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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
Sally Halela, RASKC volunteer, receives Governor’s Volunteer Service Award
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC South County Cats Founder and Director Sally Halela was honored with the 2018 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award under the Animal Welfare category. The award honor some of the state’s most dedicated individuals, groups, and families for their commitment to volunteerism as the foundation for caring communities and a thriving Washington. Regional Animal Services of King County proudly nominated Sally for this award. Along with other award winners throughout the state, Sally was honored at a reception at the Governor’s mansion in Olympia, including was featured at a… Read More
Metro again ramps up training to provide better bus service
Crossposted from Metro Matters Two-week uptick in canceled trips is possible Transit customers might experience a two-week uptick in trip cancellations starting Monday, April 23. While we have been hiring, training, and deploying more bus drivers to meet our service needs, some current drivers will stop driving for a couple of weeks as they take training to become supervisors or to move from part-time to full-time driver roles. Metro has 2,950 bus drivers providing more than 12,900 weekday bus trips across King County. Ten new part-time drivers graduated on Friday, April 20… Read More
Kudos! to Judge Erlick
Judge Erlick has been chosen by the King County Bar Association as Outstanding Judge! The award will be bestowed upon him at KCBA’s annual Awards Dinner Monday, June 18. Details about the dinner should be on KCBA’S website in late April. Congratulations, Judge Erlick! Very well deserved.
Employee Spotlight: Walking for Earth Month
Crossposted from King County Parks Plog by Gabriel Avila-Mooney, DNRP Communications Specialist So normally, my preferred mode of movement is on two wheels, but being that it’s Earth Month and walking apparently doesn’t emit any carbon pollution, I decided to try out this whole walking thing. Not really to get anywhere, but you know, for my health. Turns out — it’s not so bad. At first I was thinking someplace with dirt. But as it was my first time, I thought I’d keep the bar low. Someplace flat, but with direction. And… Read More
Featured Job: Engineer IV
Salary: $98,904.00 – $119,558.40 Annually Location: King Street Center – 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA Job Type: Term Limited Temporary, Full Time, 40 hrs/wk Department: Department of Transportation – Transit Division Job Number: 2018RL08026 Closing: 05/08/2018 11:59 PM (GMT -8:00) Description: Join our team! Metro’s Speed & Reliability group is looking to hire an Engineer IV position to lead a team of professionals whose mission is to advocate and deliver transportation engineering solutions that promote excellent transit service. We are seeking an individual who can represent Metro on various interagency and… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: King County Archives on Pinterest
King County Archives has a great collection of boards on Pinterest! From buildings and bridges to a board covering the 1962 World’s Fair era, there is a lot to see and enjoy. Follow King County Archives on Pinterest today. Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Pet of the Week: Tiny!
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC His name may be Tiny, but our Pet of the Week is not! This young Rottweiler / German Shepherd mix can be reserved until he gets to know you. However, when he comes around, Tiny can be quite cuddly! He loves going for walks and exploring. Tiny is energetic and loves to play – so that makes him one of our “Rambunctious Red” pets. He tends to calm down when the people around him stay calm, and he does best when he has lots of exercise and… Read More
Sometimes being a “quitter” is a good thing!
King County Employee Health and Well-Being wants to help you quit tobacco use for life Crossposted from Employee Health and Well-Being We all have those long lists of goals we hope to reach—take a class, read a book, quit smoking … and sometimes it can be overwhelming! However, you are not alone in the race to accomplish everything on your “To Do” list, especially when it comes to ending tobacco use. King County Employee Health and Well-Being is excited to partner with Quit For Life, a free tobacco cessation program to help… Read More
Report it to Stop it: Let’s put an end to sexual misconduct on our services
Crossposted from Metro Matters By Rob Gannon, King County Metro General Manager Today Metro launched an important public awareness campaign to encourage reporting of unwanted sexual harassment and misconduct on board our services. We’re working with the King County Sheriff’s Office, Metro Transit Police, King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, and local law enforcement to increase awareness, encourage reporting, support victims, and reduce misconduct through our “Report it to Stop it” effort as part of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. All of us have a critical role to play in keeping one another… Read More
Senior Leaders meet with Juvenile Detention employees
Two members of Executive Constantine’s Senior Leadership Team recently met with a group of employees from the Juvenile Detention Division to hear about the work they are doing to help the young people entrusted to their care. Chief People Officer Whitney Abrams and Chief Performance Officer Gary Kurihara sat in on the daily briefing of about 20 employees at the Youth Services Center to hear about their work, the challenges they are facing, and what they can do to remove any barriers. “Employees know more than anyone about the work they are… Read More
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