Let me state the obvious — Council’s 8-week review of the city’s proposed budget is a busy time. The city’s budget is about $4B. The General Subfund is roughly $950M. City Council is presented the proposed budget in late September, in this case September 24th to be exact, and we spend the next seven or [...]
Month: October 2012
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October 22, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
New Arts Office Director & Commissioners
The Mayor recently appointed Randy Engstrom to lead the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs (OACA) as its interim director. The Office’s previous director, Vincent Kitch, resigned recently after 18 months on the job. Kitch was selected as a result of a national search. The Mayor decided this time to hire locally. Some may [...]
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October 22, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Statement on my vote against Resolution 31414
Everyone agrees—the City Council, the City Attorney, the Mayor, the Seattle Police Department, the U.S. Department of Justice, and, most importantly, the people we serve—we must reform policing in Seattle. I think we all also agree that the selection of a consent decree monitor to oversee this reform is a crucial decision that will set [...]
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October 22, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, News Releases
Seattle City Council requests City Attorney present SPD monitor candidate to court
News Release:
The Seattle City Council passed Resolution 31414 this afternoon, continuing the City’s progress in meeting the terms of the consent decree agreed to in August with the United States Department of Justice. The resolution (adopted 8-1) provides guidance to City Attorney Pete Holmes in filing the City’s recommendation for a consent decree monitor, a condition required to be met by Fri., Oct. 26.
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October 22, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Harrell, News Releases
Seattle City Council passes ordinance to create Community Police Commission
News Release:
Through Council’s independent authority to establish the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreement’s Community Police Commission (CPC) by ordinance, the Seattle City Council voted today (9-0) to formally create the Commission (Council Bill 117608).
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October 22, 2012January 6, 2023City Clerk
Action Summary, Monday 10/22/12
The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting. FULL COUNCIL: 1. Clerk File 312598 CONFIRMED (9 – 0) Appointment of Fred Podesta as member, Indian Services Commission Governing Council, for a term of confirmation to October 2, 2016. PUBLIC SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: 2. Council Bill [...]
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October 22, 2012January 6, 2023City Clerk
Legislation passed October 1, 2012, and filed with the City Clerk
Scans of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124011 C.B. 117569 AN ORDINANCE relating to rental housing registration and inspection; adding a new Chapter 22.214 to the Seattle Municipal Code; retitling portions of Chapter 6.440 as Chapter 22.214; amending portions of the retitled Chapter 6.440; and repealing portions of Chapter [...]
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October 22, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Beyond Puget Sound: Building economic strength as a region
Returning to the Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Conference at Suncadia this past week was bittersweet for me. It was here, at this time last year, that we lost a dear friend, Senator Scott White. I was so proud that the Chamber established The Senator Scott White Regional Leadership Award, this year awarded to Rep. [...]
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October 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Campaign and Election Reform at City Council
Earlier this week I was involved in Council two actions to reform campaigns and elections in Seattle. First of all, on October 15, I voted to pass an ordinance to limit the fundraising time period for candidates, and to prohibit rollover of funds between campaigns. Councilmember O’Brien drafted and introduced the legislation, which I co-sponsored. [...]
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October 19, 2012January 6, 2023City Clerk
Seattle City Council Introduction and Referral Calendar October 22, 2012
Seattle City Council Introduction and Referral Calendar October 22, 2012 BY BURGESS 1. C.B. 117620 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof. Committee referral: Full Council BY O’BRIEN 2. C.B. 117621 AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the Superintendent to execute [...]