516 Third Avenue, Council  
Chambers, 10th Floor,  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Minutes  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Councilmembers: Sarah Perry, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice-Chair; Claudia Balducci,  
Rod Dembowski, Teresa Mosqueda  
Staff: Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff (206-477-6023)  
Melani Hay: Committee Clerk (206-477-1025)  
2:00 PM  
Tuesday, September 1, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
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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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request these services, please contact our Equity and Social Justice  
Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477 9259 or Tera.Chea2@kingcounty.gov,  
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.  
Meeting Minutes  
September 1, 2026  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 2:12 p.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda and Perry  
1 - Balducci  
Present:  
Excused:  
Councilmember Fain was also present.  
3.  
Approval of Minutes of July 7, 2026  
Councilmember Barón moved to approve the minutes of the July 7, 2026, meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
4.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0212  
A MOTION confirming the reappointment of Jason Lambacher to the citizens' elections oversight  
committee as a representative sponsored by an academic institution and who has knowledge of  
elections.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda and Perry  
1 - Balducci  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Sherrie Hsu, Council Staff, briefed the Committee and answered questions.  
Jason Lambacher made remarks and answered questions.  
Briefing  
5.  
OLEO Director Recruitment  
Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff, made remarks and introduced Greg Nelson,  
Mosaic Public Partners.  
Greg Nelson made remarks and briefed the Committee.  
Meeting Minutes  
September 1, 2026  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
6.  
Human Resources Update  
Deandra Stanley, Human Resources Manager, made remarks and briefed the  
Committee.  
Janine Weihe, Chief Operating Officer, made remarks and briefed the Committee.  
Elissa Benson, Chief Policy Officer, made remarks and briefed the Committee.  
7.  
Chief of Staff Update  
Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff, made remarks and briefed the Committee.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:56 p.m.