1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Panel 2 – Public Safety  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón,  
Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Nick Bowman, (206-477-7607)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams, (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, October 9, 2024  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 9:32am.  
5 - Dembowski, Balducci, Barón, von Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Present:  
Briefing  
3.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0118  
Department of Public Defense 2025 Budget Priorities  
Matthew Sanders, Interim Director, Department of Public Defense (DPD), and Matthew  
Pang, Managing Attorney, SCRAP Division, DPD, briefed the committee via a  
PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
4.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0099  
Briefing on Proposed 2025 Annual Budget Public Safety  
Nick Bowman, Panel Lead, provided an overview of the process. The following Council  
staff briefed the panel and answered questions from the members: Jeff Muhm, Wendy  
Soo Hoo, Brandi Paribello, Jenny Giambattista, Olivia Brey, Terra Rose, Miranda  
Leskinen, Mary Bourguignon, Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Melissa Bailey, Nick Bowman, and  
Erica Newman.  
The following budgets were consent:  
GF Transfer to PSB GF IT CAP (EN_A70100), GF Transfer To Debt Service, Internal  
Support, Limited GO Bond Redemption, Unlimited G.O. Bond Redemption,  
Assessments, Office of the Executive, Business Resource Center, Real Estate  
Services, Finance and Business Operations, Records and Licensing Services,  
Panel 2 – Public Safety  
Meeting Minutes  
October 9, 2024  
Regional Animal Services of King County, Animal Bequests, Recorders Operation and  
Maintenance, Office of Risk Management Services, Human Resources Management,  
Safety and Claims Management, Employee Deferred Compensation Administration,  
Cable Communications, I-Net Operations, Geographic Information Systems, Puget  
Sound Emergency Radio Network Levy, District Court Grants, Executive Administration  
Grants, Judicial Administration Grants, Prosecutor Grants, Superior Court Grants,  
Sheriff Grants, Non Departmental Grants, Elections Grants, PSB Grants, State  
Auditor, and Automated Fingerprint Identification System.  
The following budgets were discussed:  
Office of Equity and Social Justice - Close  
Office of Law Enforcement Oversight - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2  
meeting  
Government Relations - Close  
External Support - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Office of Performance Strategy and Budget - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team  
(BLT)  
Office of Economic Opportunity and Creative Economy - Referred to the Budget  
Leadership Team (BLT)  
Facilities Management Division - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
Long-Term Leases - Close  
Major Maintenance Reserve Sub-Fund - Close  
Building Repair/Replacement Sub-Fund - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2  
meeting  
Office of Inquest - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Employee Benefits - Close  
KCIT Services - Close  
ITS Capital - Close  
DES Technology Fund - Close  
DPH Technology Capital Fund - Close  
PSB General Fund Technology Capital Fund - Close  
Radio Communications Services - Close  
Enhanced-911 - Close  
Adult and Juvenile Detention - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
Jail Health Services - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
Judicial Administration - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
Prosecuting Attorney - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
Public Defense - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
Superior Court - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
Sheriff - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
Drug Enforcement Forfeits - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
District Court - Open to the October 16th Budget Panel 2 meeting  
This matter was Deferred  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:49 a.m.