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King County
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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 15, 2025
Hybrid Meeting
DRAFT MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING
1.
2.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.
6 - Barón, Balducci, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry and Quinn
Present:
3.
Public Comment
The following individuals provided public comment:
Bailey DeIongh
Matt Sanders
Lisa Manion
Briefing
4.
Briefing on Proposed 2026-2027 Biennial Budget - Law & Justice
Nick Bowman, Panel Lead, provided an overview of the panel process. The following
Council staff briefed the panel and answered questions from the members: Melissa
Bailey, Erica Newman, Brandi Paribello, Jeff Muhm, Nick Bowman, Olivia Brey, Wendy
Soo Hoo, and Leah Krekel-Zoppi. Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance,
Strategy and Budget addressed the committee.
The chair called for a recess at 10:17 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:24 a.m.
The following budgets were discussed:
Superior Court - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)
Judicial Administration - Closed
Public Defense - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)
Office of Inquest - Closed
Office of Risk Management Services - Closed
OIRM Capital Projects - Closed
