Two members of the King County Council, whose districts include parts of Bellevue, have been named committee chairs for the council for 2009.

Jane Hague will head the Physical Environment Committee. It is responsible for oversight of transportation (including public transit and county roads), salmon recovery, and water quality and control. The committee makes recommendations on policies relating to growth management (including land use development and regulation), comprehensive planning, annexations, affordable housing, and the unincorporated and rural areas.

In addition, Hague was elected vice-chair of the council. She joined the County Council in 1994, and was elected Council Chair two years into her first term. She has held most major council leadership positions including serving more than seven years on the Budget Leadership Team.

Hague’s leadership extended to the National Association of Counties where she served as president and is still a member.

Reagan Dunn will head the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee. It is responsible for policy recommendations relating to strategic planning, performance management and measurement, technology, the Assessor’s Office, elections and licensing, Boeing Field and the King County Fair.