In its review of the county's biennial budget, the King County Council values the input of county residents. Traditionally, public hearings have been held in different regions of the county to enable the public to attend, learn about the county budget and the challenges being faced at the time, and provide feedback. This year, three public meetings will be held, in Redmond, Kent, and downtown Seattle. Only the meeting in downtown Seattle will be a hybrid meeting, meaning that it's both in-person and online. Complete information on these meetings is listed below.

Those who cannot or are unable to join these meetings can email their comments to the King County Council via email. See further below for more information.

Public hearing meetings on the 2023-24 biennial budget

• September 28 (Wed) – Budget and Fiscal Management Committee (BFM): 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. (est.).
  Public Comment period will be conducted after elected officials present their proposed budgets to Council.
  
  
• October 5 (Wed) – BFM 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. 
  Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village
  6505 176th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052
  
  
• October 12 (Wed) – BFM: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  Kent Senior Center, Social Hall
  600 E Smith Street,Kent, WA 98032
  
  
• October 19 (Wed) – BFM 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. 
  King County Courthouse, 10th Floor Council Chambers
  516 3rd Ave., Seattle WA 98104
  This is a hybrid (in-person and remote) meeting. 
  CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR:  Webinar ID: 827 8941 9181
  If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the meeting by calling 1-253-215-8782 and using the webinar ID above. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your ability to be unmuted to speak.
   
• October 25 (Tues), October 26 (Wed), November 8 (Tues), and November 10 (Thurs) – BFM 9:30 a.m. – noon (est.), King County Courthouse, 10th Floor Council Chambers, 516 3rd Ave., Seattle WA 98104
  These are hybrid meetings (in-person and remote) with opportunity for public comment. To join the meeting, please visit this page and refer to the section titled "Connecting to the webinar": https://kingcounty.gov/council/committees/budget.aspx

Email address to send public comment

Members of the public may also provide input on the county budget by emailing the address below. 

At the top of your message: please write (1) your name and (2) your complete street address. This information is recommended but not required.

Email address to send public comment: budget.council@kingcounty.gov