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: Melissa Bailey (206-263-0114)

Co-Lead Staff: Gene Paul (206-477-9378)

Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)

9:30 AM

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

DRAFT MINUTES

Hybrid Meeting

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 9:40 AM.

4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci

Present:

Approval of Minutes

Vice Chair Fain moved approval of the December 9, 2025 meeting minutes. There

being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Public Comment

There was no one present to provide public comment.

Meeting Minutes

January 13, 2026

Government Accountability and

Oversight Committee

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0370

A MOTION related to council adoption of the King County Auditor's Office Work Program 2026-27.

Ben Thompson, Audit Director, King County Auditor’s Office, briefed the committee

and answered questions from the members.

Councilmember Balducci moved Amendment 1. There being no objections,

Amendment 1 was adopted.

A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this Motion be

recommended do pass substitute consent. The motion carried by the following

vote:

4 - von Reichbauer, Dunn, Fain and Balducci

Yes:

Briefing

Briefing No. 2026-B0003

Audit Report: Parks Division

Brooke Leary, Audit Director, King County Auditor’s Office, Anu Sidhu, Auditor II, King

County Auditor’s Office, and Basil Hariri, Auditor II, King County Auditor’s Office,

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 10:10 AM.