1200 King County
Courthouse
King County
516 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Meeting Minutes
Law and Justice Committee
Councilmembers:
Rhonda Lewis, Chair;
Rod Dembowski,Vice-Chair;
Claudia Balducci, Jorge L. Barón, Teresa Mosqueda
Lead Staff: Leah Krekel-Zoppi (206-477-0892)
Co-Lead Erica Newman (206-477-7543)
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)
9:30 AM
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Hybrid Meeting
DRAFT MINUTES - REVISED AGENDA
1.
2.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Chair Lewis called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.
5 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Lewis and Mosqueda
Present:
3.
Approval of Minutes
Councilmember Mosqueda moved approval of the minutes of the December 3, 2025
meeting. Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.
Discussion and Possible Action
4.
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an interlocal agreement with the city
of North Bend to provide contract municipal police services by the King County sheriff's office.
Nick Bowman, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the
members. Mary Miller, Mayor, City of North Bend, also addressed the committee.
Councilmember Barón moved Amendment 1. The Amendment was adopted.
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Ordinance be
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the
following vote:
5 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Lewis and Mosqueda
Yes:
