Kelly Washington wins 2017 Northwest Regional CIT Award
Shared from the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention’s SharePoint site On Oct. 4, DAJD Corrections Technician Kelly Washington won the Non-Commissioned Staff of the Year award at the 7th Annual Northwest Regional Crisis Intervention Team Conference, held in Bend OR. This was the first year for this particular award, and Kelly bested the competition with her outstanding work with the general public and her work with the inmate population. Kelly’s nomination letter said, “She is the beating heart of the intake, transfer and release section of the King County Jail. She keeps… Read More
Kudos! Graduation day for new Metro drivers!
Crossposted from Metro Matters Congratulations to our 20 newest part-time drivers! They’ve completed training and will be carrying riders starting Monday, Oct. 30. They join the ranks of 2,800 (and growing) part- and full-time professional transit operators who keep our community and economy moving! New members of the King County Metro family: (pictured) David, Charito, Veronica, Najea, Shukri, Amos, Alex, Zachary, Said, Eli, Peter, Jashua, Jeremy, Oliver, Brandi, Va, Teshim, Mamo, Le’Ray and Kulwant. Read more at Metro Matters
Social Media Spotlight: EnviroStars Facebook
EnviroStars is a one-stop shop for Washington businesses to learn, get help, and get recognized for protecting the environment and public health. The program unifies green business initiatives in the region and across all environmental areas—including energy and water conservation, pollution prevention, and the reduction of toxics, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions. Follow EnviroStars on Facebook today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Featured Job: Technical Services Manager
Closing Date/Time: Mon. 11/13/17 11:59 PM Pacific Time Salary: $90,521.60 – $114,753.60 Annually Job Type: Civil Service, Full Time, 40/hrs Wk Location: Regional Communications & Emergency Coordination Center (RCECC) – 3511 NE 2nd St, Renton, Washington Department: King County Sheriff’s Office Description: The King County Sheriff’s Office is inviting stand out candidates who excel at provide strategic IT vision, support and management intermingled with facility operations for our 911 communications center in Renton, WA. This key player will provide oversight, leadership and management of all technical systems, not to mention the responsibility of facility management for the entire Communications… Read More
King County offering Kaiser Permanente health plans to employees
Crossposted from Healthy Incentives During Open Enrollment (Nov. 1-15), King County employees can choose Kaiser Permanente’s SmartCare Connect plan. It offers high-quality care provided by the highest-ranked medical group in the state.1 It also has the lowest out-of-pocket costs of all your plan options. Now is the time to review your options and choose the plan with the coverage, convenience, and cost that best fits your medical needs and your life. Selected for care and convenience King County has selected Kaiser Permanente SmartCare Connect for a number of reasons, including the quality of care available and the… Read More
Tech Tip: Power BI is not a superhero, but it can turn you into one!
Microsoft’s Power Business Intelligence (Power BI) is a KCIT-delivered service that creates useful and powerful visualizations from your data. With visualizations, it’s easy to tell the story you’ve always wanted to tell but couldn’t get the staff of graph paper on your side. The analytics piece of the program allows you to test and explore ideas. KCIT is delivering Power BI training Dec. 6 for the incredibly low price of $75.00. Sign up and become your team’s newest superhero. Register here.
General Election ballots due Nov. 7
Don’t forget to vote! Ballots for the General Election are due November 7. Here’s how to return your ballot: By mail: Put a first-class stamp on your ballot and mail it back to King County Elections. Your ballot must be postmarked by Election Day. Ballot drop box: Return your ballot to any one of the 54 ballot drop-off locations; no stamp required. Your ballot must be returned to a ballot drop-off location by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Accessible voting centers: King County accessible voting centers (AVCs) are open to voters who may have difficulty completing their mail… Read More
Going beyond carbon neutral: New solar panels installed in our parks
Crossposted from King County Parks Plog In the fall of 2016, DNRP announced it achieved carbon neutrality a year ahead of scheduleby removing or reducing more GHG emissions than its operations create. But we didn’t stop there! For the past year we have continued to make changes in our department with a green mindset. Recently, two of our parks became a little more sparkly with the welcome addition of more than 300 solar panels. We’re pretty psyched about the project. Check them out! Marymoor Park Last month 112 new solar panels were installed at the North… Read More
KCInform test will help us reach employees in emergencies
Thank you to everyone who participated in Tuesday’s test of KCInform, King County’s employee emergency notification system. The results of the test will be used to ensure we can reach employees in an emergency with critical, time-sensitive information – at work, home or on-the-go. If you haven’t yet registered your personal contact or work cell information, please contact kcinform@kingcounty.gov or 206-296-3830 (between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday) to request your unique registration link. Watch this short video to learn more or visit our website.
A job with a view
This article originally appeared in the Seattle Transit Blog. It features Link operator Kevin Gumke. In a tight workspace with barely enough room to turn around, light rail operators enjoy some of the most unusual views of Seattle from their cabs as they traverse the city. Like all Link operators, Kevin Gumke started out driving for King County Metro Transit, before transferring over to the light rail side in 2010. To qualify, bus drivers must have a squeaky-clean driving record and complete 8 weeks of paid training, starting with a week of classroom instruction. “It’s… Read More
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