1200 King County
Courthouse
King County
516 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Meeting Minutes
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)
5:30 PM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING
Hybrid Meeting
1.
2.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.
6 - Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry and Quinn
3 - Balducci, von Reichbauer and Zahilay
Present:
Excused:
3.
Public Comment on the Executive’s Proposed 2026-2027 Budget
The following individuals were present to provide public comment:
Alex Tsimmerman, Jesse Wineberry, Lemuel Charleston, Michelle Ahrens, Larry
Gossett, Teresa Everett, Karina Patel, Nacala Ayele, Aaron Burkhalter, Hannah
Whitworth, Terrene Proctor, Marta Kidane, Cara Williams, Veronica Cedillo, Margaret
Osimbo, Jacinta Ngugi, Elizabeth Macharia, Sarah Dickmeyer, Kendall Guthrie, Lisa
Watson, Hali Willis, Alison Eisinger, Daniel Malone, Earnest Young, Ebony Booker,
Sherry Williams, Khizee Sheriff, Nickhala Sheriff, Irene Muller, Sheryl
Jackson-Williams, Thomas Sander, Chantheari Leng, Thearina Leng, Deidre
McCormack Martin, Gary Sampson, Ken Shulman, Joe Barsana, Sandy Hunt, Deborah
O'Neal, Sarah Tanlesley, Tueena Ellison, Ricardo Ortega, Shiku Wainaina, Derek
Olsen, Saghar Amini, Cynthia Ramos, Fernando Jasso, Mazde Hoskooion, River
Morales, Nabrath Sheriff, Olivia Montgomery, Shannon Cheng, Brandon Knox, Amy
Drayer, Devon Delapp, Jose Ortuzar, Lynn D, Nela Cumming, John Atkins, Pia
Rivera-Jones, Vanessa Reyes, Miriam Clithero, Brook Buettner, Mark Putnam, Amy
Nguyen, Matchal Sherani, Howard Greenwich, Darcell Slovek-Walker, Lauren Fay,
Tony Yuchasz, Kim Khanh Van, Christine Tang, Maheera, Ollie Garrett, Peter
Musante, Dr. Linda Smith, Marryam Ali, Darci Henderson, Sam Wolff, Marjorie Tolbert,
and Miriam.
