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Get to know Gary Kurihara, Chief Performance Officer
King County Executive Dow Constantine has launched a new video series introducing the five members of his Senior Leadership Team, starting with Gary Kurihara, Chief Performance Officer. “Unfortunately, despite considerable effort over the years, I have not yet mastered the ability to be in more than one place at one time,” Executive Constantine said in an email launching the video series. “So I rely on my Senior Leadership Team – which currently includes Budget Director Dwight Dively, Chief of Staff Rachel Smith, Chief People Officer Whitney Abrams, Chief Performance Officer Gary Kurihara… Read More
Discover 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.
Kudos! to Public Health’s Dr. Matt Golden
Public Health HIV/STD Program Director Matt Golden, M.D., M.P.H. received the annual Nettie Award from Beyond AIDS for leading the first successful North American campaign to reach the UNAIDS goal of 90-90-90 by 2020. Dr. Golden is the first in the United States to be granted the award! Read more on our 90-90-90 accomplishment on Public Health Insider. Thank you, Public Health! Kudos, Dr. Golden!
King County GIS Center Senior GIS Cartographer Patrick Jankanish
Patrick Jankanish creates publication-quality map and graphic products for print and online media. Patrick has practiced innovative cartography for more than thirty years in academic, commercial consulting, freelance, and government settings. Whatever the subject matter—parks and recreation, earth sciences, the environment and natural resources, public policy and information, education, transportation, public infrastructure, and more—Patrick takes a holistic approach to cartography that combines bedrock cartographic theory, modern graphic design principles and techniques, always-evolving GIS and graphic arts technology, and the careful crafting of the written word, both linguistically and visually, to achieve effective… Read More
Stormwater mapping in King County: A glimpse into the world of tracking where the rain goes
Crossposted from GIS & You By Greg Babinski Can you imagine a city without storm sewers? In 2007 I experienced what it is like to be in a city without storm sewers during a heavy rainfall. I was starting a trip across Russia in Vladivostok, a beautiful city with friendly people. One morning it rained during breakfast and when I left my hotel to explore the city, I found all the streets flooded calf-deep. In the distance I noticed people taking boards and bricks that had been stacked along sidewalks to create… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Zero Youth Detention on Twitter
Zero Youth Detention is King County’s aspirational goal for juvenile justice reform. Juvenile detention is a roadblock in our desire for all kids to be happy, healthy, safe and thriving. @KingCountyZYD shares updates from King County government on local efforts to steer more youth away from courts and detention. Follow Zero Youth Detention on Twitter today.
Featured Job: Administrative Specialist II (Korean)
Closing: 07/13/18 11:59 PM (GMT -8:00) Salary: $21.04 – $26.81 Hourly Location: Renton, WA Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 35 hours per week Department: Elections Job Number: 2018-08269 #GoPublic and make a difference! This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the elections process! The Department of Elections is searching for an energetic and resourceful professional who likes to get “stuff” done. The Administrative Specialist II position in the Voter Services Department combines an exciting, fast paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills…. Read More
Enseñanzas del Data Dive Latino/a
Crossposted from Best Starts for Kids Part 4 of our Community Owned Data blog series This is the fourth post in our month-long Community Owned Data series we are doing to highlight our learnings from the Best Starts for Kids Health Survey. We brought the data to specific communities in the form of “data dives,” asked what they thought, and learned a lot from community input and data interpretation! In this post, we hear directly from a facilitator who led a Latino/a data dive event. Each of our eight data dive community… Read More
Pet of the Week: Dobbie
Shared from RASKC’s Adoptable Animals Dobbie is a 1 year and 9 month-old, male domestic shorthair cat (A555736). His adoption color is RED, meaning he is a spirited cat with a fun-loving personality. Dobbie is an energetic kitty looking for an active family or a family who already has an FIV+ confident friend that he can play with. He loves to play with all the toys, lasers, wands, ropes, you name it, and he will play with it! Although he is SUPER affectionate, he prefers if it is on his own terms…. Read More
Training Spotlight: Building Change Management and Effectiveness
ICYMI: We featured Building Change Management and Effectiveness in our kick-off Training Spotlight post. Building Change Management and Effectiveness is a one-day training being offered July 27 and Sept. 7 in room 560 of the King County Administration Building. Craig Fleck will join King County’s own Debra Baker in delivering the session. Read more. Helping your team, department or organization navigate the challenges of constant change is a critical part of any leader’s or manager’s work. Dealing with change effectively can reduce anxiety, fear and stress, and can increase productiveness, innovation and… Read More
KCIT deploying new tool 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.
The sharing of peace
Crossposted from Zero Youth Detention By Linda Robson How peacemaking circles are changing King County’s juvenile justice system and staff from the inside out “For me, I went to my intro to peacemaking about a year after my father had passed away. And I was close to last on sharing our object, and I had brought a picture of him and me from high school,” said Ashley Mareld, recalling her first foray into the practice of peacemaking circles. “I obviously broke down talking about it—a lot of times people get emotional… Read More
Overseas and service voters
Regardless of where you are in the world, you have the right to cast a ballot in every election and have it arrive on time to be counted. Overseas and service voters have additional voter registration, ballot delivery, and ballot return options. Let your King County expats and servicemembers know the deadline to register to vote online or by mail for the August 7 primary and special election is Friday, July 6 – the end of this week! If you have U.S. friends and family overseas, let them know they can learn… Read More
Tech Tip: Basic intro to OneDrive and cloud storage access
ICYMI: Here’s a great basic introduction to OneDrive! Everyone talks about “The Cloud” – where internet users can store files and access them from anywhere. Did you know King County employees have the exact same application available to them through Office 365? It’s easy to navigate and use. OneDrive is a great tool for uploading files to share with others (including photos), give others permission to edit and work on files at the same time, and get to your files from anywhere, on your computer, tablet or phone. Essentially, it’s an online locker… Read More
2019-2020 Proposed Budget and reorganization overview
Director Dwight Dively of the Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget has put together a short video of his points on the upcoming 2019-2020 Budget process. “The County uses a biennial – or two-year – budget process, and our biennium starts Jan. 1 of each odd-numbered year,” said Dively. “The timeline for our budget process begins with getting budget proposals from departments by the end of June. The executive will then submit his budget proposal to council Sept. 24. The King County Council would then adopt a budget sometime in mid-Nov., and… Read More
Leadership transition at Public Defense
Lorinda Youngcourt announced her resignation Friday, June 29, from her role as Director of the Department of Public Defense. Youngcourt became King County’s first Public Defender in January 2015, joining King County from Lawrence County, Indiana, where she was the Chief Public Defender. “In her three and a half years in the role, Lorinda worked hard to build a new department that extends the highest quality advocacy and representation for indigent individuals and people who cannot afford an attorney in our community,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. “She has continued the… Read More
Joseph Rivers: Metro operator and Special Olympics athlete, coach, referee, volunteer and athlete parent
Joseph Rivers is one of King County’s 3,000 Metro Transit operators. He is also a former Special Olympics athlete, current volunteer, has coached and refereed for the games, and is the proud father of two of the athletes competing in this week’s Seattle- and King County-hosted 2018 Special Olympic USA Games! Rivers joined King County Metro General Manager Rob Gannon before the games to announce the partnership between Metro, Sound Transit and Port of Seattle in support of the USA Games. He also discussed the games with KIRO 7 and the Seattle… Read More
Pet tips: Pets and fireworks
Shared from RASKC Fireworks are beautiful to look at, but they can be scary for our pets. The bangs and booms are hard on their sensitive hearing, and even the calmest pet can get upset by the unfamiliar loud noises. To help your pet cope with the noise from fireworks, and reduce the chance that it runs away, Regional Animal Services of King County offers these tips: Keep your pet secured indoors in the quietest room of your home while fireworks are going off. You can also use soothing music or television… Read More
Metro managers who #RideTransit: Bill Bryant
Shared from the Employee Transportation Program In observance of #RideTransit Month, we talked with four Metro managers about their transit commutes and any advice they’d like to pass along to new riders. Metro’s Managing Director of Service Development Bill Bryant is our fourth and final feature, and he regularly rides Routes 15, 18, 40, and the D Line to work from his home in Ballard. Most of the time, he takes the bus both ways, but he also describes himself as a “fair-weather bicyclist” who puts his bike on the bus’ rack… Read More
Apply to the Balanced You Worksite Fund
How do you want to be healthy and well at work? A new program has just launched to help you and your coworkers bring your own innovative ideas and solutions to life – The Balanced You Worksite Fund! When you apply for a Worksite Fund grant, you have an opportunity to create positive change, for you and your coworkers. The Worksite Fund is a competitive grant process that will award approximately 10-30 projects across County agencies to improve health and well-being in our worksites. Grants of up to $5,000 will support a… Read More
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