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Committee backs change to Priority Hire ZIP-code methodology; staff exploring census-tract outreach
Summary
The committee recommended approval of an ordinance to change how King County's Priority Hire program defines economically distressed areas (changing ZIP-code methodology), and staff said they are studying options to reach eligible residents who live in high-need census tracts inside wealthier ZIP codes.
The Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee on May 20 recommended approval of an ordinance that would change how King County defines "economically distressed areas" for the Priority Hire program, and staff said they are exploring additional outreach to reach eligible workers who live in high-need census tracts.
Leah Kreckleszapi of Council Central Staff summarized proposed ordinance 2025-0122 and said the change would alter the methodology for which ZIP codes qualify as economically distressed for Priority Hire. The current definition targets the top 30 percent of ZIP codes by concentration; the proposal would instead select ZIP codes that together include at least 60 percent of the county's population of residents who…
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