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)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, June 9, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 9:34 AM.  
Councilmembers Mosqueda and Perry were also in attendance.  
4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Fain moved approval of the May 12, 2026 meeting minutes. There being no  
objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Kevin Altheimer  
Meeting Minutes  
June 9, 2026  
Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the prevention, detection, and response to fraud, waste, and abuse of  
county-administered moneys, and creating an inspector general division within the office of public  
complaints; amending Ordinance 13320, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.07.140, Ordinance  
13320, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.07.150, Ordinance 1565, Section 1, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 2.20.040, Ordinance 18799, Section 9, and K.C.C. 2.20.065, Ordinance 473, Section 1, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.010, Ordinance 473, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.020,  
Ordinance 5869, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.030, Ordinance 473, Section 8, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 2.52.080, Ordinance 473, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.090, Ordinance 473,  
Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.100, Ordinance 473, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C.  
2.52.110, Ordinance 473, Section 12, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.120, Ordinance 473, Section 13, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.130, Ordinance 473, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.140,  
Ordinance 473, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.150, Ordinance 473, Section 16, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 2.52.160, Ordinance 473, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.170, Ordinance 12138,  
Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.020, Ordinance 12138, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C.  
2.93.030, Ordinance 12138, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.130, Ordinance 12138, Section  
18, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.170, Ordinance 9704, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.015,  
Ordinance 12014, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.017, Ordinance 12014, Section 3, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.030, Ordinance 9704, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.055,  
Ordinance 9704, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.057, Ordinance 1321, Section 4, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.100, Ordinance 9704, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.130,  
Ordinance 11687, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.42.020, Ordinance 11687, Section 4, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.42.030, Ordinance 11687, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.42.050,  
Ordinance 16580, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.42.055, Ordinance 16580, Section 7, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.42.057, and Ordinance 11687, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.42.060,  
adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 2.52, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2.93, repealing  
Ordinance 473, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.040, and Ordinance 473, Section 5, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.050, and establishing an effective date.  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members.  
Vice Chair Fain moved approval of Striking Amendment S1, Amendment 1 to S1,  
Amendment 2 to S1, Amendment 3 to S1, Amendment 4 to S1, Amendment 5 to S1,  
and Title Amendment T2. There being no objections, the amendments were adopted.  
Councilmember Dunn and Vice Chair Fain request to be added as sponsors for  
Amendment 5 to S1.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this ordinance be  
recommended do pass substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci  
Yes:  
Meeting Minutes  
June 9, 2026  
Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a franchise agreement with HyperFiber of Washington,  
LLC, for use of certain King County road rights-of-way in unincorporated King County for the  
construction, operation, and maintenance of wireline telecommunications transmission facilities.  
Terra Rose, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members.  
Vice Chair Fain moved approval of Striking Amendment S1. There being no  
objections, the amendment was adopted.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Fain that this ordinance be recommended  
do pass substitute consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci  
Yes:  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries for 2026; and  
amending Ordinance 16803, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.12.050.  
Erica Newman, Council staff, and Kendall LeVan Hodson, Chief of Staff, King County  
Elections, briefed the committee and 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:  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE related to the King County employee code of ethics; and amending Ordinance 12014,  
Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.017, Ordinance 1308, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.  
3.04.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.030, Ordinance 6144, Section 2,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.035, Ordinance 9704, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.037, and  
Ordinance 1308, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.050.  
Brandi Paribello, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members. Jeremy Bell, Director, King County Ombuds Office, also answered  
questions from the members.  
This matter was deferred.  
Other Business  
Chair von Reichbauer acknowledged the public service of Kelli Carroll.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:44 AM.