FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/17/2013
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
Councilmembers re-align mid-year transportation spending
Increased funding for immediate safety and mobility needs
Seattle - City Council Budget Committee Ch...
Check out the April episode of Council edition, where I appear with Council President Sally Clark, and Councilmember Richard Conlin. We discuss Nickelsville, marijuana zoning, transportation funding, public campaign financing, and other issues.
PDF copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124187 C.B. 117794 AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending the Official Land Use Map to rezone properties located at 225 West Galer Street from Neighborhood Commercial 2 with a 30 foot height limit (NC2-30) to NC2 with [...]
PDF copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124182 C.B. 117756 AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; amending Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 21.49.081 to include BPA transmission costs in the automatic BPA cost adjustment rate pass-through. Ord. 124183 C.B. 117762 AN ORDINANCE relating to the City [...]
BY BURGESS 1. C.B. 117809 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof. Committee referral: Full Council BY BURGESS 2. C.B. 117810 AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment commonly referred to as the First Quarter 2013 Employment Ordinance; designating positions as exempt from Civil Service status, amending [...]
On Monday, June 10, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will encourage employers to fully consider all job applicants without ruling people out because of possible criminal background. The purpose of the law is to give the opportunity for applicants to demonstrate that they have been rehabilitated and secure employment, instead of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/13/2013
Councilmember Mike O'Brien
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmembers to host discussion of fast food workers' issues
in wake of May 30 strikes
Brownbag event will feature workers and policy experts on conditions facing workers
and what industry trends could mean for Seattle
Seattle - The May 30th "Strike Poverty" day of action, which included hundreds of fast food workers and impacted dozens of restaurants across Seattle, raised questions and concerns about the job security and working conditions facing low-wage fast food workers in Seattle. City Councilmembers O'Brien and Licata will host a "brownbag" discussion to continue exploring the issues raised by striking fast food workers. Councilmembers will discuss the growth of poverty-wage jobs and hear from fast food workers and policy experts about a range of workplace issues, including illegally withholding wages or the denial of benefits owed to an employee, or "wage theft", health and safety concerns, and threats of retaliation by managers for union organizing.
"It often falls on local governments to help the working poor meet their basic needs. As an elected official, I have a responsibility to hear more about the issues these workers raised on May 30th. From subsidized housing to energy assistance to health care, these workers' struggles impact all of us," said Councilmember Mike O'Brien.
"This will be an opportunity for me and my colleagues and to hear more from the workers who took a huge risk in walking off the job to speak out for better pay and working conditions in the fast food industry," Councilmember Nick Licata said.
The brownbag will be held on Thursday, July 11 from 12:00-1:30 in Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall (map). Council will invite workers to share their experiences and insights on working in the industry and the challenges they face. A local representative from the National Employment Law Project will discuss findings from a report on wage theft and other labor law violations many low-income workers regularly experience.
The public is welcome to join the conversation and there will be an opportunity for comments, questions and feedback on the presentations or by email in advance: council@seattle.gov
On Wednesday, June 12, Mayor McGinn and eight Councilmembers sent a letter to the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition (DRCC) expressing our support for the DRCC’s work to engage the community and ensure that our Superfund cleanup investments result in a cleaner and safer river for all. The letter acknowledged that the EPA proposed cleanup could [...]
Yesterday, amid a very full day discussing gun safety measures, criminal background checks, public campaign financing and homeless encampments, the Council heard about a groundbreaking shift in the way Washington State supervises individuals recently released from prison. The simple premise...
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City Hall was over-run by kinder-kids on June 4th. The visitors were a happy delegation from Room 103, a kindergarten class at Bryant Elementary. These brainy five and six year-olds were displaying their knowledge of City Hall and the elected officials who work there.
When I ran into them, almost literally, they were walking down an inner hallway on the second floor, the councilmanic floor of City Hall.
In unison, they asked, “Jean Godden, Jean Godden, why do you like libraries?” It was quite awesome to be recognized by name and … Continue Reading »