Mayor Mike McGinn delivered his proposed 2013-14 budget to the Seattle City Council on Monday afternoon Sept. 24. It was his third budget message and, partly because times are better and city revenues not so constrained as they were in the grim years of the Great Recession, this message was more favorably received than in [...]
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October 3, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Seattle City Council to hold public hearing on proposed 2013-2014 budget
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The Seattle City Council invites members of the community to participate in a public hearing tomorrow night in City Council Chambers. Working together with Seattle residents, the Council wants next year’s budget and Capital Improvement Plan to reflect the priorities and values of our City.
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October 3, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
Mayor’s 2013-2014 Budget in Recovery Mode
On Monday, September 24, Mayor McGinn submitted his 2013-2014 budget proposal to the Council, and the Council will spend the next two months reviewing and modifying it. We are legally required to adopt a budget for 2013 by December 1. Under the two-year budget cycle, we also “endorse” a budget for 2014, which will go [...]
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October 2, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Proposed 2013 budget keeps greenways and cycle tracks moving forward
Today, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Director Peter Hahn gave his department’s presentation (PDF) to the City Council Budget Committee. (Download the SDOT section or the entire proposed budget from the Mayor for 2013-2014 from this page – see the left navigation pane). SDOT described two categories of investment: Addressing the maintenance backlog (street repair, bridge maintenance and [...]
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October 2, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
Budget thoughts.
How best to turn Seattle’s always-limited resources into efficient services over the next two years? That’s the question my Council colleagues and I deal with this fall as we examine the 2013-2014 proposed City budget. The process started for City Council last Monday. In a rare Seattle moment of required protocol, Councilmember Harrell and I [...]
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September 28, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Seattle City Council to hold public hearing on proposed 2013-2014 budget
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The Seattle City Council invites members of the community to participate in the a public hearing next Thursday in City Council Chambers. Working together with Seattle residents, the Council wants next year's budget and Capital Improvement Plan to reflect the priorities and values of our City.
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September 24, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
2013-2014 City Budget: Listening Closely and Investing Wisely
This afternoon, the Mayor will propose to the City Council how he believes we should spend the nearly $1 billion in our city’s general fund budget. He makes his presentation at 2 p.m. in City Hall. You can attend and...
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September 18, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
On-line budget survey seeks Seattle’s input on priorities
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The Seattle City Council Budget Committee today launched an on-line survey asking residents for their priorities and opinions on city services as next week it begins its review of the 2013-2014 City budget...
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September 5, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
City Council committee advances performance guidelines
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The Seattle City Council’s Government Performance and Finance Committee today unanimously approved performance guidelines (Resolution 31404) to ensure that new or modified City programs are able to demonstrate their value through measurable results. The Full Council will vote on the guidelines on Monday, September 10.
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May 18, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Seattle City Council to host conversation on community priorities for the City budget
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Join the Seattle City Council for community conversations about the City budget and community priorities. Participants will engage City Councilmembers and neighbors in conversation centered on five thought-provoking questions about the future of our City.