1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Councilmembers: Dave Upthegrove, Chair;  
Girmay Zahilay, Vice-Chair; Teresa Mosqueda, Pete von  
Reichbauer  
Staff: Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff (206-477-6023)  
Melani Hay: Committee Clerk (206-477-1025)  
2:00 PM  
Tuesday, September 3, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the Employment and Administration 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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You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To  
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.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 2:19 p.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Mosqueda, Upthegrove, von Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Present:  
Meeting Minutes  
September 3, 2024  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
3.  
Approval of Minutes of July 2, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay moved to approve the minutes of the July 2, 2024, meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Discussion  
4.  
Results of the 2024 Employee Engagement Survey  
Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff, and Janine Weihe, Chief Operating Officer, briefed  
the Committee and answered questions.  
Briefing  
5.  
6.  
Human Resources Update  
Deandra Stanley, Human Resources Manager, gave an update and answered  
questions.  
Chief of Staff Update  
Stephanie Cirkovich gave an update and answered questions.  
Other Business  
There was no other business.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:52 p.m.