1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Councilmembers: Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Sarah Perry, Vice-Chair; Jorge L. Barón, Teresa Mosqueda  
Staff: Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff (206-477-6023)  
Melani Hay: Committee Clerk (206-477-1025)  
2:00 PM  
Tuesday, July 22, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
SPECIAL MEETING  
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meetings in person in the Southwest Conference Room, 516 3rd Avenue  
in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how to attend the  
meeting remotely are listed below.  
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request these services, please contact our Equity and Social Justice  
Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477 9259 or Tera.Chea2@kingcounty.gov,  
three (3) days prior to the meeting.  
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.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 3:32 p.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Zahilay, Perry, Mosqueda and Barón  
Present:  
Meeting Minutes  
July 22, 2025  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Discussion and Possible Action  
3.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0213  
A MOTION appointing a qualified person to the position of King County hearing examiner.  
Zahilay  
The committee interviewed candidate Devon Shannon.  
Sponsors:  
Councilmember Perry made an oral amendment to insert the name "Devon Shannon"  
into the blank spaces on lines 9 and 12. The motion carried.  
A motion was made by Perry that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Zahilay, Perry, Mosqueda and Barón  
Yes:  
4.  
Executive Session  
Chair Zahilay moved the committee into executive session. The grounds for the  
executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1.g) were to evaluate the qualifications of  
applicants for public employment. The committee went into executive session at 3:50  
p.m. for ten minutes to 4:00 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 4:00 p.m.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:04 p.m.