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Meeting Agenda  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry,  
De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, November 12, 2025  
REVISED AGENDA  
Hybrid Meeting  
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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.  
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review website at https://bit.ly/kcc-budget.  
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2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Public Comment  
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Consent  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0312  
4.  
AN ORDINANCE related to the department of judicial administration; and amending Ordinance  
19375, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.16.171.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0344  
5.  
6.  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to execute an interlocal cooperation agreement  
for allocation of property tax revenues between the city of Seattle and King County.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0313  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the position of chief information security officer within the department  
of information technology; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2A.380.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Brandi Paribello, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0294  
A MOTION requesting the executive complete a report on the feasibility of establishing a child  
savings account program in King County.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Council staff  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0315  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2026 3.75 GWI King County Hourly Squared Schedule, 2026 3.75  
GWI King County Annual FLSA-Exempt Squared Schedule, 2026 3.75 GWI King County  
Standardized Hourly Salary Schedule, 2026 3.75 GWI King County Standardized Annual  
FLSA-Exempt Salary Schedule, 2027 3.75 GWI King County Hourly Squared Schedule, 2027 3.75  
GWI King County Annual FLSA-Exempt Squared Schedule, 2027 3.75 GWI King County  
Standardized Hourly Salary Schedule, 2027 3.75 GWI King County Standardized Annual  
FLSA-Exempt Salary Schedule, the annual general wage increase for nonrepresented King County  
employees, and the insured benefits agreement for nonrepresented King County employees.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Jeff Muhm, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0304  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of unlimited tax general  
obligation bonds of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,496,429,985 to  
finance public health, safety and seismic improvements to Harborview Medical Center, and to pay  
the costs of issuing the bonds, as authorized by county ordinance and approved by the qualified  
electors of the county at an election held on November 3, 2020; authorizing the issuance and sale of  
one or more series of unlimited tax general obligation refunding bonds to refund outstanding  
unlimited tax general obligations of the county, and to pay the costs of issuing the bonds; providing  
for the disposition of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds; establishing funds for the receipt and  
expenditure of bond proceeds and for the payment of the bonds; and providing for the annual levy of  
taxes to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0330  
10.  
A MOTION supporting the executive’s determination that the former Kent Econo Lodge Motel is  
surplus to the needs of the county.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
April Sanders, Council staff  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0303  
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14.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the behavioral health administrative services organization fund; and  
adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0309  
AN ORDINANCE relating to sheriff's office civil unit fees; and amending Ordinance 14792, Section 2,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.680.010.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Nick Bowman, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0306  
AN ORDINANCE changing the right-of-way construction permit inspection fee; and amending  
Ordinance 7025, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.1000.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Nick Bowman, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0301  
AN ORDINANCE regarding the King County noxious weed control program; revising King County  
noxious weed control program assessments; amending Ordinance 13325, Sections 1 and 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 4A.670.200 and establishing an effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Andy Micklow, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0302  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE regarding surface water management; revising surface water management service  
charges; amending Ordinance 7590, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.08.070 and establishing  
an effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Andy Micklow, Council staff  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0307  
16.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to fees at the King County International Airport/Boeing Field; amending  
Ordinance 17919, Section 3 as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.850, Ordinance 17919, Section 6, and  
K.C.C. 4A.700.860, Ordinance 17919, Section 8, and K.C.C. 4A.700.870, Ordinance 1159, Article  
XIII, Section 1, and K.C.C. 15.52.010, Ordinance 1159, Article XIII, Section 2, and K.C.C. 15.52.020,  
Ordinance 10500, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 15.52.060, Ordinance 17919, Section 4, and  
K.C.C. 15.52.065, Ordinance 1159, Article XIII, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 15.52.090,  
Ordinance 1159, Article XIV, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 15.56.010, Ordinance 1159, Article  
XV, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 15.60.010, Ordinance 1159, Article XVI, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 15.64.020, Ordinance 1159, Article XVI, Section 4, and K.C.C. 15.64.040,  
Ordinance 3382, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 15.64.060, Ordinance 3382, Section 22, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 15.64.070, and Ordinance 16217, Section 68, and K.C.C. 15.96.010, adding a  
new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.700, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 15.08, adding a new  
section to K.C.C. chapter 15.52, and repealing Ordinance 1159, Article XVI, Section 3, and K.C.C.  
15.64.030.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0311  
17.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to development permitting fees; amending Ordinance 10662, Section 46,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.050, Ordinance 10662, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C.  
27.02.060, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332,  
Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020, Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 27.10.035, Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.037, Ordinance  
13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050, Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 27.10.070, Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.075, Ordinance  
13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080, Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance  
13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.150, Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance  
13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.180, Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.200, Ordinance  
13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210, Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320, Ordinance  
13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350, Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380, Ordinance  
17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425, Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 27.10.510, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550, Ordinance  
17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.560, and Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 27.02, adding a new  
section to K.C.C. chapter 27.06, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 27.10, and establishing an  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Erin Auzins, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0320  
18.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to school impact fees and comprehensive planning; adopting the capital  
facilities plans of the Tahoma, Federal Way, Riverview, Issaquah, Snoqualmie Valley, Highline, Lake  
Washington, Kent, Northshore, Enumclaw, Fife, Auburn, and Renton school districts as subelements  
of the King County Comprehensive Plan capital facilities element to implement the school impact fee  
program; establishing school impact fees to be collected by King County on behalf of the districts;  
and amending Ordinance 18619, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.473, and Ordinance  
10122, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.44.010.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Erin Auzins, Council staff  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0298  
19.  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the community needs lists for the six King County community service  
area and five urban unincorporated potential annexation area geographies; and repealing Ordinance  
19527, Section 2, Attachment A to Ordinance 19527, Ordinance 19860, Section 2, and Attachment A  
to Ordinance 19860.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Erin Auzins, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0314  
20.  
AN ORDINANCE updating references to the 2026-2031 Parks Levy in the parks and recreation fund  
and the parks capital fund; and amending Ordinance 14793, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.  
4A.200.480 and Ordinance 15966, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.490.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Jake Tracy, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0308  
21.  
AN ORDINANCE creating the Harborview construction and infrastructure administration fund; and  
adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0289  
22.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to establishing the Harborview construction and infrastructure division in  
the department of executive services; and amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 2.16.035.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0339  
23.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the position of facilities management manager as a key subordinate  
unit; and amending Ordinance 11955, Section 12, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.100.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Brandi Paribello, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0338  
24.  
AN ORDINANCE renaming the health through housing advisory fund and the health through housing  
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advisory committee in honor of Frank Chopp; and amending Ordinance 19366, Section 2 and K.C.C.  
2A.300.200, Ordinance 19180, Section 1, and K.C.C. 4A.200.343, Ordinance 19179, Section 6, and  
K.C.C. 4A.503.030, Ordinance 19236, Section 3, and K.C.C. 24.30.020, and Ordinance 19236,  
Section 4, and K.C.C. 24.30.030.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski and Barón  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0316  
25.  
AN ORDINANCE related to the tax rate exemption statutory language for sales of lodging; and  
amending Ordinance 14003, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.500.100 and Ordinance 15670,  
Section 2, and K.C.C. 4A.500.120.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0297  
26.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to Title 4A, revenue and financial regulation; and amending Ordinance  
17293, Section 50, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.10.237, Ordinance 17293, Section 82, and K.C.C.  
4A.10.455, Ordinance 17930, Section 6, and K.C.C. 4A.10.469, Ordinance 17929, Section 14, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.030, and Ordinance 620, Section 4, and K.C.C. 4A.100.100,  
recodifying K.C.C. 4A.10.237, and repealing Ordinance 17293, Sections 14, and K.C.C. 4A.10.070  
and Ordinance 17930, Section 8, and K.C.C. 4A.10.527.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0186  
27.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the creation of housing court commissioner positions of the King County  
superior court.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0300  
28.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general  
obligation bonds of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $775,500,000 to  
provide funds for acquiring and constructing capital improvement projects of the county and to pay  
the costs of issuing such bonds; authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited  
tax general obligation refunding bonds to refund outstanding limited tax general obligations of the  
county and to pay the costs of issuing such refunding bonds and accomplishing the refunding;  
pledging the annual levy of taxes to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued under this  
ordinance; and providing for other matters relating thereto.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0331  
29.  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $14,700,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $22,895,000 to various non-general fund agencies  
and a net supplemental appropriation of $1,670,000 from various capital fund budgets; and  
amending the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 34, 54, 55, 86, 117, 120,  
and 130, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
April Sanders, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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