1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Steffanie Fain, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn  
Lead Staff: Gene Paul (206-477-9378)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Monday, July 20, 2026  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Room at the Museum of Flight at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA, 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.  
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2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
June 9, 2026 meeting minutes  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0125  
4.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Liz Callahan, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County Library System board of trustees.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
Briefing  
Briefing No. 2026-B0085  
KCIA Briefing  
5.  
John Parrott, Director, King County International Airport  
David Decoteau, Deputy Director, King County International Airport  
KCIA Tenants and Members of the KCIA Airport Roundtable  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0115  
6.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Juan Cotto, who resides in council district two, to  
the Washington state Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District board of directors.  
Lewis and Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0126  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE related to the King County employee code of ethics; and amending Ordinance 12014,  
Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.017, Ordinance 1308, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.  
3.04.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.030, Ordinance 6144, Section 2,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.035, Ordinance 9704, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.037, and  
Ordinance 1308, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.050.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
Brandi Paribello, Council staff  
Adjournment  
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