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Kent adopts King County for‑hire rules, authorizes interlocal agreement
Summary
The council unanimously adopted an ordinance replacing Kent code chapter 5.03 with King Countyfor‑hire transportation provisions and authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal agreement delegating licensing and enforcement to King County.
Kent City Council adopted ordinance 4518 on June 30, replacing Chapter 5.03 of the Kent City Code with King Countyfor‑hire transportation provisions and authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal agreement delegating licensing and enforcement to King County.
Why it matters: the action moves Kent onto the regional licensing model King County updated this year and clarifies which licensing and enforcement functions will be handled by the county rather than the city.
Deputy City Attorney Christina Shook told the council that the cityhas partnered with King County on for‑hire regulation since 1975 and that…
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