1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Law and Justice Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Jorge L. Barón, Chair;  
Claudia Balducci,Vice-Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Teresa Mosqueda  
Lead Staff: Leah Krekel-Zoppi (206-477-0892)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, May 7, 2025  
Hybrid Committee  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council committee meetings in person in Council  
Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how  
to attend and/or provide comment remotely are listed below.  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the  
Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this  
meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those  
applicable to full council meetings.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Law and Justice Committee values community  
input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
There are three ways to provide public comment:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting and provide comment in the Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your email  
comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your email is received before 11:30 a.m. on the day  
of the meeting, your email comments will be distributed to the committee members and  
appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
3. Remote attendance at the meeting by phone or computer: You may provide oral comment  
on current agenda items during the meeting’s public comment period by connecting to the  
entering the Webinar ID number below.  
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You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services,  
please contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477-9259 or email  
Tera.chea2@kingcounty.gov by 8:00 a.m. no fewer than three business days prior to the  
meeting.  
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Via phone by calling 1-253-215-8782 and entering the webinar ID above.  
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listen to the meeting:  
web browser.  
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3) Listen to the meeting by telephone - see "Connecting to the Webinar" above.  
To help us manage the meeting, if you do not wish to be called upon for public comment,  
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listen to the meeting.  
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2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
March 5, 2025 meeting minutes  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Adrien Leavitt, who resides in council district two,  
to the King County public defense advisory board, representing areas or issues that may affect public  
defense clients.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
Briefing  
6.  
Audit of Asset Forfeiture by KCSO  
Brooke Leary, Audit Director, King County Auditor's Office  
Peter Heineccius, Senior Principal Auditor, King County Auditor's Office  
7.  
8.  
Department of Public Defense Annual Report  
Matthew Sanders, Interim Director, Department of Public Defense (DPD)  
Matt Pang, Interim Deputy Director, DPD  
Inquest Program Briefing  
Dee Sylve, Inquest Program Manager, Department of Executive Services (DES)  
David Hackett, General Counsel, King County Executive  
Gary Ernsdorff, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Public Integrity Team, Prosecuting Attorney's  
Office (PAO)  
Joe Marchesano, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Public Integrity Team, PAO  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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