Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6), Chair of the Select Budget Committee, is releasing this database to better help members of our community understand what was included in his budget proposal.
Known as the “Chair’s Balancing Package,” the proposal acts as the Council’s first draft of the City’s 2025-2026 and lists proposed changes to the proposal made by the Mayor in September. It was created in close collaboration and partnership with all eight of his Council colleagues.
Message from Budget Chair Strauss
“Our city is at its best when we’re focused on providing the basic services and welcoming spaces Seattleites rely on. That’s what this budget proposal is all about. Whether it’s investments in strengthening public safety, ensuring people have access to affordable housing, or combating food insecurity, this budget is all about making sure our city is a place where people can thrive.
This was a tough budget year—we faced a deficit of more than $250 million and we received an economic forecast last week that showed an additional near $50 million reduction to the city’s General Fund. It’s also true that the same inflationary pressures that helped cause our budget deficit are being felt by families across Seattle right now. We won’t leave them behind.
This budget takes a big step towards fiscal sustainability, and the job isn’t done. After a decade of high growth and low inflation, we are taking focused steps to reform our budget. That’s what we did this year, and it is what we will continue to do next year. We are taking a step-by-step approach so we don’t unnecessarily cut the basic services Seattleites depend on.
I am incredibly thankful to my fellow councilmembers and Mayor Bruce Harrell for all the work they’ve done and ideas they put forward. It’s because of their partnership that we have this consensus package that will serve our city.”
What’s in the Chair’s Balancing Package?
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| ID | Department | Description | Primary Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTS-001-A-1 | Arts & Culture | Transfer $224,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2025) and $224,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2026) from SPR to ARTS and increase appropriations and revenue by $224,000 (2025) Park and Recreation Fund and $224,000 Park and Recreation Fund (2026) to SPR for Downtown Buskers | Budget Committee |
| ARTS-002-A-1 | Arts & Culture | Transfer $224,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2025) and $232,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2026) from SPR to ARTS and increase appropriations and revenue by $224,000 Park and Recreation Fund (2025) and $232,000 Park and Recreation Fund (2026) to SPR for Teen Performing Arts | Budget Committee |
| ARTS-003-A-1 | Arts & Culture | Transfer $436,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2025) and $444,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2026) from SPR to ARTS and increase appropriations and revenue by $157,000 Park and Recreation Fund (2025) and $165,000 Parks and Recreation Fund (2026) to SPR for Arts in Parks | Budget Committee |
| ARTS-004-A-1 | Arts & Culture | Transfer $382,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2025) and $401,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2026) from CEN to ARTS and increase appropriations and revenue by $382,000 Seattle Center Fund (2025) and $401,000 Seattle Center Fund (2026) to CEN for Folklife | Budget Committee |
| ARTS-006-A-1 | Arts & Culture | Transfer $210,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2025) and $222,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2026) from CEN to ARTS, increase CEN by $30,000 GF (2025) and $30,000 GF (2026), and increase appropriations and revenue to CEN by $210,000 Seattle Center Fund (2025) and $222,000 Seattle Center Fund (2026) for Winterfest | Budget Committee |
| ARTS-007-A-2 | Arts & Culture | Increase ARTS by $100,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) for HopeCorps for the Ballard Brewery District | Strauss |
| ARTS-009-A-2 | Arts & Culture | Increase ARTS by $250,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) for HopeCorps in Capitol Hill | Hollingsworth |
| CARE-001-A-2 | Community Assisted Response & Engagement | Increase CARE by $413,000 GF (2025) and $549,000 GF (2026) and 4.0 FTE 911 Emergency Communications Dispatcher I to improve non-emergency call answering times | Rivera |
| CARE-001S-A-2 | Community Assisted Response & Engagement | Request reporting from CARE on Call Center staffing and operations | Rivera |
| CBO-001-A-1 | City Budget Offfice | Errata Corrections to the Proposed Budget and CIP | Budget Committee |
| CBO-002-A-2 | City Budget Offfice | Increase SDCI by $1.24 million Construction & Inspections Fund (2025) and 11.0 FTE, increase Seattle IT by $1.0 million JumpStart Fund (2025) and 12.0 FTE, increase FAS by $891,000 FAS Fund (2025) and 12.5 FTE, and increase DON, FAS, and SDHR by $706,000 GF (2025) and 8.0 FTE for a six-month restoration of positions subject to layoff; and impose provisos | Budget Committee |
| CBO-002S-A-1 | City Budget Offfice | Request that CBO collaborate with SDHR to report on developing or enhancing programs for City employees subject to layoff | Budget Committee |
| CBO-003S-A-2 | City Budget Offfice | Request that CBO report on past budget underspend and grants | Nelson |
| CBO-004S-A-1 | City Budget Offfice | Request that CBO and SCERS analyze an early retirement incentive for City employees | Budget Committee |
| CBO-902-A-2 | City Budget Offfice | Replace GF and JumpStart Fund appropriations with increased REET revenue to balance the impacts of the October revenue forecast update | Budget Committee |
| CEN-001-A-1 | Seattle Center | Increase CEN by $250,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) and $250,000 JumpStart Fund (2026) for Bumbershoot Workforce Development Program | Budget Committee |
| CEN-002-A-1 | Seattle Center | Increase CEN by $425,000 GF (2025) and $442,000 GF (2026) and decrease CEN by $425,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2025) and $442,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2026) for Festal | Budget Committee |
| CEN-003-A-1 | Seattle Center | Increase CEN by $204,000 GF (2025) and $214,000 GF (2026) and decrease CEN by $204,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2025) and $214,000 Arts and Culture Fund (2026) for cultural administration staff | Budget Committee |
| CIV-001-A-1 | Public Safety Civil Service Commission | Increase CIV by $312,000 GF (2025) and $331,000 GF (2026) and 1.0 FTE Senior Personnel Analyst for an annual firefighter exam process | Budget Committee |
| DEEL-001-A-1 | Education & Early Learning | Increase DEEL by $500,000 Families and Education Levy (2025) for Child Care Assistance Program | Saka |
| DEEL-002-A-2 | Education & Early Learning | Increase DEEL by $143,000 GF (2025) for after-school and summer learning programs grounded in ethnic studies, shift $143,000 from GF to Families and Education Levy for Parent-Child Plus, and impose a proviso | Morales |
| DON-001-A-1 | Neighborhoods | Increase DON by $208,000 GF (2025) and $228,000 GF (2026) for the Neighborhood Matching Fund | Rivera |
| DON-002-A-1 | Neighborhoods | Increase DON by $125,000 GF (2025) and $125,000 GF (2026) for a community safety coordinator for Capitol Hill | Hollingsworth |
| DON-003-A-2 | Neighborhoods | Increase DON by $156,000 GF (2025) and $164,000 GF (2026) and 1.0 FTE Planning and Development Specialist II for community organizing, mutual aid, and de-escalation | Woo |
| DON-004-A-1 | Neighborhoods | Increase DON by $100,000 GF (2025) and $100,000 GF (2026) for community safety coordinator contracts | Budget Committee |
| FAS-002-A-1 | Finance & Administrative Services | Increase FAS by $495,000 FAS Fund (2025) and $495,000 FAS Fund (2026) to restore funding to Priority Hire | Rivera |
| FAS-003-A-1 | Finance & Administrative Services | Increase FAS by $50,000 REET I (2025) for a membrane study for the Garden of Remembrance | Kettle |
| FAS-004S-A-1 | Finance & Administrative Services | Request that FAS report on implementing a comprehensive responsible contractor policy for City contracts | Strauss |
| FAS-005S-A-1 | Finance & Administrative Services | Request that FAS explore establishing real estate agent solicitation cease and desist program | Woo |
| FG-100-A-1 | Finance General | Decrease FG by $1.3 million GF (2025) and $380,000 GF (2026) to adjust fiscal reserve transfers based on lower projected tax revenues and inflation estimates | Budget Committee |
| FG-101-A-1 | Finance General | Increase FG by $2.5 million GF (2025) and $2.5 million GF (2026) for Seattle Chinese Garden capital improvements | Strauss |
| FG-901-A-1 | Finance General | Recognize October Forecast Update | Budget Committee |
| FG-902-A-2 | Finance General | Increase FG by $17.6 million (2025) JumpStart Fund and $42.0 million JumpStart Fund (2026) to increase JumpStart Payroll Expense Tax support to GF | Budget Committee |
| HSD-001-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $1.9 million Low-Income Housing Fund (2025) and $1.9 million Low-Income Housing Fund (2026) for homelessness prevention services | Moore |
| HSD-002-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $3.2 million GF (2025) and $2.7 million GF (2026) to support the start-up and operations of two new non-congregate shelters | Budget Committee |
| HSD-003-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $129,000 GF (2025) and $129,000 GF (2026) to fully restore funding for legal services for homeless youth | Budget Committee |
| HSD-004-B-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $1.25 million GF (2025) and $1.25 million GF (2026) for food banks, meal programs, and culturally nourishing foods | Strauss |
| HSD-005-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $100,000 GF (2025) and $100,000 GF (2026) to fully restore funding for free tax preparation services | Budget Committee |
| HSD-006-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $168,000 GF (2025) and $168,000 GF (2026) for transitional housing programs | Kettle |
| HSD-007S-A-1 | Human Services | Request that HSD and OH provide a report on Good Neighbor Agreements | Kettle |
| HSD-008-A-1 | Human Services | Increase $43,000 GF (2025) in HSD for a sports program providing safe, adult-led recreation opportunities | Nelson |
| HSD-009-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $4 million GF (2025) for tenant improvements to YouthCare’s Constellation Center project | Woo |
| HSD-010-B-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $250,000 GF (2025) for equipment, vehicles and facilities improvements necessary to increase meal providers’ service capacity | Hollingsworth |
| HSD-011-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $250,000 GF (2025) for capital improvements at the Rainier Valley Food Bank | Hollingsworth |
| HSD-012-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $250,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) and $250,000 JumpStart Fund (2026) for Seattle Youth Employment Program | Morales |
| HSD-014-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $200,000 GF (2025) and $200,000 GF (2026) for therapeutic services for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation, domestic violence, and sexual assault, and impose a proviso | Moore |
| HSD-015-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $250,000 GF (2025) and $250,000 GF (2026) for gender-based violence supports for the deaf and hard of hearing community, and impose a proviso | Woo |
| HSD-016-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $185,000 GF (2025) and $195,000 GF (2026) and 1.0 FTE Strategic Advisor I to scope a new community safety hub | Rivera |
| HSD-017-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $500,000 GF (2025) and $500,000 GF (2026) for contracted services with We Deliver Care | Kettle |
| HSD-018-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $14,000 GF (2025) to support pre-file diversion services | Nelson |
| HSD-019-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $1.5 million GF (2025) and $1.5 million GF (2026) for programs to support Recreational Vehicle (RV) residents’ transition to housing and shelter, including an RV Storage Program. | Strauss |
| HSD-021-A-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $110,000 GF (2025) and $110,000 GF (2026) to provide technical assistance to community organizations supporting immigrants, refugees, and communities of color | Morales |
| HSD-022-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $52,000 (GF) 2025 and $52,000 GF (2026) to support legal services for adults and families receiving adverse benefit decisions | Budget Committee |
| HSD-026-B-1 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $470,000 GF (2025) and $470,000 GF (2026) for recovery support services | Nelson |
| HSD-027-A-2 | Human Services | Proviso $2 million GF in HSD for supports for commercial sexual exploitation | Moore |
| HSD-028-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $250,000 GF (2025) and $250,000 GF (2026) for culturally-specific services for Latinx survivors of gender-based violence, and impose a proviso | Morales |
| HSD-031S-A-2 | Human Services | Request that HSD report on sobering center needs | Rivera |
| HSD-037-A-2 | Human Services | Increase HSD by $1.0 million GF (2025) for Chinatown-International District public safety efforts | Woo |
| ITD-001-A-1 | IT | Increase Seattle IT by $1.6 million GF (2025) and $1.6 million GF (2026) and 6.0 FTE to restore Seattle Channel operations, and increase $100,000 GF (2025) and $100,000 GF (2026) for the Seattle Channel Maintenance and Upgrade CIP project | Budget Committee |
| LAW-001-A-2 | City Attorney | Increase LAW by $182,000 GF (2025) and $192,000 GF (2026) to fund one Specialty Court Unit Prosecutor | Kettle |
| LAW-002-A-2 | City Attorney | Increase LAW by $434,000 GF (2025) and $458,000 GF (2026) for two Assistant City Attorneys in the Employment and Contract/Utilities Sections of the Civil Division, decrease $434,000 GF appropriations to Judgement and Claims Fund (2025) and $458,000 GF appropriations to Judgement and Claims Fund (2026) | Kettle |
| LAW-003-A-2 | City Attorney | Decrease LAW revenue by $500,000 GF (2025) and $528,000 GF (2026), decrease HSD by $500,000 GF (2025) and $528,000 GF (2026) for contracted services, and impose a proviso | Nelson |
| MO-001S-A-1 | Mayor’s Office | Request that the MO provide quarterly reports regarding activities and performance of the Unified Care Team (UCT), and any collaborating departments that manage the City’s response to unsanctioned encampments | Budget Committee |
| MO-002S-A-1 | Mayor’s Office | Request that the Executive provide an inventory of City-funded youth programs | Hollingsworth |
| OED-001-A-2 | Economic Development | Increase OED by $800,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) and $800,000 JumpStart Fund (2026) for the Storefront Repair Fund | Nelson |
| OED-002-A-1 | Economic Development | Increase OED by $150,000 GF (2026) for Capitol Hill business support | Hollingsworth |
| OED-003-A-1 | Economic Development | Increase OED by $100,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) for workforce development efforts focused on technological skills | Morales |
| OED-005-A-1 | Economic Development | Proviso $100,000 JumpStart Fund in OED for Ballard Brewery District support | Strauss |
| OED-006S-A-1 | Economic Development | Request that OED report on an inventory and assessment of all business outreach and technical assistance the City provides across departments | Morales |
| OEM-101-A-1 | Emergency Management | Increase OEM by $35,000 GF (2025) and $35,000 GF (2026) for travel, training and administrative support | Kettle |
| OEM-102S-A-2 | Emergency Management | Request that OEM report on city-wide emergency preparedness training, and recognize OEM’s key role among Seattle’s public safety departments | Kettle |
| OH-001S-A-1 | Housing | Request that OH produce a Seattle Housing Investment Plan that takes a comprehensive look at all affordable housing investments by the City for 2025-2030 | Budget Committee |
| OH-002-A-1 | Housing | Increase OH by $3.4 million JumpStart Fund (2026) for the Homeownership Capital Production Program | Moore |
| OH-003-A-1 | Housing | Proviso $100,000 JumpStart Fund in OH to support pre-development costs for housing in the Central District | Hollingsworth |
| OH-004S-A-1 | Housing | Request that OH explore use of bonds and master leasing for development of affordable housing | Strauss |
| OIG-101-A-1 | Inspector General | Increase OIG by $7,000 GF (2025) and $7,000 GF (2026) to adjust the Office’s salary budget | Kettle |
| OIR-001-A-1 | Intergovernmental Relations | Increase OIR by $190,000 GF (2025) and $201,000 GF (2026) to restore funding for the International Affairs Portfolio | Budget Committee |
| OLS-001-A-1 | Labor Standards | Increase OLS by $100,000 OLS Fund (2025) and $600,000 OLS Fund (2026) for the Business Outreach and Education Fund and Community Outreach and Education Fund | Strauss |
| OLS-002-A-1 | Labor Standards | Increase OLS by 3.0 FTE to restore position authority | Strauss |
| OPCD-001-A-2 | Planning & Community Development | Increase OPCD by $300,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) for Ballard Regional Center Planning | Strauss |
| OPCD-002-A-1 | Planning & Community Development | Increase OPCD by $384,000 GF (2025) and $403,000 GF (2026) and 2.5 FTE to restore positions | Morales |
| OPCD-003S-A-2 | Planning & Community Development | Request that OPCD report on strategies to attract food retailers to food deserts | Saka |
| OPCD-901-A-1 | Planning & Community Development | Replace the source of funding for Equitable Development Initiative in OPCD to reflect the October revenue forecast update | Budget Committee |
| OSE-001-A-2 | Sustainability & Environment | Increase OSE by $400,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) and $400,000 JumpStart Fund (2026) for Duwamish Valley workforce and small business support | Woo |
| SDCI-001-A-1 | Construction & Inspections | Increase SDCI by $50,000 GF (2025) to convene a tenant workgroup on strategies to protect the health and well-being of Seattle renters | Morales |
| SDCI-002-A-1 | Construction & Inspections | Increase SDCI by $355,000 JumpStart Fund (2025) and $355,000 JumpStart Fund (2026) to partially restore reductions in tenant services contracts | Morales |
| SDCI-003S-A-1 | Construction & Inspections | Request that SDCI, in consultation with HSD, report on utilization of RRIO for proactive eviction prevention | Moore |
| SDHR-001-A-1 | Human Resources | Increase SDHR by $371,000 GF (2025) and $389,000 GF (2026) and 1.5 FTE to restore the Workforce Equity Division | Morales |
| SDOT-001-A-1 | Transportation | Increase SDOT by $177 million Transportation Levy Fund (2025) and $192 million Transportation Levy Fund (2026) for implementation of the levy; create 28 CIP projects; decrease SDOT by $7 million Transportation Fund (2025) and $7 million Transportation Fund (2026); add 72.0 FTE; and acknowledge anticipated Transportation Levy revenue | Saka |
| SDOT-002-A-1 | Transportation | Proviso $89 million Transportation Levy Fund in SDOT until authorized by future Council action | Saka |
| SDOT-003-A-1 | Transportation | Increase SDOT by $5 million (2025 and 2026) Transportation Fund and by $2 million (2025 and 2026) Transportation Levy Fund for a new Council District Fund; create a new Council District Fund (MC-TR-C155) CIP project; replace $2 million (2025 and 2026) Transportation Levy Fund with Transportation Fund in the SDOT ADA Program CIP project; and impose a proviso | Saka |
| SDOT-004-A-1 | Transportation | Proviso $2 million in SDOT for transit and roadway improvements on Delridge Ave SW | Saka |
| SDOT-005-A-1 | Transportation | Proviso $175,000 in SDOT to implement parallel-only parking changes at Duwamish Head | Saka |
| SDOT-006-A-1 | Transportation | Increase SDOT by $1.18 million GF (2025) and decrease School Safety Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Fund by $1.18 million GF (2025) for speed enforcement cameras, and impose a proviso | Saka |
| SDOT-007-A-1 | Transportation | Proviso $175,000 in SDOT for urban design and pedestrian improvements to Ballard Avenue and the Ballard Brewery District | Strauss |
| SDOT-008-A-1 | Transportation | Proviso $1 million Seattle Transit Measure funds in SDOT for Transit Ambassadors | Budget Committee |
| SDOT-009-A-1 | Transportation | Proviso $500,000 Seattle Transit Measure funds in SDOT for Waterfront Shuttle transit service | Budget Committee |
| SDOT-901-A-1 | Transportation | Decrease SDOT revenues by $248,000 (2025) and $752,000 (2026) to recognize October Forecast Update | Budget Committee |
| SFD-101-A-1 | Fire | Increase SFD by $61,000 GF (2025) and $61,000 GF (2026) for South Lake Union public safety awareness program | Kettle |
| SPD-101-A-2 | Police | Proviso SPD sworn salary, benefits, and overtime | Kettle |
| SPD-102-A-2 | Police | Increase SPD by 1.0 FTE Strategic Advisor 3 to oversee its participation in the 30×30 Initiative | Saka |
| SPD-103-A-2 | Police | Increase SPD by 2.0 FTE Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO) Supervisor positions for PEO training | Budget Committee |
| SPD-103S-A-2 | Police | Request that SPD report on its Parking Enforcement Officer hiring process | Budget Committee |
| SPD-105-A-2 | Police | Increase SPD by $10 million GF (2026) for overtime | Kettle |
| SPD-106-A-1 | Police | Increase SPD by $200,000 GF (2025) and $16,000 GF (2026) to expand the Closed-Circuit Television pilot on Aurora | Moore |
| SPD-108S-A-2 | Police | Request that SPD provide quarterly reports on staffing, overtime, and performance metrics. | Budget Committee |
| SPD-904-A-2 | Police | Decrease SPD by $6.5 million GF (2025) and $6.5 million GF (2026) to adjust sworn salary funding | Budget Committee |
| SPR-002-A-1 | Parks | Increase SPR by $1.5 million REET I Capital Fund (2025) to convert a ballfield infield at Garfield Playfield to turf | Hollingsworth |
| SPR-003-A-1 | Parks | Increase SPR by $775,000 Metropolitan Park District Fund (2025) for capital costs and community staffing costs for the Garfield Super Block Park Project | Hollingsworth |
| SPR-004-A-1 | Parks | Increase SPR by $1.5 million REET I Capital Projects Fund (2025) for a turf conversion of the softball field at Fairmount Park | Saka |
| SPR-005-A-1 | Parks | Increase SPR by $150,000 Unrestricted Cumulative Reserve Subfund (2025) to fund studies and analyses necessary to develop a future Portal Park | Kettle |
| SPR-007-A-1 | Parks | Increase SPR by $700,000 Park and Recreation Fund (2026) for graffiti abatement services performed by a community-based organization | Nelson |
| SPR-008-A-1 | Parks | Proviso $25,000 in SPR’s Public Restroom Renovations (MC-PR-41036) CIP project to paint a mural on the bathroom at Cal Anderson Park | Hollingsworth |
| SPR-009-A-1 | Parks | Proviso $20,000 in SPR’s Major Maintenance and Asset Management (MC-PR-41001) CIP project to support improvements at First Hill Park | Hollingsworth |
| SPR-010-A-2 | Parks | Increase SPR by $100,000 Metropolitan Park District (MPD) Fund (2025) and $100,000 MPD Fund (2026) to support enhanced programming at existing late night programming for teens | Hollingsworth |
| SPR-011-A-1 | Parks | Increase SPR by $500,000 REET I in 2025 for planning and design of accessibility improvements at the Museum of History and Industry | Kettle |
| SPR-012-A-1 | Parks | Proviso $75,000 in SPR’s Major Maintenance and Asset Management (MC-PR-41001) CIP project to fund improvements at Marvin’s Garden Park and Bergen Place | Strauss |
| SPU-005-A-1 | Utilities | Increase SPU by $150,000 Solid Waste Fund (SWF) (2025) and $150,000 SWF (2026) for textile waste prevention by organizations supporting refugee and immigrant women | Woo |