1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Councilmembers: Dave Upthegrove, Chair;  
Girmay Zahilay, Vice-Chair; Teresa Mosqueda, Pete von  
Reichbauer  
Staff: Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff (206-477-6023)  
Melani Hay: Committee Clerk (206-477-1025)  
2:00 PM  
Tuesday, March 5, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the Employment and Administration Committee  
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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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 2:05 p.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Mosqueda, Upthegrove, von Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Present:  
Meeting Minutes  
March 5, 2024  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
3.  
Approval of Minutes of February 6, 2024  
Councilmember Mosqueda moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2024,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Briefing and Discussion  
4.  
5.  
Public Records  
Johanna Loomis, Legislative Records Manager, briefed the Committee on public  
records and answered questions.  
Monique Cohen, Chief Legal Counsel, answered questions of the Committee.  
Space Consolidation  
Janine Weihe, Chief Operating Officer, briefed the Committee on space consolidation  
and answered questions.  
Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff, answered questions of the Committee.  
Briefings  
6.  
7.  
Human Resources update  
Deandra Stanley, Human Resources Manager, briefed the Committee on current  
recruitments and staff changes.  
Chief of Staff Update  
Stephanie Cirkovich briefed the Committee on upcoming council policy work and  
shared that the legislative branch received an award from the Employee Giving  
Campaign.  
Other Business  
Chair Upthegrove put the meeting into executive session at 2:45 p.m. for 15 minutes to  
approximately 3:00 p.m. The grounds for the executive session under RCW  
42.30.110(1)(g) and (i) are to review the performance of a public employee and discuss  
with legal counsel legal risks of a proposed action to which the county is or is likely to  
become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in  
an adverse legal or financial consequence to the county.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 3:02 p.m.  
Adjournment  
Chair Upthegrove adjourned the meeting at 3:02 p.m.