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Record number of bidders for Fleet Administration spring auction
Crossposted from Inside Transportation King County Fleet Administration held its version of a spring garage sale last month, but customers weren’t shopping for gently-worn sweaters or antique dishware. Instead, bids were taken on scores of tractors, autos, vans, pickups, trucks and heavy machinery. Fleet Administration holds two auto and heavy equipment auctions each year, one in spring and one in fall. Both are on Saturdays, and both are open to the general public as well as to nonprofits and government agencies and employees. The 2017 Spring Auction drew a record 500 bidders on… Read More
Saving lives on the paramedic beat
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Today, we’re taking a closer look at Advanced Life Support (ALS) response. Sent to an incident by 911 dispatchers, ALS personnel, better known as paramedics, are sent to scenes where more intensive medical care is required, such as a heart attack or substantial physical trauma. Emergency Medical Technicians may have already reached the scene, providing initial support until paramedic units arrive. We talked with Matt Riesenberg, Chief of Operations at King County Medic One, to learn more about his work as a paramedic Read more at Public… Read More
Metro is taking action to address cost, quality, and equity in Access paratransit
Crossposted from Metro Matters By Chris O’Claire, Metro Transit Assistant General Manager, and Priscilla Vargas, Managing Director of Paratransit and Rideshare Operations Metro Transit is committed to continuing to improve the Access paratransit service we provide to qualifying riders who cannot ride fixed-route bus service. The King County Auditor’s Office has presented the findings of a performance audit of Access Transportation to the King County Council. Metro concurs with the recommendations of the audit and is moving forward to address each of them. The audit results echo feedback Metro staff solicited and… Read More
New video series on protecting immigrants and refugees
King County has put together a series of videos to help us learn more about the challenges facing immigrants and refugees in King County and across the country. The videos, recorded as part of a recent Equity and Social Justice event, are now available as a series entitled “Protecting Immigrants and Refugees: Our local response.” You can watch each of the videos, which feature speakers from five local community organizations, below: Aneelah Afzali, founder and executive director of the American Muslim Empowerment Network, a new initiative launched by the Muslim Association of… Read More
Executive meets with employees to hear ideas on improving veteran services
King County Executive Dow Constantine recently met with eight employees to hear their experiences and thoughts on what King County can do to improve services to veterans, seniors and vulnerable populations, the people who would receive support from the Executive’s proposed Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy. The employees from the Department of Community and Human Services, District Court and Public Health – Seattle & King County, many of whom are veterans themselves, provide an array of support services to veterans and other clients, such as case management, housing assistance, healthcare and… Read More
Featured Job: Capital Projects Oversight Analyst – Council
Closing Date/Time: Monday 06/19/17 4:00 PM Pacific Time Salary: $102,038.00 – $137,230.00 Annually Job Type: Appointed Location: King County Auditor’s Office – 516 Third Ave, Room W-1033, Seattle, WA 98104, Washington Department: King County Council Description: The Auditor’s Office is hiring an experienced professional to oversee county capital projects. Qualifications include a degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related technical discipline, and/or significant experience in delivery of capital projects. The selected candidate will join a committed, tight-knit team of exceptional analysts who drive improvement in King County government. We prioritize work-life… Read More
Summertime discounts for employees
Employees are welcome to take advantage of two new discounts: Wild Waves -The Metro Employees Recreational Activities Association (MERAA) is offering discounted tickets to Wild Waves to King County employees. MERAA is NOT receiving any money or percentage of tickets sold. The online purchase price is $25.00 and Main Gate prices are $43.79. Click here to access this offer (PDF). Puget Sound Moving offers affordable, reliable solutions to the most common moving problems, including the complete packing, storage and shipment of our customers’ belongings at competitive prices. King County employees are eligible… Read More
What is “Investing in You?”
Last week Executive Constantine launched Investing in You, a strategy that brings together our work in Equity and Social Justice, Best-Run Government: Employees and Continuous Improvement into a single, comprehensive plan focused on making King County a great place to work. By aligning this work into a single strategy we can ensure that all of the County’s employee-focused efforts are working collaboratively towards the same goal – a fair, supportive, innovative and racially diverse workplace – and we can see how the individual components fit together. Investing in You teams are working on… Read More
Five questions with Bookda Gheisar, Immigrant and Refugee Policy Analyst
1. Why did you start in your role with King County? I am a social worker by training and passion, so my entire career has been focused on fighting poverty, eliminating barriers that people of color experience in accessing services, and allowing for voices who are not usually present at the table to become heard and to influence policymakers. The specific way that I carry out this mission has shifted from time to time, because social work is a broad field, so I have looked at emergent issues within that umbrella. It… Read More
First and fast care: Emergency medical technician on the scene
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Today, we’re taking a closer look at Basic Life Support (BLS) response. Sent to an incident by 911 dispatchers, BLS personnel are the first responders to a scene and provide immediate medical care, such as advanced first aid and CPR/AED to stabilize the patient. Staffed by firefighters trained as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), BLS units arrive at the scene in about five minutes (on average). We connected with EMT and firefighter Nate Strobel with the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority to tell us a bit about his… Read More
Airport helps deliver nearly 100 world business leaders to Microsoft CEO Summit
Crossposted from The Centerline Notice more corporate jets than usual last month on the airside of King County International Airport/Boeing Field? Your eyes weren’t deceiving you. The Airport played a big role in delivering many of the world’s top business leaders who converged on the Northwest for the annual Microsoft CEO Summit. We welcomed nearly 100 business and executive aircraft that were tied directly to the summit, which took place May 17-18 at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. Those aircraft carried some of the world’s most successful, innovative and high-profile business and organizational figures…. Read More
Featured Job: Psychiatrist
Closing Date/Time: Continuous Salary: $78.74 – $99.81 Hourly Job Type: Various – See Supplemental Information Statement Location: Both Sites KCCF (Seattle) and RJC (Kent), Washington Department: Department of Public Health–Jail Health Services Description: The responsibilities of this Psychiatrist position for Jail Health Services include providing primary mental health care services to psychiatric patients according to established department policies and procedures and local, state, and federal standards. The incumbent will provide psychiatric consultation, patient assessments, treatment plans, and information to patients and families for specialized health care programs within King County correctional facilities. Learn… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Public Health Insider blog
The Public Health Insider provides timely, interesting, behind-the-scenes news about efforts to protect the health and well-being of all people in Seattle and King County. It’s written by members of the Communications Team at Public Health – Seattle & King County, with contributions from the many experts who work throughout the department’s five divisions. Follow the Public Health Insider blog today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Kudos! Tobacco Prevention Program receives national recognition
The Tobacco Prevention Program’s King County Partners with CHWs to Provide Tobacco Interventions initiative addressed tobacco-related health disparities by integrating Community Health Workers (CHW) into tobacco interventions was recently selected as Model Practice by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Model Practices Program. This NACCHO award nationally honors outstanding local public health practices throughout the country and is highly competitive. Selection indicates that a program demonstrated “Exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need.” All Model Practices winners will be recognized at the NACCHO Annual… Read More
Tech Tip: Skype 4 Business: Ordering King County Skype phones, headsets or speakers
Go shopping at the King County Skype store then contact your telecom rep and let them know what you want. Here’s the link to County telecom lead. Copy and paste if needed: https://kc1.sharepoint.com/teams/ITOP…
First Tech Movies at Marymoor Park Redmond, WA
The First Tech Movies@Marymoor, presented by Overlake Medical Clinics, kicks off its 13th season of weekly summertime movies at King County’s Marymoor Park on July 5. All events are “bring your own seating,” dog friendly and smoke free. The complete line-up and more information can be found at on the Movies at Marymoor website or at http://www.facebook.com/moviesatmarymoor. The series is produced by local outdoor cinema company Epic Events, which also runs the Outdoor Movies at Magnuson Park in Seattle, Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema in Bellingham and Outdoor Movies at Riverfront Park in Spokane.
The Future of the past
Metro Employee Historic Vehicle Association (MEHVA) and King County Metro hosted the Association of King County Historical Organizations (AKCHO) membership meeting Tuesday morning, May 30, 2017. AKCHO was established in 1977 to encourage the study and preservation of King County history and heritage, to promote dialog and cooperation among historical organizations, and to increase the public awareness of heritage activities in King County. After AKCHO members discussed collection preservation and methods to cultivate volunteer participation, the group boarded #724, a 1968 GM “New Look” T8H-5305 once operated by Seattle Transit for a… Read More
Reminder: Pride Parade coming soon, t-shirt pre-orders end June 9
The annual Seattle Pride Parade is coming up in just a couple of weeks, on Sunday, June 25. We’re hoping to have another large King County group! If you want to pre-order T-shirts for you, your family, or friends to walk with the King County contingent, they are $9 each and available in adult sizes S-4XL, and child sizes XS-XL. You must pre-order and pay for your T-shirts no later than Friday, June 9, 2017. Pre-ordered T-shirts will be distributed the week of June 19. We will also have a limited number… Read More
King County Sheriff’s Office Deputy included in National #Pride30 campaign
Deputy Jaime Deer is currently featured in NBC’s National #Pride30 campaign for the month of June, which is LGBTQ Pride Month. Deputy Deer is one of the few openly transgender officers in the United States. He was one of over 1,600 individuals nominated for this honor, and was nominated directly by Sheriff Urquhart. Thirty people were ultimately selected, and Deputy Deer’s story was featured June 1. To read the full story and learn more about the #Pride30 campaign, click here or watch the video below.
From the Hip: Othniel Palomino, Chief Administrative Officer, District Court
Implementing change management effectively Managing the process of a major change is one of the most significant leadership challenges that most of us will face in our careers. King County District Court is currently in the middle of one of the most significant organizational changes in its history. We are leaving the 34 year old IBM mainframe based system managed by the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). We manage over 200,000 case filings annually using this system. The project has required us to replace 14 ancillary systems developed over time,… Read More
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