Youth Services Center. “King County has long had a goal of reducing the number of kids involved in the justice system, including the number detained,” Executive Constantine said during the interview. “Over the course of the last 20 years we’ve reduced the number of kids in detention from around 200 on an average day to, on… Read More
Local cases of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce outbreak
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Two King County siblings, both under age 5, have been diagnosed with E. coliromaine-lettuce-medium 0157:H7 infections that genetically match the ongoing national outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. One child was hospitalized and has since been discharged. Both children have recovered and neither child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure that can result from an E. coli infection. Public Health’s disease investigators are currently working to identify the exact source of the E. coli exposure and suspect romaine lettuce as a potential source but… Read More
Wastewater employee’s hard work saves ratepayers $32 million
On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its first-ever loan from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) for $134.5 million to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division to help finance the Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station. Organizations have to be invited to submit an application, and the deadline is tight. Dan Kaplan, WTD financial services administrator, devoted one year to the pursuit of the low-interest loan, which will save ratepayers $32 million in interest payments over the life of the loan. Dan had to first analyze and determine this was… Read More
EcoConsumer Tom Watson on KOMO4 News
In observance of Earth Day, KOMO4 News hosted King County EcoConsumer’s Tom Watson and four of his special guests to showcase youth innovators and leaders who are working on great projects and making a difference in our communities. “Earth Day is all about the future” said Watson, “and our guests today are the future.” Two of Tom’s guests were University of Washington students Maika Bui and Kaitlin Tighe, from the team that won the 2018 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge Grand Prize with their BioPots – biodegradable planting pots that are an… Read More
Buy small and local through Amazon? Yes you can!
This is National Small Business Week. We know that small businesses are the backbone of our regional economy, contributing billions of dollars and thousands of jobs. King County has a long tradition of supporting local small businesses through our Small Contractors and Suppliers (SCS) certification program, as well as other efforts, and we want to do even more to support these entrepreneurs. Last year, King County purchased nearly $1 million from thousands of sellers through Amazon Business – and we want to direct more of that spending toward small businesses. If you… Read More
DiscoverU gives budding Tukwila aviation students a chance to learn about the Airport
Crossposted from The Centerline Even to our neighbors, it might seem as if the Airport is a world away. That’s why our second DiscoverU event – which allowed students to discover and explore college and career opportunities – was such a special experience. This week, we got to host about 30 high school sophomores from Foster High School in Tukwila, all of whom are interested in a career in aviation. Much like our first DiscoverU student event last year, visitors got an overview of the different jobs necessary to keep the airport… Read More
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