King County councilwoman Kathy Lambert has been named chair of the Government Accountability and Oversight as part of reorganization by the council. The committee is responsible for policy recommendations relating to strategic planning, performance management and measurement, technology, the Assessor’s Office, elections and licensing, and Boeing Field.

Lambert represents the areas of Issaquah and Sammamish.

Lambert also was named to the following committees: Committee of the Whole,

Budget and Fiscal Management, Government Accountability and Oversight,

Law, Justice Health and Human Services, Regional Water Quality Committee, and Board of Health.