1200 King County

Courthouse

King County

516 Third Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Meeting Minutes

Government Accountability and

Oversight Committee

Councilmembers:

Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;

Steffanie Fain, Vice Chair;

Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn

Lead Staff: Gene Paul (206-477-9378)

Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)

9:30 AM

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

DRAFT MINUTES

Hybrid Meeting

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 9:32 AM.

Councilmember Perry and Councilmember Dembowski were also in attendance.

3 - von Reichbauer, Dunn and Fain

Present:

1 - Balducci

Excused:

Approval of Minutes

Vice Chair Fain moved approval of the April 24, 2026 meeting minutes. There being

no objections, the minutes were approved.

Public Comment

The following individuals provided public comment:

Kevin Altheimer

Alex Tsimerman

Meeting Minutes

May 12, 2026

Government Accountability and

Oversight Committee

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0286

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a franchise agreement with HyperFiber of Washington,

LLC, for use of certain King County road rights-of-way in unincorporated King County for the

construction, operation, and maintenance of wireline telecommunications transmission facilities.

Terra Rose, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the

members. Chris Jaramillo, Cable Office Project/Program Manager, KCIT, and Bruce

Hilton, Cable Office Project/Program Manager, KCIT, also answered questions from

the members.

This matter was deferred.

Discussion Only

Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0101

AN ORDINANCE relating to the prevention, detection, and response to fraud, waste, and abuse of

county-administered moneys, and creating an inspector general division within the office of public

complaints.

Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from

the members. Jeremy Bell, Director, King County Ombuds Office, and Kymber

Waltmunson, King County Auditor, also answered questions from the members.

This matter was deferred.

Briefings

Briefing No. 2026-B0060

Auditor on Fraud and Ethics Issues

Kymber Waltmunson, King County Auditor, briefed the committee via PowerPoint

presentation and answered questions from the members.

This matter was presented.

Briefing No. 2026-B0066

Citizens’ Elections Oversight Committee

Christopher Hays, Chair, Citizens’ Elections Oversight Committee, briefed the

committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.

Tania Mondaca, Local and Regional Affairs Special Projects Administrator, King

County Council, also answered questions from the members.

Vice Chair Fain assumed the role of chair for this item.

This matter was presented.