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Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

Learn more about the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee. Find out how to attend meetings and submit public comments. Also, see meeting agendas and other materials.

About the committee

The Budget and Fiscal Management Committee considers and makes recommendations on the county revenue and expenditure fiscal structural gap, capital and operating budget appropriations. It also considers the sale, lease or transfer of real property to or by the county; debt and investment proposals; bond issues; matters pertaining to the Office of Economic and Financial Analysis; levies (unless referred to another committee); supplemental appropriations related to the COVID-19 pandemic response; and financial policies. The committee shall develop recommendations on policy direction for the county budget, based on the recommendations of other council committees, and takes into account the estimated fiscal impacts of state and federal legislation.

Attend committee meetings

When: Regular meetings are the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 9:30 a.m. See the meeting calendar and agendas. During budget season there are many additional meetings. See budget season calendar for the full schedule of BFM meetings.

To help us manage the meeting, if you do not wish to be called upon for public comment, please use the Livestream or King County TV options listed below to watch or listen to the meeting if possible.

You are also invited to attend evening public hearings.

Remotely

  • Use Webinar ID: 867 1228 9077   (Note: for Budget Panels, use the Webinar IDs listed with the Budget Panel information near the bottom of this page.)
  • By computer, using the Zoom application at https://zoom.us/join and the webinar ID above.
  • Via phone by calling 1-253-215-8782 and using the webinar ID above.

In-person

On KCTV

Public comment

Public comment should be on current agenda items only. If you would like to comment on an item not on the current agenda, you may email your Councilmember. 

Email

Send to budget.council@kingcounty.gov by 8 a.m. on the meeting day. Include the topic and related committee in the subject line. Comments will be forwarded to committee members and appropriate staff. 

In-person

Attend meetings in Council Chambers, 516 3rd Avenue, Room 1001, Seattle Washington.

Remotely

Provide comment remotely by attending meetings via phone or computer using the Zoom application. See attend committee meetings remotely above. You are not required to sign up in advance to provide remote public comment. 

Language services

You have the right to submit your comments using our free language access services. Contact Tera Chea, Language Access Coordinator not less than three business days prior to the committee meeting.

Meeting materials

View the meeting agendas and calendar. Agendas are usually available before each committee meeting. Other materials post as they are available. 


Budget Panels

Weeks 2 and 3 of the Council’s budget review process includes panel meetings to conduct in-depth briefings about specific agency budgets. Panel meetings will take place from 9:30 a.m. through noon each day. Interested members of the public may attend these meetings in person in Council Chambers in the King County Courthouse or attend via livestream using the appropriate webinar ID listed for each panel meeting below (more information above).

Panel 1 – Public Transit, Climate, Local Services and Infrastructure

9:30 a.m., Tuesdays, October 8 and 15, 2024
Webinar ID: 890 7703 3966
This panel will review and make recommendations on budgets related to appropriation units such as Parks, Recreation, and Open Space, Planning and Permitting, and Metro Transit, etc.
Chair: Councilmember Perry
Members: Councilmembers Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, and Zahilay

Meeting materials:

Panel 2 – Public Safety

9:30 a.m., Wednesdays, October 9 and 16, 2024
Webinar ID: 875 6537 8927
This panel will review and make recommendations on budgets related to appropriation units such as the Sheriff, Office of Law Enforcement Oversight, Prosecuting Attorney, Public Defense, etc.
Chair: Councilmember Dembowski
Members: Councilmembers Balducci, Barón, Perry, von Reichbauer, and Zahilay

Meeting materials:

Panel 3 – Health, Housing and Human Services

9:30 a.m., Thursdays, October 10 and 17, 2024
Webinar ID: 858 7947 3019
This panel will review and make decisions recommendations on budgets related to appropriation units such as Housing and Community Development, Behavioral Health, Mental Illness and Drug Dependency, Public Health, etc.
Chair: Councilmember Mosqueda
Members: Councilmembers Barón, Perry, and Zahilay

Meeting materials:


 

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