Law and Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
January 22, 2025
Discussion and Possible Action
5.
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second of two reports on progress toward addressing the legal
system backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial
Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P4.
Erica Newman, Council staff, briefed the committee. Leesa Manion, King County
Prosecutor, Matthew Sanders, Interim Director, Department of Public Defense, Judge
Ketu Shah, Presiding Judge, King County Superior Court, Judge Corinna Harn, King
County District Court, and David Baker, Director of Data and Analytics, Prosecuting
Attorney's Office, also addressed the committee and answered questions from the
members.
Councilmember Dembowski moved Amendment 1. The amendment was adopted.
A motion was made by Councilmember Dembowski that this Motion be
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the
following vote:
4 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski and Dunn
Yes:
6.
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the proviso report on a crisis response program plan required by the
2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 21, as amended by Ordinance 19633,
Section 17, Proviso P1.
Nick Bowman, Council staff, briefed the committee. Geoffrey Thomas, Chief of Staff,
King County Sheriff’s Office, Cheol Kang, Chief of Community Programs and Services
Division, King County Sheriff’s Office, Susie Kroll, Program Manager, Therapeutic
Response Unit, King County Sheriff’s Office, also addressed the committee via a video
and PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.
A motion was made by Councilmember Dembowski that this Motion be
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:
4 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski and Dunn
Yes:
7.
AN ORDINANCE related to the repeal of RCW 10.70.140; and amending Ordinance 17706, Section 2, as
amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.020.
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee. Steve Larsen, Deputy Director,
Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention, also addressed the committee.
A motion was made by Councilmember Dembowski that this Ordinance be
Recommended Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:
3 - Balducci, Barón and Dembowski
1 - Dunn
Yes:
Excused:
Briefing
