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The Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District met on July 6, 2026, with 7 of 9 members present (Debora Juarez excused, Dan Strauss arriving late) and Chair Saka presiding. The committee discussed Council Bill 121226, an ordinance to place a sales and use tax proposition on the November 3, 2026 ballot to fund transit and related transportation programs in Seattle. The meeting convened at 11:05 a.m. and adjourned at 3:12 p.m.
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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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The Select Committee on the Library Levy met on March 31, 2026, at 9:32 a.m. in Seattle's City Council Chamber with seven members present and two excused. The committee discussed Council Bill 121181, an ordinance proposing a regular property tax levy to be submitted to qualified voters on August 4, 2026, to fund Library operating hours, collections, technology, programming, and maintenance, as well as a seismic retrofit of one Library facility, for up to seven years. The committee recessed from 10:29 a.m. to 10:34 a.m. and adjourned at 10:56 a.m. No vote outcome or formal action was recorded in the minutes.
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The Finance, Native Communities, and Tribal Governments Committee met on January 20, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in the Seattle City Council Chamber, with five members present and one excused. The committee discussed Council Bill 121153, an ordinance relating to the Social Housing Tax that would authorize the Mayor to enter into an interlocal agreement with the Seattle Social Housing Developer to establish implementation, administration, transfer, reporting, and oversight procedures, including provisions for reimbursement of the City's administrative and implementation costs and outstanding loan balances, and would create the Social Housing Tax Fund. The meeting adjourned at 9:51 a.m.
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The Mayor and Borough Council of East Newark held a regular meeting on December 10, 2025, at 6:30 PM to approve resolutions and address municipal business. The consent agenda included approval of bills totaling $626,558.60 for the period through December 10, 2025 (Resolution 154-25), a $1,197,000 Bond Anticipation Note designated as a "Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligation" (Resolution 155-25), and awarding Meals on Wheels Senior Food Provider Services to Legacy Hospitality & Entertainment Group, LLC (Resolution 156-25). The council also authorized shared services agreements with the Town of Guttenberg for animal control, clerk, financial administration, payroll, and tax collector services (Resolution 158-25), and with Hudson County for maintenance of borough-owned traffic signals and roadways (Resolution 159-25). Additional resolutions addressed staff changes, including the resignation of Mary Gaines and appointment of Jeniffer Da Silva as Secretary of the Joint Planning/Zoning Board, and authorized payment for the 2025 Lead Service Line Replacement Phase III Project to Shauger Property Services (Resolution 163-25).
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The Select Budget Committee held a meeting on September 25, 2025, to review the Mayor's Proposed 2025 and 2026 Budgets through department overview presentations from the City Budget Office and department directors. The committee heard information items on budget process overview (Inf 2732), the CBO's 2026 proposed budget overview (Inf 2733), and federal backfill (Inf 2734). The committee also discussed Council Bill 121083, which proposes imposing a local sales and use tax to fund criminal justice investments and amends Seattle Municipal Code sections 5.60. The meeting was chaired by Councilmember Strauss with seven members present during the afternoon session, beginning at 9:31 a.m. and adjourning at 4:32 p.m.
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The Seattle Housing and Human Services Committee met on September 22, 2025, and unanimously approved six Seattle Housing Authority Board appointments and reappointments. The committee, with five members present, recommended confirmation of Paula L. Houston (term to March 20, 2028), Robert D. Crutchfield (term to December 1, 2026), Paul Purcell (term to December 1, 2026), Kristin Ryan (term to March 19, 2027), Rita Howard (term to March 20, 2027), and Twyla Minor (term to September 30, 2026), with all five voting members in favor of each appointment and none opposed. The committee also unanimously recommended passage, as amended, of Council Bill 121055 relating to the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program, which renews and modifies the program and makes conforming changes to state law through amendments to Seattle Municipal Code chapters.
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The Seattle Select Budget Committee met on July 16, 2025, with five members present, one excused, and two arriving late, presided over by Councilmember Strauss. The committee discussed four Council Bills: CB 121028 proposing a special election concurrent with the November 4, 2025 general election to authorize increased business and occupation tax rates for housing, human services, workforce, and small business support; CB 121030 authorizing acceptance and expenditure of grants, private funding, and subsidized loans with amendments to the 2025 Budget and 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program; CB 121031 amending the 2025 Budget to change appropriations across departments and funds, revise CIP project allocations, and create or modify positions, requiring a 3/4 Council vote; and CB 121032, which was listed but not detailed in the minutes. No formal votes or outcomes were recorded for any of the bills discussed.
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