1200 King County

Courthouse

King County

516 Third Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Meeting Minutes

Government Accountability and

Oversight Committee

Councilmembers:

Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;

Steffanie Fain, Vice Chair;

Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn

Lead Staff: Gene Paul (206-477-9378)

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

10:00 AM

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Hybrid Meeting

DRAFT MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM.

4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci

Present:

Approval of Minutes

Vice Chair Fain moved approval of the January 13, 2026 meeting minutes. There

being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Public Comment

The following people provided public comment:

Alex Tsimerman

Steve Freeborn

Meeting Minutes

February 10, 2026

Government Accountability and

Oversight Committee

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0277

AN ORDINANCE related to the contracting opportunities program and small contractor and supplier

certification and criteria for participation; allowing for automatically qualifying firms certified by the

Washington state Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises; allowing for removing minimum

business-related training requirements to maintain certification; and amending Ordinance 13983, Section

4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.97.050.

Brandi Paribello, Council staff, briefed the committee. Ken Guy, Director, Finance and

Business Operations Division, answered questions from the members.

A motion was made by Vice Chair Fain that this Ordinance be recommended

do pass consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci

Yes:

Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0020

AN ORDINANCE adopting the revision of voting precincts of King County for the year 2026.

Sherrie Hsu, Council staff, briefed the committee. Kendall LeVan Hodson, Chief of

Staff, King County Elections, answered questions from the members.

A motion was made by Vice Chair Fain that this Ordinance be recommended

do pass consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci

Yes:

Briefings

Briefing No. 2026-B0022

Sheriff’s Office: Opportunities to Better Support 911 Callers with Behavioral Health Concerns

Brooke Leary, Auditor Director, Auditor's Office, Luc Poon, Principal Auditor, Auditor's

Office, Peter Heineccius, Senior Principal Auditor, Auditor's Office, briefed the

committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.

Ian Huri, Support Services Chief, King County Sheriff's Office, also briefed the

committee and answered questions from the members.

This matter was presented.

Briefing No. 2026-B0023

Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center Update

John Taylor, Director Department of Parks and Natural Resources, and Warren

Jimenez, Parks Division Director, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation

and answered questions from the members.

This matter was presented.