1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Councilmembers: Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Sarah Perry, Vice-Chair; Jorge Barón, Teresa Mosqueda  
Staff: Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff (206-477-6023)  
Melani Hay: Committee Clerk (206-477-1025)  
2:00 PM  
Tuesday, March 4, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the Employment and Administration Committee  
meetings in person in the Southwest Conference Room, 516 3rd Avenue  
in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how to attend the  
meeting remotely are listed below.  
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meeting by calling 1 253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID.  
You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To  
request these services, please contact our Equity and Social Justice  
Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477 9259 or Tera.Chea2@kingcounty.gov,  
three (3) days prior to the meeting.  
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.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 2:55 p.m.  
Roll Call  
3 - Zahilay, Mosqueda and Barón  
1 - Perry  
Present:  
Excused:  
Meeting Minutes  
March 4, 2025  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
3.  
Approval of Minutes of December 3, 2024  
Councilmember Mosqueda moved to approve the minutes of the December 3, 2025,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Briefings  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Legislative Branch Social Media Policy update  
Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff, briefed the Committee and answered questions.  
This item was presented.  
Human Resources Update  
Deandra Stanley, Human Resources Manager, made remarks.  
This matter was presented.  
Chief of Staff Update  
Stephanie Cirkovich made remarks.  
Janine Weihe, Chief Operating Officer, briefed the Committee and answered  
questions.  
This matter was presented.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Executive Session  
7.  
The Chair recessed the meeting into executive session to review the performance of a  
public employee pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) and (i). at 3:15 p.m for 15 minutes.  
At 3:30 p.m., the Chair extended executive session for 10 minutes to 3:40 p.m.  
At 3:40 p.m., the Chair extended executive session for 5 minutes to 3:45 p.m.  
At 3:45 p.m., the Chair extended executive session for 5 minutes to 3:50 p.m.  
At 3:50 p.m., the Chair extended executive session for 5 minutes to 3:55 p.m.  
At 3:55 p.m., the Chair extended executive session for 5 minutes to 4:00 p.m.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 4:00 p.m.  
Meeting Minutes  
March 4, 2025  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.