1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Dave Upthegrove, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn  
Lead Staff: Melissa Bailey (206-263-0114)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
1.  
Tuesday, May 14, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 9:31 AM. The Chair also noted for  
the record that the April meeting had been cancelled and that the March meeting was  
adjourned.  
2.  
3.  
4 - Upthegrove, von Reichbauer, Balducci and Dunn  
Present:  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Upthegrove moved approval of the March 12, 2024 meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
4.  
Public Comment  
No individuals provided public comment.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0035  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Mark McIntyre, who resides in council district nine,  
to the King County International Airport roundtable, as an airport tenant representative - corporate tenant.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, and Mark McIntyre, Appointee to the KCIA Roundtable,  
briefed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Upthegrove that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Upthegrove, von Reichbauer, Balducci and Dunn  
Yes:  
Meeting Minutes  
May 14, 2024  
Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0128  
AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries for 2024; and  
amending Ordinance 16803, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.12.050.  
Erica Newman, Council staff, and Dave Wilson, GIS Manager, King County Elections,  
briefed the committee.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Upthegrove, von Reichbauer, Balducci and Dunn  
Yes:  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0113  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the convening of the King County board of appeals and equalization; and  
amending Ordinance 6444, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.34.030.  
Gene Paul, Council staff, and Michelle Geiger, Clerk / Director, Board of Equalization  
and Appeals, briefed the committee.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Upthegrove, von Reichbauer, Balducci and Dunn  
Yes:  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0114  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the qualifications for the members and clerk of the King County board of  
appeals and equalization; and amending Ordinance 6444, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.34.020  
and Ordinance 6444, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.34.040.  
Gene Paul, Council staff, and Michelle Geiger, Clerk / Director, Board of Equalization  
and Appeals, briefed the committee.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Upthegrove, von Reichbauer, Balducci and Dunn  
Yes:  
Briefings  
9.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0062  
King County International Airport: Updates on the Air Traffic Control Tower, runways, and other future  
capital projects  
David Decoteau, Deputy Director, KCIA, briefed the committee via PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Meeting Minutes  
May 14, 2024  
Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee  
10.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0056  
Recorder’s Office: Better Financial Oversight Will Reduce Risk  
Kymber Waltmunson, King County Auditor, Megan Ko, Principal Auditor, King County  
Auditor's Office, Lorraine Patterson-Harris, Director, Department of Executive Services,  
Jon Scherer, Recording Manager, Records and Licensing Services, Department of  
Executive Services, and Norm Allberg, Director, Records and Licensing Services,  
Department of Executive Services, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation  
and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
11.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0057  
Juvenile Confinement: Many Youth Face Long Stays in Facility Designed for Short-Term Support  
Brooke Leary, Audit Director, King County Auditor's Office, Justin Anderson, Principle  
Management Auditor, King County Auditor's Office, Grant Dailey, Auditor II, King  
County Auditor's Office, Jeneva Cotton, Director, Juvenile Division, DAJD, and Alan  
Nance, Director, DAJD, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation and  
answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:56 AM.