Select Budget Committee — Oct 29, 2025: Information briefings on department budget proposals
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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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- No committee votes or budget enactments recorded; meeting conducted as informational briefings on proposed CBAs and SLIs.
- Information items heard for: Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD); Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI); Department of Neighborhoods (DON); Office of Housing (OH); Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE); Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT); Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR); Office of Economic Development (OED); Human Services Department (HSD).
- Committee recessed from 12:41 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
- Meeting adjourned at 3:59 p.m.
- Presiding officer: Councilmember Dan Strauss.
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Agenda
- This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
- Please Note: Times listed are estimated
- Discussion of Councilmember Budget Proposals
- Councilmembers will discuss their proposed amendments to the 2026 Proposed Budget (Council Budget Actions (CBAs) and Statements of Legislative Intent (SLIs)) in advance of the development of the Balancing Package. Central Staff will summarize each proposed amendment and the member sponsoring the proposal will have the opportunity to speak to their proposal.
- Session I
- Call To Order
- Approval of the Agenda
- Items of Business
- Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD)
- Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI)
- Department of Neighborhoods (DON)
- Office of Housing (OH)
- Session II
- Items of Business
- Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE)
- Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
- Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR)
- Adjournment
- Office of Economic Development (OED)
- Human Services Department (HSD)
- Agenda Item
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