1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry,  
De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, October 28, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA - SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend 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 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 Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
The committee will accept public comment on items on today’s agenda in writing. You may do  
so by submitting your written comments to budget.council@kingcounty.gov or by visiting the  
CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR:  
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Via phone by calling 1 253 215 8782 and using the webinar ID above.  
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HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or  
listen in to the meeting:  
1)  
into your web browser.  
2)  
Watch King County TV on Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD) and Astound Broadband  
Channels 22 and 711(HD)  
3)  
Listen to the meeting by telephone – See “Connecting to the Webinar” above.  
1.  
Call to Order  
2.  
Roll Call  
Consent  
3.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute an amendment to an agreement approved under  
Ordinance 19821 with the Washington state Department of Ecology for loan financing for a wastewater  
capital project.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff  
4.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease at an existing location to support the  
operation of the King County department of information technology.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Discussion Only  
5.  
A MOTION requesting the executive complete a report on the feasibility of establishing a child savings  
account program in King County.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Council staff  
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8.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of public defense standards for indigent defense; and  
amending Ordinance 17588, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.60.026.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the creation of housing court commissioner positions of the King County  
superior court.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the spending plan for $46,000,000 of county hospital levy revenue  
to be expended or encumbered solely to support Harborview Medical Center operations for the fiscal  
year 2026 as required under the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 102,  
Expenditure Restriction E3.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to establishing the Harborview construction and infrastructure division in the  
department of executive services; and amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 2.16.035.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
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10.  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $14,700,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $22,895,000 to various non-general fund agencies and a  
net supplemental appropriation of $1,670,000 from various capital fund budgets; and amending the  
2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 34, 54, 55, 86, 117, 120, and 130, as  
amended, and Attachment A, as amended.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
April Sanders, Council staff  
Adjournment  
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