1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Committee of the Whole  
Jorge Barón, Chair  
Claudia Balducci, Vice Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Steffanie Fain, Rhonda Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, Pete von  
Reichbauer  
Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, February 24, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the 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 to 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.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
January 27, 2026 meeting minutes  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Stephen Heard as director of the King County department of  
information technology.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Terra Rose, Council staff  
Briefings  
Federal and State Legislative Update  
6.  
Mac Nicholson, Director of Government Relations, King County Council  
7.  
Community & County Responses to Increased Immigration Enforcement  
Panel 1:  
Malou Chávez, Executive Director, Northwest Immigration Rights Project  
Shomya Tripathy, Director of Policy & Civic Engagement, Asian Counseling & Referral Services  
Vanessa Reyes, Policy Manager, Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)  
Panel 2:  
Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney  
Susan Mclaughlin, Interim Department Director, Department of Community and Human Services  
Michael Bailey, Division Director, Adult Services Division, Department of Community and Human  
Services  
Daphne Pie, Regional Health Services Administrator, Community Health Services Access and Outreach  
Program, Public Health – Seattle King County  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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