Metropolitan King County Council
516 Third Ave., Rm. 1200
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-296-1000
Toll Free: 800-325-6165
TTY/TDD: 206-296-1024
Fax: 206-296-0198

council@kingcounty.gov
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Operating Budget, Fiscal Management and Select Issues Committee

The Council's Operating Budget Committee reviews and monitors the County's $662 million operating budget, including financial plans, revenues, expenditures, quarterly reports, operating programs, and the financial status of county funds. It also considers and makes recommendations on all operating supplemental appropriations, municipal annexations and incorporations, and debt and investment proposals, levies, fees and taxes not involving capital expenditures. 

In particular, the committee will consider and make recommendations on matters pertaining to two select issues before the council:
  1. The 2007 United States Department of Justice report concerning the King County Jail and the County's ongoing response to the issues addressed in that report; and
  2. Matters relating to the Mental illness and Drug Dependency Action Plan and revenues raised by the King County mental health sales tax.

Meeting Times: Second and fourth Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.
Council Chambers, King County Courthouse, 10th floor

Chair: Bob Ferguson
Vice Chair: Kathy Lambert
Members: Dow Constantine, Reagan Dunn, Larry Phillips

Related Information:
Meeting agendas and minutes

Archived Video of committee meetings

Committee Staff:
Lead Analyst: William Nogle
Legislative Analysts: Pat Hamacher, Mamie Marcuss, Polly St. John , Wendy Soo Hoo
Committee Assistant: Gennevie Cook