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  • Select Committee on the Library Levy — Minutes 4/8/2026

    Apr 8, 2026

    ·Seattle, WA
    Minutes

    On April 8, 2026, Seattle's Select Committee on the Library Levy unanimously approved Council Bill 121181, recommending it advance to the full City Council. The ordinance would authorize the City to submit a proposition to voters on August 4, 2026, requesting approval for regular property tax levies exceeding state limitations for up to seven years to fund library operating hours, collections, technology, programming, maintenance, and a seismic retrofit of one library facility. All seven committee members present voted in favor of passage, with no opposition.

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  • Select Committee on the Library Levy — Agenda 2026-04-02

    Apr 2, 2026

    ·Seattle, WA
    Agenda

    The Seattle City Council's Select Committee on the Library Levy scheduled a public hearing for April 2, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall to consider Council Bill 121181 regarding a proposed ballot measure to renew the Library Levy. The nine-member committee, chaired by Maritza Rivera, accepted both remote and in-person public comment through registration processes that opened two hours before the meeting for remote speakers and 30 minutes before for in-person speakers. Written comments were required to be submitted by 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting to be distributed to councilmembers in advance.

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  • Select Budget Committee — Minutes 2025-07-30

    Jul 30, 2025

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Select Budget Committee met on July 30, 2025, at 9:31 a.m. with six members present and two excused absences. The committee recommended passage of four ordinances: CB 121028, which proposes a ballot measure concurrent with the November 4, 2025 general election to lift business and occupation tax rate limits and fund housing, human services, workforce, and small business support (approved 8–0); CB 121029, amending the 2025 Budget and 2025–2030 Capital Improvement Program with departmental appropriation changes (approved 7–1, Rivera opposed); CB 121042, amending the 2025 Budget with departmental appropriation changes (approved 7–1, Rivera opposed); and CB 121030, relating to acceptance of non-City funding sources with mayoral authorization (vote count not included in excerpt).

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