Seattle City Council elects Council President, adopts IRC and multiple resolutions; Oaths administered to two new members
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At the January 6, 2026 City Council meeting the Council elected Joy Hollingsworth as Council President for 2026–2027, administered Oaths of Office to Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck, adopted the Introduction & Referral Calendar (introducing Resolutions 32188–32190), approved the Consent Calendar including three appropriation ordinances (CB 121145–121147), and adopted Resolutions 32188, 32189, and 32190 (the latter amended to revise committee memberships).
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- Elected Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth as Council President for 2026–2027 (unanimous vote).
- Administered the Oath of Office to Councilmember Dionne Foster and Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck.
- Adopted the Introduction & Referral Calendar as amended and introduced Resolutions 32188, 32189, and 32190 for action at the meeting.
- Adopted the Consent Calendar, including approval of Minutes (Min 548, Min 549) and passage of CB 121145, CB 121146, and CB 121147 (ordinances appropriating funds to pay claims for specified weeks in December 2025).
- Adopted Resolution 32188 (designating monthly President Pro Tem) and Resolution 32189 (committee structure, membership, meeting times, duties).
- Adopted Resolution 32190 (participation on King County, regional, state, and City committees) as amended: removed Councilmember Juarez from the Puget Sound Regional Council Growth Management Policy Board and added Councilmember Rivera in her place; removed Councilmember Juarez as alternate to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority Governing Committee and inserted Councilmember Kettle as the alternate; and added Councilmember Kettle as a member of the Seattle International Affairs Advisory Board.
- Adjourned the meeting at 3:15 p.m.
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Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- ELECTION OF 2026 - 2027 COUNCIL PRESIDENT
- PRESENTATIONS
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
- January 6, 2026
- APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
- Journal:
- December 9, 2025
- December 16, 2025
- Bills:
- AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of December 8, 2025, through December 12, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of December 15, 2025, through December 19, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of December 22, 2025, through December 26, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
- COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Agenda Item
- ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
- ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
- OTHER BUSINESS
- ADJOURNMENT
- A RESOLUTION designating the monthly President Pro Tem of the City Council of The City of Seattle for 2026-2027; superseding Resolution 32177.
- A RESOLUTION relating to committee structure, membership, meeting times, and duties of the standing committees of the Seattle City Council; and superseding Resolution 32162.
- A RESOLUTION relating to participation on King County Committees, Regional Committees, State Committees, and City of Seattle Committees; and superseding Resolution 32178.
- _____________________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on January 13, 2026. _____________________________________________________ Joy Hollingsworth, Council President of the City Council
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