1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah  
Perry,  
De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, October 28, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
DRAFT MINUTES - REVISED AGENDA - SPECIAL MEETING  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Consent  
3.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0271  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute an amendment to an agreement approved under  
Ordinance 19821 with the Washington state Department of Ecology for loan financing for a wastewater  
capital project.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
4.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0246  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease at an existing location to support the  
operation of the King County department of information technology.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Meeting Minutes  
October 28, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Discussion Only  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0294  
A MOTION requesting the executive complete a report on the feasibility of establishing a child savings  
account program in King County.  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Council staff, briefed the committee. Dwight Dively, Director, Office  
of Performance, Strategy, and Budget (PSB), also addressed the committee and  
answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
6.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0305  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of public defense standards for indigent defense; and  
amending Ordinance 17588, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.60.026.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Matt Sanders, Director, Department of Public Defense (DPD), and Dwight  
Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget (PSB), also addressed  
the committee and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0186  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the creation of housing court commissioner positions of the King County  
superior court.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Deferred  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0328  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the spending plan for $46,000,000 of county hospital levy revenue to  
be expended or encumbered solely to support Harborview Medical Center operations for the fiscal year  
2026 as required under the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 102, Expenditure  
Restriction E3.  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Meeting Minutes  
October 28, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0289  
AN ORDINANCE relating to establishing the Harborview construction and infrastructure division in the  
department of executive services; and amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C.  
2.16.035.  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee. Dwight Dively, Director, Office of  
Performance, Strategy, and Budget (PSB). also addressed the committee and  
answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0331  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $14,700,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $22,895,000 to various non-general fund agencies and a  
net supplemental appropriation of $1,670,000 from various capital fund budgets; and amending the 2025  
Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 34, 54, 55, 86, 117, 120, and 130, as amended,  
and Attachment A, as amended.  
April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget (PSB),  
also addressed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:32 a.m.