The Metropolitan King County Council voted on Monday to change its recent tax increase measure for the November ballot.

The nine-member council approved a proposal to put on the Nov. 2 to fund criminal justice services by raising the sales and use tax in King County by two-tenths of one percent. If adopted, the revenue raised by the measure would go entirely to public safety services and include funds for the replacement of the county’s aging Youth Services Center.

In voting 5-4 to place this measure before voters, the council acted to repeal the sales tax measure adopted at its July 19 meeting. By including financing for the Youth Center as part of sales tax measure, the council will no longer need to consider a separate funding source for construction of the facility.

Councilmembers Jan Drago, Bob Ferguson, Larry Gossett, Julia Patterson and Larry Phillips voted for the measure and councilmembers Kathy LamberT, a Redmond resident, Regan Dunn, Jane Hague and Pete von Reichbauer voted against the revised tax increase measure. Councilmembers voted the same way for the original tax increase measure at the July 19 meeting.

By state law, 40 percent of the tax proceeds would go to the 39 cities within King County based on their population. According to King County, based on 2009 state figures, Redmond’s population of 51,890 is 3.31 percent of the county’s population. That translates into about $750,000 for the partial year 2011 and about $1.1 million in 2012. State law requires that cities must spend one-third of the proceeds on criminal justice services.

One-tenth of one percent of the proposed sales tax increase would sunset after three years. During those three years, Redmond would receive nearly $3 million in funds. The second one-tenth of one percent would sunset in 20 years to allow the county to sell long-term debt to finance the construction of the Youth Center.

Along with an increase in the sales tax, the measure would use a portion of the county’s unincorporated area levy — $9.5 million in 2011 — to fund police services in the county’s unincorporated communities.

If signed by the County Executive Dow Constantine, this measure would be placed on the Nov. 2 general election ballot.

“We have a duty to serve the justice needs of children and families in King County,” said Council Chair Bob Ferguson. “When we ask the voters to fund critical criminal justice and public safety services, it makes sense to include this core piece of our justice system in the proposal.”

“This modified proposal is a win-win. It is a better deal for the taxpayers and a better deal for our youth and families by ensuring their health and safety with the replacement of the overcrowded, outdated and dilapidated Youth Services Center,” said Superior Court Presiding Judge Bruce Hilyer.

“Without this ballot measure, we are in danger of losing our important alternatives to incarceration,” said Councilmember Larry Gossett. “It is important to let the voters decide.”

The county’s Youth Services Center, located on 12th and Alder, provides juvenile justice services in King County, including the hearing of juvenile, runaway and child abuse and neglect cases, juvenile detention and rehabilitation, and family support for those navigating the legal system. Sections of the facility are roughly 40 years old and have significant maintenance needs, including more than $20 million of repairs to basic plumbing, heating and electrical systems.

In a letter to Council Chair Ferguson, the county’s elected public safety officials urged the council to address the condition of the facility by dedicating funds toward the replacement of the Youth Center. This proposal will “resolve the urgent need to replace the decrepit juvenile court facility located at 12th and Alder, while still providing operating revenues for the criminal justice system,” wrote Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, Sheriff Sue Rahr, District Court Presiding Judge Barbara Linde and Superior Court Presiding Judge Bruce Hilyer.

If approved by voters, the increase would generate approximately $35 million in revenue for King County in 2011 and $48 million in 2012, the first full year the tax would be collected. Under the proposal, 100 percent of the county’s portion of the proceeds would be used to maintain criminal justice services, including Sheriff deputies, the courts, the Prosecutor’s Office and Public Defense. Funds would also be directed towards funding the construction of the Youth Services Center.

The county currently faces a projected deficit of $60 million in its $620 million general fund for 2011. More than 75 percent of general fund dollars pay for criminal justice and public safety services.