Record No: CB 119629    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 119629
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 9/16/2019
Ordinance No: Ord 125921
Title: AN ORDINANCE related to appropriations for the Human Services Department; amending Ordinance 125724, which adopted the 2019 Budget; lifting a proviso; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A - SBT Public Awareness & Counter Marketing Plan, 3. Central Staff Memo, 4. Signed Ordinance 125921, 5. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE related to appropriations for the Human Services Department; amending Ordinance 125724, which adopted the 2019 Budget; lifting a proviso; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle's 2019 Adopted Budget included a proviso on funds in the Human Services Department related to the use of Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) funds to support a media campaign to increase public awareness of the SBT; and
WHEREAS, the proviso in Green Sheet 14-8-E-1-2019 specifies that, "Of the appropriation in
2019 for the Human Services Department, no Sweetened Beverage Tax funds provided for media campaigns may be spent until approved by ordinance. Council expects to lift the proviso after a report has been submitted and approved by the Finance and Neighborhoods Committee specifying the Department's plans for these funds, including the types of activities that will be supported, the types of entities that will be eligible to apply, and how the Department or contractee will assure the language accessibility or the resulting activities and products, especially for non-english speaking low-income individuals"; and
WHEREAS, the Human Services Department submitted the described report to the City Council in conjunction with this ordinance, in accordance with Green Sheet 14-8-E-1-2019; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The restrictions imposed by the following budget proviso, which limits spending on the following item, are removed because the conditions set forth in the proviso have been satisfied and they are no longer restrictions for any purpose, including those set forth in subsection 1(b) of Ordinance 125724:
Item
Department
2019 Green Sheet
Proviso
Budget Control Level
1.1
Human Services Department
14-8-E-1
"Of the appropriation in 2019 for the Human Services Department, no Sweetened Beverage Tax funds prov...

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