1200 King County  
Courthouse  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
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Meeting Agenda  
Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Dave Upthegrove, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn  
Lead Staff: Melissa Bailey (206-263-0114)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, May 14, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the King County Council committee meetings in person in Council  
Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how  
to attend and/or to provide comment remotely are listed below.  
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.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Government Accountability and Oversight  
Committee values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
There are three ways to provide public comment:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting and provide comment in the Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your email  
comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your email is received before 8:00 a.m. on the day  
of the meeting, your email comments will be distributed to the committee members and  
appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
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on current agenda items during the meeting’s public comment period by connecting to the  
entering the webinar ID number below.  
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please contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea, at 206 477 9259 or email  
Tera.chea2@kingcounty.gov by 8:00 a.m. three business days prior to the meeting.  
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HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or  
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1)  
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2)  
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3)  
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listen to the meeting.  
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2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
March 12, 2024 meeting minutes  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Mark McIntyre, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County International Airport roundtable, as an airport tenant representative -  
corporate tenant.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries for 2024; and  
amending Ordinance 16803, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.12.050.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
Erica Newman, Council staff  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the convening of the King County board of appeals and equalization;  
and amending Ordinance 6444, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.34.030.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the qualifications for the members and clerk of the King County board of  
appeals and equalization; and amending Ordinance 6444, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.  
2.34.020 and Ordinance 6444, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.34.040.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
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Briefings  
9.  
King County International Airport: Updates on the Air Traffic Control Tower, runways, and other  
future capital projects  
David Decoteau, Deputy Director, King County International Airport  
10.  
11.  
Recorder’s Office: Better Financial Oversight Will Reduce Risk  
Kymber Waltmunson, King County Auditor, King County Auditor’s Office  
Megan Ko, Principal Auditor, King County Auditor’s Office  
Juvenile Confinement: Many Youth Face Long Stays in Facility Designed for Short-Term Support  
Brooke Leary, Audit Director, King County Auditor's Office  
Justin Anderson, Principle Management Auditor, King County Auditor's Office  
Grant Dailey, Senior Management Auditor, King County Auditor's Office  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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