1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge L. Barón, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah  
Perry  
Lead Staff: April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
1.  
Wednesday, January 8, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Zahilay called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
2.  
3.  
6 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Present:  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Barón moved approval of the December 2, 2024, meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
4.  
Public Comment  
There was no one present to provide public comment.  
Meeting Minutes  
January 8, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0402  
AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County at a special  
election to be held in King County on April 22, 2025, of a proposition to reauthorize an expired regular  
property tax levy in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW, for a consecutive  
seven year period beginning in 2026 at the rate of not more than $0.0275 per one thousand dollars of  
assessed valuation, with the 2026 levy amount being the base for computing maximum allowable levy  
amounts under chapter 84.55 RCW for years two through seven (2027-2032), for the purpose of funding  
the continued operation of the regional automated fingerprint identification system, also known as AFIS,  
which maintains expanded crime scene and arrest identification technology and services for all local  
criminal justice agencies in King County.  
Sam Porter and Erica Newman, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered  
questions from the members. Mike Leahy, Regional AFIS Manager, King County  
Sheriff’s Office; Geoffrey Thomas, Chief of Staff, King County Sheriff's Office; and  
Andrew Bauck, Budget Analyst, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget;  
addressed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
Councilmember Dembowski moved amendments 1 and 2, and title amendment T1.  
The amendments were adopted.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 a.m.