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
Hybrid Meeting
DRAFT MINUTES - SPECIAL 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.
