Recently the Seattle City Council approved the 2013-2014 City budget http://www.seattle.gov/council/budget/. As Transportation Committee chair I focused my efforts primarily upon the 2013-2014 budget of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The 2013-2014 SDOT budget is the first since 2007 where there are more “adds” than cuts. While the total City budget is still being [...]
Post
November 20, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases
2013 2014 Budgets Approved by Council
On Monday, November 19, the City Council unanimously adopted the 2013 City of Seattle budget, and endorsed the 2014 budget (the City prepares budgets on a two-year cycle, but the legal ‘adoption’ of the budget has to be done annually, so the 2014 budget will be reviewed, amended, and finally adopted in November of 2013.) [...]
Post
November 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Budget Values, Seattle Values
The City Council adopted the 2013 city government budget this afternoon by a vote of 9-0. We approached this year’s budget with a strong focus on investing our limited resources wisely and efficiently to meet the immediate needs of our...
Post
November 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Councilmember Burgess’ statement on adopted city budget
News Release:
City Councilmember Tim Burgess, chair of the Council's Budget Committee, issued the following statement today after the Council voted unanimously to adopt the 2013-2014 City budget...
Post
November 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, News Releases
Councilmembers to revisit Communities United Rainier Beach decision
News Releases:
Four members of the City Council said this afternoon they would revisit their decision to defund the Communities United Rainier Beach (CURB) crime prevention program when final budget legislation comes before the Council on November 19.
Post
November 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Today’s Budget Actions
The Council voted today on 81 separate budget actions to compile our final, balanced budget package. Here is the press release with quotes from all nine councilmembers. The following documents contain more information about the Council’s changes: Summary of major...
Post
November 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
City Council Budget Committee refocuses 2013 budget on urgent, immediate needs
News Releases:
The Seattle City Council's Budget Committee today voted unanimously on a balanced 2013 budget for city operations and endorsed a spending plan for 2014.
Post
November 8, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Seattle City Council to make final decisions on budget package
News Release:
The Seattle City Council’s Budget Committee will take final votes on the 2013-2014 biennial budget package at tomorrow’s 9:30 a.m. committee meeting.
Post
November 8, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
A City Budget Re-Focused on Today’s Needs
The following text was sent out this afternoon in my e-newsletter. You can sign up to receive my e-newsletter here. Tomorrow morning my colleagues and I will take dozens of votes to modify next year’s city budget. It will be...
Post
November 5, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Arts Capital Projects
I believe the City of Seattle must do more to support arts capital projects. We provide a fraction of what the County and State provide. In 2011, the county funded over $900K in arts-related capital projects and the state over $2M. Seattle generates the bulk of such funding requests throughout our region. The $150K the [...]