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Select Budget Committee

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Apr 27, 2026

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Briefing

Nov 20, 2025

Select Budget Committee recommends adoption of 2026 budget and approves Council changes to 2026–2031 CIP (9-0)

November 20, 2025 Select Budget Committee (Chair Dan Strauss) met at 9:30 AM in the Council Chamber, City Hall. The committee recommended passage of CB 121116 (2026 budget, CIP, and position modifications) and approval of CF 314546 (City Council changes to the 2026 Proposed Budget and 2026–2031 CIP). Meeting adjourned at 10:40 AM.

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Briefing

Nov 17, 2025

Select Budget Committee adopts amended consent calendar and recommends passage of multiple 2026 budget and financing ordinances

At the November 17, 2025 Select Budget Committee meeting (9:30 AM, Council Chamber, City Hall), Chair Dan Strauss presided. The committee (8 present, 1 excused) adopted an amended consent calendar, heard an introduction/overview, recommended passage of multiple budget, tax, bond, and fee ordinances, and adjourned at 12:38 PM.

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Briefing

Nov 14, 2025

Select Budget Committee reviews 2026 budget materials; final budget ordinance postponed

The committee heard an informational overview, recessed midday, postponed the primary 2026 budget ordinance (CB 121116) to November 20 by unanimous consent, and left most other scheduled bills and clerk files unaddressed.

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Briefing

Nov 6, 2025

Select Budget Committee — Public hearings on CB 121092 and the 2026 Proposed Budget (Nov 6, 2025)

On November 6, 2025 the Seattle City Council's Select Budget Committee met in the Council Chamber. The committee held public hearings on Council Bill 121092 (transfer of administration of the Major Institutions and Schools program to the Office of Planning and Community Development) and on the Mayor’s 2026 Proposed Budget and 2026–2031 Capital Improvement Program, including 2026 general revenue sources and a possible property tax levy increase. The committee recessed from 3:01 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to continue the public hearing. The meeting opened at 1:03 p.m. and adjourned at 8:38 p.m. No committee votes or final actions are recorded in the minutes.

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Briefing

Nov 5, 2025

Select Budget Committee reviews Chair's Balancing Package (CBAs & SLIs)

On November 5, 2025 the Seattle City Council Select Budget Committee met from 9:30 a.m. to 11:12 a.m. for briefings by Council Central Staff on the Chair’s Balancing Package, hearing two information items (Inf 2800 and Inf 2801). Attendance and procedural details were recorded; no formal committee actions are listed in the minutes.

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Briefing

Oct 30, 2025

Select Budget Committee holds informational briefings on 2026 budget proposals for HSD, CARE, SFD, SPD, and OIG

The Select Budget Committee met October 30, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Council Chamber to discuss councilmember amendments to the 2026 Proposed Budget (CBAs and SLIs). The committee heard informational briefings from the Office of Economic Development, Human Services Department, Community Assisted Response and Engagement, Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department, and the Office of Inspector General for Public Safety. No committee votes or legislative actions were recorded. The meeting recessed by unanimous consent from 12:29 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and adjourned at 1:58 p.m. Presiding Officer: Councilmember Dan Strauss. Members present included Dan Strauss, Robert Kettle, Sara Nelson, Rob Saka, Mark Solomon, Maritza Rivera, Debora Juarez, Alexis Mercedes Rinck; Joy Hollingsworth and Sara Nelson had late arrival noted in the minutes.

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Briefing

Oct 29, 2025

Select Budget Committee — Oct 29, 2025: Information briefings on department budget proposals

The Select Budget Committee met Oct 29, 2025 to review councilmember amendments to the 2026 Proposed Budget. Committee Central Staff summarized proposed Council Budget Actions (CBAs) and Statements of Legislative Intent (SLIs). Information items from OPCD, SDCI, DON, OH, OSE, SDOT, SPR, OED, and HSD were heard. The committee recessed 12:41–1:45 p.m. and adjourned at 3:59 p.m.

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