1200 King County
Courthouse
King County
516 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Meeting Minutes
Panel 2- Law & Justice
Chair: Jorge Barón
Members: Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, Teresa
Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, De'Sean Quinn
Panel Lead: Nick Bowman (206-477-7607)
Panel Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887)
9:00 AM
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Hybrid Meeting
DRAFT MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING
1.
2.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
6 - Barón, Balducci, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry and Quinn
Present:
Briefing
3.
Briefing on Proposed 2026-2027 Biennial Budget - Law & Justice
Nick Bowman, Lead Panel gave an overview of the process. The following Council
staff briefed the committee and answered questions from the members: Brandi
Paribello, Jeff Muhm, Nick Bowman, Olivia Brey, Wendy Soo Hoo, Erin Auzins, Leah
Krekel-Zoppi, and Melissa Bailey. Also addressing the panel and answering questions
from the members was Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and
Budget.
The Chair called for a recess at 10:32 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:38 a.m.
The following budgets were on consent: District Court Grants, Sheriff Grants;
Executive Administration Grants, Prosecutor Grants, Superior Court Grants, Elections
Grants, Judicial Administration Grants, Non Departmental Grants, PSB Grants,
Business Resource Center, Cable Communications, I-Net Operations, Recorders
Operation and Maintenance, Regional Animal Services of King County, Animal
Bequests, Office of Economic Opportunity and Creative Economy, Enhanced-911,
Employee Deferred Compensation Administration, Safety and Claims Management,
Limited G.O. Bond Redemption, Unlimited G.O. Bond Redemption, and GF Transfer to
Debt Service.
The following budgets were discussed:
Finance and Business Operations - Closed
Real Estate Services - Closed
Facilities Management Division - Open to the October 15th Budget Panel 2 meeting
Major Maintenance Reserve Subfund - Closed
