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DCHS-led Health Through Housing initiative hits major milestone
In the field with Executive Zahilay: Listening to staff and empowering solutions
Tap to pay: Puget Sound region transit systems to accept credit and debit cards, and digital wallets as fare payment
Major ‘Revive I-5’ repairs continue for Ship Canal Bridge
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Living Well workshops offer an easy way to manage long-term health conditions
Crossposted from Balanced You Are you living with an ongoing health condition such as diabetes? Or maybe you watch your spouse or partner deal with issues such as arthritis or high blood pressure? Balanced You sponsors workshops that are led by volunteers who teach you simple ways to manage your chronic health condition. These volunteers are trained and have dealt with managing long-term health conditions themselves so they have a true understanding of the challenges you face. Read more. As a benefits-covered King County employee, you and your spouse or partner covered… Read More
Kudos! to DNRP’s Solid Waste Division
The Solid Waste Association of North America announced last month SWD’s Factoria Replacement Project is the recipient of the SWANA Gold Excellence Award in the Transfer Station category. The King County Solid Waste Division has received national recognition for its newest recycling and transfer station, which advances the division’s commitment to environmentally and economically sound solid waste management. The new station replaces the old with a 78,200-square-foot LEED gold facility. Constructed in four phases and sequenced, the facility maintained service to customers throughout construction. The winners will be acknowledged and awarded at… Read More
Metro driver Mark George honored for pulling two people from burning vehicle
Crossposted from Metro Matters By Scott Gutierrez, King County DOT King County Metro bus driver Mark George didn’t hesitate when two people in a burning car needed his help. On the evening of May 12, George was driving his usual route near the Eastgate Park-and-Ride when an oncoming vehicle lost control while turning and collided with the side of his bus. The car ricocheted into a boulder wall and caught fire. George quickly checked on his passengers and rushed to the other vehicle with a fire extinguisher. He doused smoke rising from… Read More
Microsoft generates 125 million building footprints using AI and deep learning
Crossposted from GIS & You By Greg Babinski King County GIS Training Program partner Eric Pimpler of Geospatial Training Services has authored a fascinating article about a building footprint dataset which Microsoft has generated from Bing aerial imagery using artificial intelligence, deep learning and computer vision. The dataset comprises footprints of 125 million structures across all 50 states. This data is available for download via GitHub free of charge in the open standard GeoJSON format. Heads up! Geospatial Training Services will be teaching two specialty GIS classes at the King County GIS… Read More
Featured Job: Rideshare Services Representative (Vanpool Accounting)
Closing: 07/26/18 11:59 p.m. (GMT -8:00) Salary: $33.32 – $40.28 Hourly Location: King Street Center, Seattle, WA Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Department: Transportation – Transit Division Job Number: 2018JI08333 Description: Metro Transit’s Rideshare Operations (RO) programs offer King County commuters ridesharing services consisting of several popular High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) transportation options beyond traditional fixed route transit service, including vanpools, vanshares and carpools. This position is one of a team of 5 Rideshare Services Representatives (Vanpool Accounting) in Rideshare Operations who manage the accounts of 1600 vanpools (each… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: King County, WA on LinkedIn
King County is one of the best places to work in Washington and one of the state’s largest employers. With more than 14,000 dedicated employees, we are changing the way government does business and delivering vital services for more than 2 million residents. Join more than 16 thousand others; check out King County on LinkedIn today and follow us!
We’ve got a #PicturingTrails winner!
Crossposted from King County Parks Plog By Gabriel Avila-Mooney, Communication Specialist for the King County Regional Trail System We’re super excited to announce the June winner of our #PicturingTrails photo contest! Meryl Schenker took this photo on the Preston Snoqualmie Trail and got 69 likes! She also met all the criteria for the contest (pays to read the rules and regs!) since she took the shot from one of our Regional Trails. We can’t wait to give her the prize of an S-Zone Camera Bag, an REI Camp Blanket, a Klean Kanteen Water Bottle, and… Read More
Pet of the Week: Loki
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC There’s nothing low key about Loki, our Pet of the Week! This young boy is a spirited cat with a fun-loving personality, so he’s one of our “Rambunctious Red” pets. With all that youthful energy, Loki is a very active cat who loves to play! A couple of his favorite pastimes include chasing lasers and playing with ping pong balls. He is also full of surprises and he will keep you on your feet. Loki enjoys being around people, but he can play a bit rough sometimes,… Read More
KCIT deploys new tool to protect data and systems
KCIT has now deployed a new security tool that will help protect the entire King County network from cybersecurity attacks. The new tool will operate behind the scenes, helping to protect 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.
Training Spotlight: Igniting Employee Development
Tuesday, July 24, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. People leaders (supervisors, managers and directors) are key to creating a culture of respect where all employees are inspired to grow, thrive and serve! According to the engagement survey, employees are looking for more development opportunities – this workshop for people leaders will support employees to do just that! Empowering individuals to reach their full potential to do their best work for the people in our community is critical to continuous improvement and equitable workplace efforts. Igniting Employee Development will help you support Investing In… Read More
Pretrial, probation and parole supervision week July 15-21
Crossposted from American Probation and Parole Association Shared by Michelle Mihail, King County Superior Court Juvenile Probation Counselor The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) recognizes the nearly 100,000-strong members of the community corrections and supervision workforce for your dedication to and influence on the justice system. Each year during Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week, we make an extra effort to acknowledge your compassion, strength and determination. You make a difference, even though over the past two decades, caseloads have grown exponentially, exceeding five million people at their peak; and resources… Read More
PeopleSoft Outage, 3 p.m. Friday, July 20 to 6:30 a.m. Monday, July 23
To allow for system maintenance, the PeopleSoft system will not be available this weekend, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, July 20 until 6:30 a.m. Monday, July 23. During this planned outage, the PeopleSoft team will apply vendor updates and maintenance. This work will begin on Friday, July 20 at 3 p.m. and is scheduled to be completed by 6:30 a.m. on Monday, July 23. The system will not be available for access by any County staff during this outage window. An email communication will be sent to all County staff when the… Read More
Parks Specialist Anthony Haapasaari awarded Polish Armed Forces Medal
Anthony Haapasaari is a Parks Specialist with King County Parks’ South Trails Crew, and he recently received the Polish Armed Forces Medal during a visit to Seattle by Major General Cezary Wiśniewski, Defence Attaché at the Embassy of the Polish Republic in Washington D.C. “Receiving this award was a very humbling experience,” said Haapasaari. “It recognizes the work I have been doing at public events and military ceremonies here in Seattle and Vancouver, Canada to commemorate and increase awareness and appreciation of the heroic – yet little known – contributions of the… Read More
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
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