Budget Update Last week, Council approved the City of Seattle’s 2018 budget. This year’s budget process was memorable for the urgent emphasis on our homelessness crisis, rigorous debate, and the bold actions taken by Council to fund solutions. In addition, as Chair of the Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee, I am proud to have sponsored […]
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November 22, 2017January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Highlights of our 2018 Budget
On Monday, November 20, we City Councilmembers held our final vote on the 2018 budget. This was my 8th budget as a Councilmember and it proved to be a challenging one. With many admirable programs deserving funding within the balanced budget, we had hard decisions to make. I approached the budget with four key priorities […]
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November 24, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Council Approves 2016 City Budget
On the Monday the Council approved the 2016 City of Seattle budget. As Chair of the Council’s Budget Committee, I was responsible for assembling a balancing package for consideration by the City Council. The budget passed by the Council focuses on urgent, immediate needs. I believe that when more people have a chance to reach […]
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November 20, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Rasmussen
Budget Victories
This was an exciting budget season with passionate testimony and messages directed to the Council daily. This was my final opportunity as a Councilmember to work for the goals that are most important to me. I am pleased that all of my recommendations were approved by the Council. We were fortunate that during our budget […]
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November 6, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Rasmussen
Budget: End of Round 1
Round 1 of the Council budget review concluded on Monday. Now we move into the phase of the budget where it’s important for people to express their support for the budget action items they favor. During the next week, councilmembers will be gauging public support on items that could make it into the budget package […]
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October 16, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Urban Politics #383 Explaining the Mystery of the City Budget
This may sound like a boring topic with a title that is trying hard to make it exciting. However, if I were to title it “How to spend a million dollars,” you might read it. And, hopefully you are right now. So here it is in a nutshell. The City’s 2016 Budget determines how your […]
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September 28, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
City Council 2016 Budget Schedule
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray today released his proposed 2016 budget and proposed 2016-21 Capital Improvement Program. The City Council’s Budget Committee will begin its consideration of the budget on Thursday, October 1, with an overview provided by the City Budget Office. Public input is vital to Council review and helps Councilmembers develop a budget that […]
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May 18, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #367: Fair Trade Music Seattle
Are you aware that musicians must often "pay to play" or play for "zero minus expenses" - the venue pays them nothing while they must cover their own costs? Does that seem fair?
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March 30, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #365: MINIMUM WAGE IN EFFECT APRIL 1 – NO FOOLIN’
WHAT’S NEW? On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, the City of Seattle’s historic new minimum wage law goes into effect. All employers will have to pay their employees a minimum of $11 an hour, but those employers with 500 or fewer employees can count tips and medical benefit payments to help them reach the $11 minimum […]
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March 27, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
March Council Edition
The March edition of Council Edition is available online. Councilmembers O’Brien, Sawant and I join host Brian Callanan to discuss the city’s housing crisis, including tenants’ rights, encampments, and linkage fees. We also discuss participatory budgeting and Seattle’s minimum-wage increase.