The King County Council Committee of the Whole on July 22 approved minutes from May 27 and June 20, extended the executive's appointment of Stephen Hurd as acting director of King County Information Technology, and confirmed Dr. David Grossman as a council at-large representative to the Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees.

The committee approved the minutes by voice vote after a motion to adopt. The committee then approved the extension of the executive’s appointment of Stephen Hurd as acting director; the clerk recorded the motion as "proposed motion 2025-5210" with a due-pass recommendation and the committee approved it by voice vote. The chair asked that the Hurd appointment be expedited to the consent agenda for the full council.

Sam Porter of Council Central Staff briefed members on the David Grossman appointment. Porter said the motion would "confirm the appointment of Doctor David Grossman as a council at large representative to the Harborview for the remainder of a 4 year term to expire 07/31/2028" and noted staff had identified the appointment as consistent with King County code requirements.

Stephanie Fain, president of the Harborview Board of Trustees, told the committee Dr. Grossman "has jumped right in and provided a lot of great feedback and questions and it's been a ... wonderful asset to the board." Dr. Grossman described a career focused on mission-driven health care and said his interest in Harborview stems from long work serving underserved populations.

Councilmember Mike Zahilay formally moved adoption of the Grossman appointment. The clerk called the roll; the record shows the motion carried with eight ayes and no nos at the time of the roll call, with Councilmember Von Reichbauer initially recorded as excused. (The clerk later noted Von Reichbauer recorded an affirmative for the two votes he had missed.) The committee approved the motion identified in the packet as "proposed motion 2025-0580" with a due-pass recommendation, and the chair asked that the motion be expedited to the full council's consent agenda.

The committee completed its scheduled actions and moved on to the Harborview updates that followed these votes.