Minutes - Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

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

Monday, July 20, 2026

Hybrid Meeting

SPECIAL MEETING - DRAFT MINUTES

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 9:30 AM.

4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci

Present:

Approval of Minutes

This item was deferred.

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Motion No. 2026-0125

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Liz Callahan, who resides in council district five, to

the King County Library System board of trustees.

Gene Paul, Council staff

This matter was deferred.

Meeting Minutes

July 20, 2026

Government Accountability and

Oversight Committee

Briefing

Briefing No. 2026-B0085

KCIA Briefing

John Parrott, Director, King County International Airport; Lisa Pearson, Director,

Facilities Management Division, Department of Executive Services; Michael Gonzalez,

Political Director, Teamsters 174; and Ali Lee, Chair, King County International Airport

Roundtable; briefed the committee and answered questions from the members.

This matter was presented.

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Motion No. 2026-0115

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Juan Cotto, who resides in council district two, to

the Washington state Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District board of directors.

Gene Paul, Council staff, and Juan Cotto, appointee, briefed the committee and

answered questions from the members.

This item was expedited to the July 28, 2026 meeting of the Metropolitan King County

Council.

A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this motion be

recommended do pass consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci

Yes:

Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0126

AN ORDINANCE related to the King County employee code of ethics; and amending Ordinance 12014,

Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.017, Ordinance 1308, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.04.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.030, Ordinance 6144, Section 2,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.035, Ordinance 9704, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.037, and

Ordinance 1308, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.050.

Brandi Paribello, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from

the members.

This item was expedited to the July 28, 2026 meeting of the Metropolitan King County

Council.

A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this ordinance be

recommended do pass substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci

Yes: