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The IT Service Center is now… Customer Support Services
On March 1, KCIT relaunches a newly reorganized support group that will provide faster call handling and higher rates of handling things during your call. The new team will have 34 technical staff (up from the current 14) and will include ALL members of the current IT Service Center in addition to field staff from various teams. This will provide greater breadth of knowledge across the team and provide sufficient resources to handle spikes in demand due to outages or other unique events. Customer Support Services technicians will be able to transfer calls to… Read More
Save the Date! Annual Administrative Professionals Recognition Event, April 26
Calling all Administrative Professionals: Join your peers across the county to celebrate the awesome King County Administrative Professionals Program and to help recognize this year’s award recipients. You will hear from some of our top leaders and much more. Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. King Street Center, 8th Floor Conference Center If you would like more information about this event, contact Paige Myers at 206-477-4551 or paige.myers@kingcounty.gov.
Reflecting on Race and Racism: Deepening the Dialogue, March 21
King County employees are invited to participate in a candid conversation on race and racism with a panel of literary artists of color and a skilled facilitator. The event will provide attendees the opportunity to listen to and exchange ideas and confront discomfort on issues of race and racism. Deepening the dialogue through story sharing can elicit new ways of thinking, bring self-awareness to unconscious biases, foster understanding and compassion, and guide us in cultivating a workplace culture of equity and social justice. Tuesday, March 21 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. King… Read More
Free Home Ownership Program classes: Buying a home
Whether you’re buying your first home or just need a refresher, this seminar is for you. Presented by HomeStreet Bank, this course can help you learn about today’s real estate market, the role of the real estate agent, and about inspections or appraisals. The available class dates are as follows: Thursday, March 9 from noon to 1 p.m. Chinook Building Thursday, March 16 from noon to 1 p.m. King Street Center Registration is required. Call the HomeStreet Hotline at 206-628-0207, or go online to www.homestreet.com/KingCo.
King County Sheriff’s Deputy recently featured on Q13FOX
Jamie Deer, a Sheriff’s Deputy who has been with King County 19 years, was profiled on Q13FOX for sharing his personal journey in the hope of helping others. Jamie is one of the first openly transgender law enforcement officers in Washington state. And he went through his transition later in life, in a very public way — on the job. “I can’t imagine working anywhere else. I love and respect the men and women I work with. I don’t want to go anywhere else. So, I just decided to take a chance on these guys,” says Jaime…. Read More
King County posts record transit ridership in year of bus and train expansion
Transit ridership across King County Metro and Sound Transit climbed to its highest levels ever, totaling about 150 million rides in the King County area in 2016. The Seattle area leads the nation in ridership growth compared to the largest metro areas in the U.S. Strong ridership between Metro and Sound Transit highlights significant progress on King County Executive Dow Constantine’s priority of integrating the region’s transit network. “Transit ridership continues to grow, and we’re meeting the need by offering more and better service, improving reliability, and making transfers between bus and rail… Read More
Celebrating Black History Month in King County
King County Executive Dow Constantine has proclaimed February to be Black History Month in King County. “The contributions to science, technology, business, arts, and cultural innovation by African Americans have been essential to the progress of our nation,” Executive Constantine said in his Proclamation. “We will continue to honor these accomplishments every month and every day in Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., County.” You can read the Executive’s proclamation here (on SharePoint).
Upcoming SharePoint page changes
KCIT is making changes to Outlook Web Access/OWA (https//owa.kingcounty.gov) and the Office 365/SharePoint Online logon pages to help you identify potential cyberattacks and reduce security incidents. The new OWA logon page will have the King County logo and the Office 365/SharePoint Online logon page will have the King County logo and a scenic King County photo. This change will take place Feb. 22. Many cyberattacks use fake portals that look like “typical” Microsoft portals (see below) which convince users that it’s ok to type in the username and password. By changing… Read More
Tech Tip: Skype for Business: Switching handset to headset
Do you want to switch from your desk phone to a headset in the middle of a call? It’s no problem with Skype for Business! Let our friendly IT ambassador Jamie Holter walk you through it.
Social Media Spotlight: RainWise Facebook
The RainWise incentive program provides rebates that cover most or all of the cost of installing cisterns and rain gardens on your private property. The average rebate has been around $4,000. Check your eligibility and the list of RainWise certified contractors to get a bid today! Follow RainWise on Facebook today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Latest edition of King County @ Your Service show
How does the county’s new Food Safety Rating System work? Fighting back against the Opioid Epidemic and new high tech Collaboration Spaces means services on-line instead of in line. View this video to get the latest information on a few of the most recent King County hot topics. Join host Tim O’Leary for King County @ Your Service.
Forest Carbon/Forest Health Lunch and Learn March 8
Hear from the Water and Land Resources Division Rural and Regional Services team about how the County’s Forest Heath plan is preparing us for climate change. Wednesday, March 8, from noon to 1 p.m. King Street Center, 6th Floor, King and Chinook Rooms All King County employees welcome, but space is limited. Please sign up here.
Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Update, February 2017
The Yesler Way Bridge Rehabilitation Project has been going quite well, and is now preparing for a major milestone—the placement of new girders across 4th Avenue. Carefully putting these structures into place will require the full closure of 4th Ave S between Washington and Jefferson Streets several nights this month. Crews will close 4th Ave S to all traffic on Monday, February 20 through Friday, February 24 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle, and bus detours will be placed around the 4th Ave S closure. Check out the detour… Read More
Featured Job: Project Program Manager IV
Closing Date/Time: Wed. 02/22/17 11:59 PM Salary: $90,521.60 – $114,753.60 Annually Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Location: King Street Center – 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, Washington Department: Department of Natural Resources & Parks – Water and Land Resources Division Description: This senior level, limited supervision position provides an exciting opportunity to help extend King County’s long legacy of preserving the natural and working resource landscape. The position will serve as the lead staff for the interjurisdictional Conservation Futures Tax grant process. The position will also serve as a team member… Read More
Public Health Division Director featured in Green Line Series Interview
GoGreen, one-day sustainability conference focusing on green practices, recently profiled Ngozi Oleru, Division Director of the Environmental Health Division for Public Health Seattle and King County. Our Green Line Series interview this week features Ngozi Oleru, Division Director of the Environmental Health Division for Public Health Seattle and King County. She is responsible for leading and managing the environmental health programs serving a population of over 2 million residents and has been instrumental in bringing a public health and equity focus to the impacts of the built environment both locally and nationally in… Read More
When the unexpected unfolds: Protecting people after wastewater overflows
Crossposted from WTD Clean Water Stories When conversations in our region circle around to water quality, the trigger is usually bad news. Puget Sound’s resident orca whales had a tough year because they couldn’t find enough salmon to eat. Shellfish harvests and beaches close due to toxic algae in the water. Fingers point at polluted stormwater runoff, combined sewer overflows, leaking septic systems, and more. At King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD), our mission focuses around being part of the solution. We pride ourselves on the hard work we do treating our… Read More
Kudos! King County among the first in the nation to achieve a global milestone in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Crossposted from Public Health Insider King County is among the first major metropolitan regions in the United States – and possibly the first – to reach a major milestone set by the World Health Organization in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A broad partnership led by Public Health – Seattle & King County achieved what is known as the 90-90-90 goal: 90 percent of residents infected with HIV know their infection status, 90 percent are on HIV antiretroviral treatment, and 90 percent are virally suppressed. King County reached the milestone three years… Read More
We put ourselves in tight spots to care for our system
Crossposted from WTD Clean Water Stories At 6’2”, Randy Westendorf fit right in as a linebacker for the University of Colorado football team. Imagine that same man, now a facilities inspector working for King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD), squeezed into a 48” wide manhole. That visual caught the eye of a coworker, and became a feature in an industry organization’s annual calendar. What was Randy doing in that manhole, anyway? Read more at WTD Clean Water Stories
All Are Welcome Here: How a statement of King County commitment became a sign for every work site
By Meredith Li-Vollmer, Public Health – Seattle & King County Even before the Trump administration announced its travel ban, Public Health staff started to notice a downturn in the number of immigrant patients coming for care at our clinics. Tina Maestas, Public Health Nurse at the Renton Community Service Organization, contacted Director Patty Hayes to express her concern. “The Latino community is rightfully fearful and many are unaware that we are a [welcoming] county,” wrote Maestas. “As national policy takes a grim turn, we can be a beacon of light by proactively… Read More
KCIT delivers new, faster onboarding service
The workstation is ready to go when your new employee arrives KCIT is excited to announce a new, better, faster and more thorough way to get new employees up and working on Day One. Our new process puts the right tools, systems, and software on the right device(s) so everything is ready to use the moment the new employee arrives. The new onboarding process includes: Network and PeopleSoft logins, desk phones, laptops, software, applications, email groups, and any other tool needed to start work at King County We’ll even map to your… Read More
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