1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Panel 2 – Public Safety  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón,  
Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Nick Bowman, (206-477-7607)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams, (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, October 9, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA - SPECIAL 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: Panel 2 - Public Safety values community input and  
looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
The Panel will accept public comment on items on today’s agenda in writing. You may do so by  
submitting your written comments to budget.council@kingcounty.gov.  
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or  
listen in to the meeting:  
1)  
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2)  
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To help us manage the meeting, please use the Livestream or King County TV options listed  
above, if possible, to watch or listen to the meeting.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Briefing  
3.  
Department of Public Defense 2025 Budget Priorities  
Matthew Sanders, Interim Director, Department of Public Defense (DPD)  
4.  
Briefing on Proposed 2025 Annual Budget Public Safety  
Nick Bowman, Council staff  
Adjournment  
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