Select Budget Committee
The purpose of the Budget Committee is to deliberate and review the Mayor's proposed budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP), make changes as appropriate, to adopt a final Budget and CIP.
Pursuant to Washington State Governor's Proclamation No. 20-28.15 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 8402, this public meeting will be held remotely. Meeting participation is limited to access by the telephone number provided on the meeting agenda, and the meeting is accessible via telephone and Seattle Channel online.
Agenda: Human Services & Behavioral and Mental Health: Human Services Department (HSD).
Watch the 10/28/21 morning session.
Select Budget Committee 10/2/24
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Office of Housing (OH); Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Adjournment.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE); Seattle Police Department (SPD); Adjournment.
Continues in afternoon meeting.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Human Services Department (HSD); Adjournment.
Continues in the morning meeting.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE); Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT); Adjournment.
Continues in the afternoon session.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and Metropolitan Parks District (MPD); Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL); Adjournment.
Continues in the morning session.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Office of Arts and Culture (ARTS); Office of Economic Development (OED); Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD); Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI); Adjournment.
Continues in the afternoon session.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Office of Arts and Culture (ARTS); Office of Economic Development (OED); Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD); Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI); Adjournment.
Continues in the morning session.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Introduction and Budget Process Overview; City Budget Office (CBO) Overview of the 2025 and 2026 Proposed Budgets; Adjournment.
Continues in afternoon session.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Introduction and Budget Process Overview; City Budget Office (CBO) Overview of the 2025 and 2026 Proposed Budgets; Adjournment.
Continues in the morning session.
Select Budget Committee 8/7/24
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; August Economic and Revenue Forecast Update; CB 120811: An ordinance amending Ordinance 126955; CB 120814: An ordinance relating to acceptance of funding from non-City sources; Adjournment.
Select Budget Committee 6/5/24
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Revenue Restrictions Overview; Revenue Stabilization Work Group Briefing; Summary of 2024 Budget Review; Adjournment.
Select Budget Committee 5/15/24
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; CB 120779: An ordinance relating to public art museum facilities; CB 120773: An ordinance amending Ordinance 126725; CB 120774: An ordinance amending Ordinance 126955; General Fund Balancing Analysis; JumpStart Payroll Expense Tax Fund; Adjournment.
Select Budget Committee 4/17/24
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; April Economic and Revenue Forecast Update; 2024 Budget Discussions; Adjournment.
Select Budget Committee 11/30/23
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Res 32116: relating to the City’s annual budget process; CB 120716: relating to the establishment of a Fiscal Transparency Program; CB 120717: relating to human services contracts that include appropriated money expressly reserved for the purpose of human services provider pay; CB 120602: repealing the tax on gross income derived from the business of selling or furnishing water for hire to customers; CB 120601: imposing an excise tax on the sale or exchange of certain capital assets in Seattle; Adjournment.
Select Budget Committee 11/20/23
Agenda: CB 120693: Ordinance relating to the levy of property taxes; CB 120695: Ordinance authorizing the levy of regular property taxes; CB 120708: Ordinance adopting a budget; CF 314529: Relating to City Council Changes to the 2024 Proposed Budget and the 2024 - 2029 Capital Improvement Program.
Select Budget Committee 11/15/23 Session II
Agenda: Call To Order; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of Consent Calendar (Items 1-16); Items Removed from the Consent Calendar; Res 32114: Intent to fund the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System; CB 120683: relating to contracting indebtedness; CB 120679: relating to funding from non-City sources; CB 120685: relating to the electric system of The City of Seattle; CB 120690: Seattle Parks and Recreation Interlocal Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District; CB 120706: relating to the regulation of network companies; CB 120689: relating to deductions from the payroll expense tax; CB 120707: renaming the Community Safety and Communications Center to the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; CB 120705: amending the 2023 Budget, including the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); CB 119950: relating to taxation - payroll expense tax rates; CB 120708: adopting a budget, including a capital improvement program and position modifications, for The City of Seattle for 2024; and creating positions exempt from civil service; Other Budget Legislation: Update on Seattle Revenue Stabilization Work Group Options and Additional Budget Related Legislation (Track 2 Legislation).
Continued from the morning session.
Select Budget Committee 11/15/23 Session I
Agenda: Call To Order; Approval of the Agenda; Approval of Consent Calendar (Items 1-16); Items Removed from the Consent Calendar; Res 32114: Intent to fund the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System; CB 120683: relating to contracting indebtedness; CB 120679: relating to funding from non-City sources; CB 120685: relating to the electric system of The City of Seattle; CB 120690: Seattle Parks and Recreation Interlocal Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District; CB 120706: relating to the regulation of network companies; CB 120689: relating to deductions from the payroll expense tax; CB 120707: renaming the Community Safety and Communications Center to the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; CB 120705: amending the 2023 Budget, including the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); CB 119950: relating to taxation - payroll expense tax rates; CB 120708: adopting a budget, including a capital improvement program and position modifications, for The City of Seattle for 2024; and creating positions exempt from civil service; Other Budget Legislation: Update on Seattle Revenue Stabilization Work Group Options and Additional Budget Related Legislation (Track 2 Legislation).
Continues in the afternoon session.
Select Budget Committee 11/14/23 Session II
Continued from the morning session.
Agenda: Call To Order; Approval of the Agenda; Voting Process Overview; Approval of Consent Calendar (Items 1-16); Items Removed from the Consent Calendar; Res 32114: Intent to fund the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System; CB 120683: relating to contracting indebtedness; CB 120679: relating to funding from non-City sources; CB 120685: relating to the electric system of The City of Seattle; CB 120690: Seattle Parks and Recreation Interlocal Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District; CB 120706: relating to the regulation of network companies; CB 120689: relating to deductions from the payroll expense tax; CB 120707: renaming the Community Safety and Communications Center to the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; CB 120705: amending the 2023 Budget, including the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); CB 119950: relating to taxation - payroll expense tax rates; CB 120708: adopting a budget, including a capital improvement program and position modifications, for The City of Seattle for 2024; and creating positions exempt from civil service; Other Budget Legislation: Update on Seattle Revenue Stabilization Work Group Options and Additional Budget Related Legislation (Track 2 Legislation).
Select Budget Committee 11/14/23 Session I
Agenda: Call To Order; Approval of the Agenda; Voting Process Overview; Approval of Consent Calendar (Items 1-16); Items Removed from the Consent Calendar; Res 32114: Intent to fund the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System; CB 120683: relating to contracting indebtedness; CB 120679: relating to funding from non-City sources; CB 120685: relating to the electric system of The City of Seattle; CB 120690: Seattle Parks and Recreation Interlocal Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District; CB 120706: relating to the regulation of network companies; CB 120689: relating to deductions from the payroll expense tax; CB 120707: renaming the Community Safety and Communications Center to the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; CB 120705: amending the 2023 Budget, including the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); CB 119950: relating to taxation - payroll expense tax rates; CB 120708: adopting a budget, including a capital improvement program and position modifications, for The City of Seattle for 2024; and creating positions exempt from civil service; Other Budget Legislation: Update on Seattle Revenue Stabilization Work Group Options and Additional Budget Related Legislation (Track 2 Legislation).
Continues in the afternoon session.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Hearing on the proposed 2024 Proposed Budget including (1) the City’s 2024 general revenue sources, including a possible property tax levy increase; (2) the Mayor’s 2023-2024 Proposed Mid-Biennial Budget Adjustments and 2024-2029 Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP); and (3) proposed revisions to the City's 2024 general revenue sources and Mayor's Proposed Budget and CIP.
NOTE: Due to a technical issue, the last hour of this meeting is audio only. Video and closed captions are not available.
Select Budget Committee 11/13/23 Session II
Continued from the morning session.
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Proposed Consent Calendar; Items Removed from the Consent Calendar; Proposed Items for Individual Vote: Res 32114: Intent to fund the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System; CB 120683: relating to contracting indebtedness; CB 120679: relating to funding from non-City sources; CB 120685: relating to the electric system of The City of Seattle; CB 120690: Seattle Parks and Recreation Interlocal Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District; CB 120706: relating to the regulation of network companies; CB 120689: relating to deductions from the payroll expense tax; CB 120707: renaming the Community Safety and Communications Center to the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; CB 120705: amending the 2023 Budget, including the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); CB 119950: relating to taxation - payroll expense tax rates; CB 120708: adopting a budget, including a capital improvement program and position modifications, for The City of Seattle for 2024; and creating positions exempt from civil service; Other Budget Legislation: Update on Seattle Revenue Stabilization Work Group Options and Additional Budget Related Legislation (Track 2 Legislation).
Select Budget Committee 11/13/23 Session I
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Proposed Consent Calendar; Items Removed from the Consent Calendar; Proposed Items for Individual Vote: Res 32114: Intent to fund the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System; CB 120683: relating to contracting indebtedness; CB 120679: relating to funding from non-City sources; CB 120685: relating to the electric system of The City of Seattle; CB 120690: Seattle Parks and Recreation Interlocal Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District; CB 120706: relating to the regulation of network companies; CB 120689: relating to deductions from the payroll expense tax; CB 120707: renaming the Community Safety and Communications Center to the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; CB 120705: amending the 2023 Budget, including the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); CB 119950: relating to taxation - payroll expense tax rates; CB 120708: adopting a budget, including a capital improvement program and position modifications, for The City of Seattle for 2024; and creating positions exempt from civil service; Other Budget Legislation: Update on Seattle Revenue Stabilization Work Group Options and Additional Budget Related Legislation (Track 2 Legislation).
Continues in the afternoon session.
Select Budget Committee 10/27/23 Session II
Agenda: Proposed Amendments to the Chair’s Balancing Package; Adjournment.
Continued from the morning session.
Select Budget Committee 10/27/23 Session I
Agenda: Call to Order, Approval of the Agenda, Public Comment; Proposed Amendments to the Chair’s Balancing Package; Adjournment.
Continued in afternoon session.
Select Budget Committee 10/20/23
Agenda: Call to Order, Approval of the Agenda, Introduction & Overview; Economic and Revenue Forecast Update; Chair's Balancing Package.
