Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee

The Council's Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee considers and makes recommendations on policies relating to:

• Public safety, including adult detention, juvenile justice and youth services, Superior and District Courts, judicial administration, prosecuting attorney, public defense, and emergency medical services;
  
• Emergency management, including disaster response, emergency preparedness, and emergency planning;
  
• Public health, including policies related to Public Health - Seattle & King County, structure of public health centers, and jail health services; and
  
• Human services, including implementation of the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Action Plan and the Veterans and Human Services Levy, therapeutic and low-income housing, domestic violence and sexual assault survivor services.

Meeting Times: Second and fourth Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. (Fifth Tuesday if there is one)
Council Chambers, King County Courthouse, 10th floor

Meeting agendas & materials  

Chair: Kathy Lambert

Vice Chair: Larry Gossett

Members: Reagan Dunn, Joe McDermott, Bob Ferguson