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 16, 2024  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 9:34 am.  
Councilmember Mosqueda was also in attendance.  
5 - Dembowski, Balducci, Barón, von Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Present:  
Briefing  
3.  
King County Sheriff's Office 2025 Budget Priorities  
Patti Cole-Tindall, King County Sheriff, briefed the committee via a PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
4.  
Briefing on Proposed 2025 Annual Budget Public Safety  
The following Council staff briefed the panel and answered questions from the  
members: Melissa Bailey, Nick Bowman, Erica Newman, Jeff Muhm, Brandi Paribello,  
and Leah Krekel-Zoppi. Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and  
Budget, also addressed the panel and answered questions from the members.  
The following budgets were discussed:  
Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) - Close  
Prosecuting Attorney's Office (PAO) - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Department of Public Defense (DPD) - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Superior Court - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Sheriff’s Office - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Panel 2 – Public Safety  
Meeting Minutes  
Drug Enforcement Forfeits - Close  
October 16, 2024  
District Court - Close  
Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) - Close  
Facilities Management Internal Service - Close  
Building Repair and Replacement - Close  
Adult and Juvenile Detention - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Jail Health Services - Close  
This matter was Presented  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m.