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King County

Meeting Minutes

Committee of the Whole

Claudia Balducci, Chair;

Teresa Mosqueda, Vice Chair;

Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Sarah Perry,

De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay

Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)

Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)

9:30 AM

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

DRAFT MINUTES

Hybrid Meeting

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.

9 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

Present:

Approval of Minutes

Councilmember Mosqueda moved approval of the April 22, 2025 meeting minutes.

Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.

Public Comment

The following individual provided public comment: Janet Way.

Briefings

Briefing No. 2025-B0084

Federal Government Update Impacts on Operations and Funding

Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget, briefed the

committee and answered questions from the members. David Hackett, General

Counsel, King County Executive's Office, briefed the committee via a PowerPoint

presentation and answered questions from the members.

This matter was Presented

Committee of the Whole

Meeting Minutes

May 27, 2025

Briefing No. 2025-B0085

State Legislative Post-Session Briefing

Mac Nicholson, Director of Government Relations, King County Council, briefed the

committee via a PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the

members.

This matter was Presented

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0136

A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Stephen Heard as acting

director of the King County department of information technology.

Andy Micklow, Council staff, briefed the committee. Dwight Dively, Chief Operating

Officer, King County Executive's Office, provided comments. Stephen Heard, Acting

Director, Department of Information Technology, provided comments and answered

questions from the members.

A motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda that this Motion be

Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

8 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay

1 - von Reichbauer

Yes:

Excused:

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0140

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Matthew Sanders as county public defender.

Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee. Chris Carney, Chair, Public

Defense Advisory Board, provided comments. Dwight Dively, Chief Operating Officer,

King County Executive's Office, provided comments. Matt Sanders, Acting County

Public Defender, Department of Public Defense, provided comments and answered

questions from the members.

Councilmember Barón moved Amendment 1. The amendment was adopted.

Councilmember Barón moved Title Amendment T1. The amendment was adopted.

A motion was made by Councilmember Zahilay that this Motion be

Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the

following vote:

7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay

2 - Dunn and von Reichbauer

Yes:

Excused: