1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, De'Sean Quinn, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, February 26, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council committee meetings in person in Council  
Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how  
to attend and/or provide comment remotely are listed below.  
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.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
The Committee will accept public comment on items on today’s agenda in writing. You may do  
so by submitting your written comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your comments are  
submitted before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting, your comments will be distributed to the  
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3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
February 12, 2025 meeting minutes  
Briefing  
Briefing No. 2025-B0026  
4.  
Looking Ahead: Possible Impacts of General Fund Cuts  
Leon Richardson, Director, Department of Local Services  
Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney  
Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and Human Services  
Patti Cole-Tindall, King County Sheriff  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0055  
5.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the manager of treasury operations of King County to cancel the attached  
list of uncollectible personal property taxes in the amount of $3,136,926 for the years 2016 through  
2024.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
April Sanders, Council staff  
Discussion Only  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0070  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County at a special  
election to be held in King County on August 5, 2025, of a proposition authorizing a property tax levy in  
excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW for a period of six consecutive years, at a  
total rate of not more than $0.2443 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation in the first year and  
limiting annual levy increases by the King County inflation plus population index published by the King  
County office of economic and financial analysis, or the chapter 84.55 RCW limitation, whichever is  
greater in years two through six for the purpose of maintaining and operating King County's open space  
system; improving parks, recreation, access and mobility in the King County open space system by  
acquiring lands and continuing to develop regional trails; improving parks and trails in and acquiring  
lands by metropolitan parks districts, towns and cities in King County; funding environmental  
education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Woodland Park Zoo; funding environmental  
education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Seattle Aquarium; funding development,  
maintenance, and programming for Seattle Waterfront park; and funding for capital improvements at  
publicly owned pools, for all King County residents.  
Dembowski and Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Jake Tracy, Sherrie Hsu, and Brandi Paribello, Council staff  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0077  
7.  
A MOTION related to a property tax levy for 2026 through 2031 for the purpose of: maintaining and  
operating King County's open space system; improving parks, recreation, access, and mobility in the  
King County open space system by acquiring lands and continuing to develop regional trails; improving  
parks and trails in and acquiring lands by metropolitan parks districts, towns, and cities in King  
County; funding environmental education, maintenance, and conservation programs at the Woodland  
Park Zoo; funding environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Seattle  
Aquarium; funding development, maintenance, and programming for Seattle Waterfront park; and  
funding for capital improvements at publicly owned pools, for all King County residents.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Jake Tracy, Sherrie Hsu, and Brandi Paribello, Council staff  
Contingent Upon Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee.  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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