Cirque du Soleil LUZIA and Harlem Globetrotter discounted tickets
King County employees are welcome to take advantage of two upcoming discount offers: Cirque du Soileil LUZIA –This Valentine’s Day, what better way to share the love than to offer tickets to LUZIA by Cirque du Soleil, where employees can save up to 25% on tickets! Act fast, this offer ends on February 14. LUZIA opens March 30, under the Big Top, at King County’s Marymoor Park. The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Key Arena on February 18. Tickets can be purchased for either the 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. Show. Purchase… Read More
A short interview with Ben Lesh, KCIT Applications Developer Master
This article is featured courtesy of Jamie Holter, Communications Manager, Department of Information Technology Ben Lesh has been with KCIT for about 10 years. He came from a career in the private sector designing and building custom Learning Management and Content Management systems for Fortune 500 companies. He chose King County IT because he wanted to serve his community and be a part of a larger organization tackling difficult IT problems. Ben has carved out a bit of a niche for himself as a go-to person for new IT stuff. He even… Read More
Long-standing planning committee guides celebration to uphold MLK values
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 30th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, January 12. The event was widely attended and featured guest speakers, live music and group singing. It can be viewed online here. A special thank you goes out to the 2017 King County MLK Celebration Planning Committee. Their hard work throughout the year culminated in a wonderful event, praised by both employees and the public. This internal, ad-hoc committee, a multi-year fixture, is currently made up of members from various departments within King County. It… Read More
Healthy Incentives begins February 1
King County employees and their covered spouses or partners can enjoy lower out-of-pocket medical expenses in 2018 by participating in Healthy Incentives. This year’s program kicks off on Wednesday, February 1. We are excited to offer most of the same great choices and features as last year, and a couple of new options we think you’ll enjoy. What’s your reason for working toward your health goals? You’re the reason we offer this program – to help you live a long, full life doing what you love. Please contact KC.Benefits or the Healthy Incentives team with any questions.
New notification system aims to reach employees in emergencies
King County has just launched a new employee emergency notification system called KCInform to help reach employees with important information in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. On January 31, employees should have received an email from noreply@codered.com inviting them to register their personal contact information into KCInform. If you had problems accessing the sign-in page, please try again. “To ensure you don’t miss critical, time-sensitive messages, I am asking you, and all employees, to enter your contact information in KCInform so that you can be contacted in an emergency,”… Read More
Sustaining the beacon of hope
Dear fellow King County employee, On Friday, the new President signed an Executive Order that blocks citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, suspends all refugee admissions for 120 days, and indefinitely bans all Syrian refugees. The President’s Order sparked shock, fear and confusion in King County and across the world. It directly impacts people we work alongside, our friends and neighbors in the community, and families and loved ones here and around the world. It shuts the door on people fleeing violence and oppression at a time that… Read More
From the Hip: John Starbard, Director, Department of Permitting and Environmental Review
On-line, not in line The Department of Permitting and Environmental Review (“Permitting”), like all County agencies, has been on a years-long journey of continuous improvement. This year, we will be expanding some service enhancements that we launched last year so that nearly every applicant can gain the benefits of easier application. Those enhancements are: 1) adding more permit types that will be available for on-line permitting, and 2) offering credit card payments in the office and on-line. Last March, we launched on-line permitting for a select family of our easiest permits: residential… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Keeping Communities Connected blog
Road Services maintains 1,500 miles of road and 181 bridges in unincorporated King County. The Keeping Communities Connected blog tells the story of ongoing projects and places, buildings and archaeological sites important to the history of the County. Follow the Keeping Communities Connected blog today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Featured Job: Rail Electro-Mechanic
Closing Date/Time: Sun. 03/19/17 11:59 PM Salary: $25.23 – $36.04 Hourly Job Type: Term Limited Temporary, Full Time, 40 hrs/wk Location: Operations & Maintenance Facility – 3407 Airport Way S, Seattle, Washington Department: Department of Transportation – Transit Division Description: King County Metro Transit is a regional leader in helping people move quickly throughout the region, reducing commuter stress, greening the environment and radically improving urban air quality, by providing comfortable, effective transit services for the thousands of commuters and other residents of King County, Washington. Working for Metro means working for a leader in this public transportation industry…. Read More
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