1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Councilmembers: Sarah Perry, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice-Chair; Claudia Balducci,  
Rod Dembowski, Teresa Mosqueda  
Staff: Stephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff (206-477-6023)  
Melani Hay: Committee Clerk (206-477-1025)  
2:00 PM  
Tuesday, February 3, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
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meetings in person in the Southwest Conference Room, 516 3rd Avenue  
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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.  
Meeting Minutes  
February 3, 2026  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
The meeting was called to order at 2:04 p.m.  
Councilmember Fain was also in attendance.  
4 - Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda and Perry  
Present:  
1 - Balducci  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes of September 2, 2025 and December 2, 2025  
Councilmember Barón moved to approve the minutes of the September 2, 2025, and  
December 2, 2025, meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
4.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0355  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Minh Duc Nguyen to the citizens' elections oversight  
committee as a representative of the Vietnamese-speaking community.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Vice Chair Barón made an oral amendment, to insert "Minh Duc Nguyen" into the  
blanks on lines 4, 18, and 24. The motion carried.  
Vice Chair Barón made an oral amendment to delete "December 2, 2025", and insert  
"February 3, 2026", on line 17. The motion carried.  
Vice Chair Barón made an oral amendment to insert "King County council's  
employment and administration committee" into the blank on line 4. The motion  
carried.  
Vice Chair Barón made an oral amendment to delete "December 3" and insert  
"December 31", on line 27. The motion carried.  
Vice Chair Barón made an oral amendment to insert "Minh Duc Nguyen" into the blank  
on line 1. The motion carried.  
This matter was Recommended Do Pass Consent - Expedite  
4 - Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda and Perry  
1 - Balducci  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Meeting Minutes  
February 3, 2026  
Employment and Administration  
Committee  
Briefings  
5.  
6.  
Meeting Materials Review  
Jeana Kats, Clarity Consulting, briefed the Committee and answered questions.  
This matter was presented.  
Human Resources Update  
Deandra Stanley, Manager, Human Resources, briefed the Committee and answered  
questions.  
This matter was presented.  
7.  
Chief of Staff Update  
Sephanie Cirkovich, Chief of Staff, Briefed the Committee and answered questions.  
This matter was presented.  
Other Business  
There was no other business.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:21 p.m.