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Regional Law Safety & Justice Committee

The King County Regional Law Safety and Justice Committee (RLSJC) is a law and justice council established under RCW 72.09.300. The committee seeks to improve coordination and cooperation among criminal justice agencies. RLSJC meets monthly to share information, identify problems and solutions and monitor the progress of innovative programs.

The membership includes representatives from suburban cities, the city of Seattle, King County, and the Department of Corrections. Meetings normally include judges, prosecutors, police chiefs, corrections officials, public defenders, legislators, mayors, city council members and line staff. The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually between the suburban cities, the city of Seattle, and King County. The meeting is staffed by a budget analyst from the Criminal Justice section of the Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget.

In past years, the committee has looked at a wide range of issues including regional jail planning efforts, challenges related to criminal offenders with mental illness and/or chemical dependency issues, and the impact of state and local budget deficits on the criminal justice system. The committee meets on the last Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 9:00 AM. Prior to the pandemic, the meetings were held in the Bertha K. Landes Room in Seattle City Hall. 

2021 Committee Meeting Dates:

We will be holding virtual meetings via ZOOM through the end of 2021.

  • January 28
  • February 25
  • March 25
  • May 27
  • July 29
  • September 30
  • December 2

For meeting or other information, please contact King County Performance, Strategy and Budget (PSB) at (206) 263-4176.

March 25, 2021 RLSJC Meeting:

2021 RLSJC Committee Membership:

Chair:

Lisa Paglisotti, Judge - Justice Court
 King County District Court   
 lisaa.paglisotti@kingcounty.gov 

Vice-Chair:

Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Councilmember
City of Federal Way
Lydia.Assefa-Dawson@cityoffederalway.com

Sound Cities Association:

Krystal Marx, Burien Deputy Mayor

Neal Black, Kirkland Councilmember

Yolanda Trout-Manuel, Auburn Councilmember

Toni Troutner, Kent Council President

Chris Ross, Sammamish Councilmember

Kim-Khánh Văn, Renton Councilmember

Mason Thompson, Bothell Councilmember

Staff:

   Jason Escareno, Executive Analyst
   King County Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget
   401 5th Ave., Ste 810
   Seattle, WA 98104
   (206) 263-3263 
   jescareno@kingcounty.gov