Record No: CB 121029    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 121029
Type: Council Bill (CB) Status: Full Council Agenda Ready
Current Controlling Legislative Body Select Budget Committee
On agenda: 8/12/2025
Ordinance No:
Title: AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, including the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; lifting a proviso; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
Sponsors: Dan Strauss
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A - 2024 Budget Carry Forward Ordinance Summary Detail Table, 3. Presentation

CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

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AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, including the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; lifting a proviso; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. In order to pay for necessary costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred, but for which insufficient appropriations were made due to causes that could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the 2025 Budget, appropriations for the following items in the 2025 Budget are increased from the funds shown, as follows:

Item

Department

Fund

Budget Summary Level/ BCL Code

Amount

1.1

Executive (Office of Housing)

Low Income Housing Fund (16400)

Multifamily Housing (16400-BO-HU-3000)

 $1,000,000

1.2

Seattle Department of Transportation

Transportation Fund (13000)

Mobility Operations (13000-BO-TR-17003)

 $1,830,556

1.3

Civil Service Commissions

General Fund (00100)

Civil Service Commissions (00100-BO-VC-V1CIV)

 $67,211

1.4

Executive (Community Assisted Response and Engagement)

General Fund (00100)

911 Call Response (00100-BO-CS-10000)

 $1,305,275

1.5

Executive (Community Assisted Response and Engagement)

General Fund (00100)

Community Assisted Response and Engagement (00100-BO-CS-40000)

 $375,000

1.6

Department of Education and Early Learning

Families Education Preschool Promise Levy (17871)

K-12 Programs (17871-BO-EE-IL200)

 $345,550

1.7

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

General Fund (00100)

Public Services (00100-BO-FA-0005)

 $891,824

1.8

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

Finance and Administrative Services Fund (50300)

Citywide Operational Services (50300-BO-FA-0001)

 $1,700,166

1.9

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

Finance and Administrative Services Fund (50300)

Citywide Admin Services (50300-BO-FA-0002)

 $465,963

1.10

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

Judgment/Claims Fund (00126)

Judgment & Claims Claims (00126-BO-FA-CJ000)

 $8,500,000

 

 

 

Judgment & Claims Police Action (00126-BO-FA-JR020)

 $5,000,000

1.11

Department of Neighborhoods

General Fund (00100)

Community Grants (00100-BO-DN-I3400)

 $95,000

1.12

Finance General

General Fund (00100)

General Purpose (00100-BO-FG-2QD00)

 $561,792

1.13

Human Services Department

General Fund (00100)

Supporting Affordability and Livability (00100-BO-HS-H1000)

 $40,842

1.14

Human Services Department

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Supporting Affordability and Livability (14500-BO-HS-H1000)

 $700,000

1.15

Human Services Department

Human Services Fund (16200)

Supporting Affordability and Livability (16200-BO-HS-H1000)

 $3,000,000

1.16

Human Services Department

Sweetened Beverage Tax Fund (00155)

Supporting Affordability and Livability (00155-BO-HS-H1000)

 $90,674

1.17

Human Services Department

General Fund (00100)

Addressing Homelessness (00100-BO-HS-H3000)

 $248,000

1.18

Human Services Department

Human Services Fund (16200)

Supporting Affordability and Livability (16200-BO-HS-H1000)

 $1,000,000

1.19

Human Services Department

Human Services Fund (16200)

Supporting Affordability and Livability (16200-BO-HS-H1000)

 $2,500,000

1.20

Human Services Department

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Supporting Affordability and Livability (14500-BO-HS-H1000)

 $5,000,000

1.21

Human Services Department

General Fund (00100)

Supporting Affordability and Livability (00100-BO-HS-H1000)

 $800,000

1.22

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

Arts and Cultural Programs (12400-BO-AR-VA160)

 $115,987

1.23

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Arts and Cultural Programs (14500-BO-AR-VA160)

 $571,117

1.24

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

Cultural Space (12400-BO-AR-VA170)

 $150,000

1.25

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

Arts and Cultural Programs (12400-BO-AR-VA160)

 $595,661

1.26

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Municipal Arts Fund (12010)

Public Art (12010-BO-AR-2VMA0)

 $38,849

1.27

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

Arts and Cultural Programs (12400-BO-AR-VA160)

 $217,370

1.28

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

Arts and Cultural Programs (12400-BO-AR-VA160)

 $136,909

1.29

Executive (Office of Economic Development)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Business Services (14500-BO-ED-X1D00)

 $1,215,053

1.30

Executive (Office of Economic Development)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Business Services (14500-BO-ED-X1D00)

 $110,000

1.31

Executive (Office of Housing)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Multifamily Housing (14500-BO-HU-3000)

 $61,236,015

1.32

Executive (Office of Housing)

Office of Housing Fund (16600)

Leadership and Administration (16600-BO-HU-1000)

 $865,670

1.33

Executive (Office of Housing)

Office of Housing Fund (16600)

Leadership and Administration (16600-BO-HU-1000)

 $1,172,495

1.34

Executive (Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs)

General Fund (00100)

Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (00100-BO-IA-X1N00)

 $126,000

1.35

Office of Inspector General for Public Safety

General Fund (00100)

Office of Inspector General for Public Safety (00100-BO-IG-1000)

 $300,000

1.36

Executive (Office of Labor Standards)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Office of Labor Standards (14500-BO-LS-1000)

 $3,900

1.37

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

General Fund (00100)

Equitable Development Initiative (00100-BO-PC-X2P40)

 $10,661,839

 

 

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Equitable Development Initiative (14500-BO-PC-X2P40)

 $32,962,847

 

 

Short-Term Rental Tax Fund (12200)

Equitable Development Initiative (12200-BO-PC-X2P40)

 $8,268,824

1.38

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

General Fund (00100)

Planning and Community Development (00100-BO-PC-X2P00)

 $22,131

 

 

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Planning and Community Development (14500-BO-PC-X2P00)

 $783,976

1.39

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

General Fund (00100)

Planning and Community Development (00100-BO-PC-X2P00)

 $480,500

 

 

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Planning and Community Development (14500-BO-PC-X2P00)

 $9,500

1.40

Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Office of Sustainability and Environment (14500-BO-SE-X1000)

 $150,000

1.41

Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Office of Sustainability and Environment (14500-BO-SE-X1000)

 $305,000

1.42

Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Office of Sustainability and Environment (14500-BO-SE-X1000)

 $194,000

1.43

Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Office of Sustainability and Environment (14500-BO-SE-X1000)

 $454,346

1.44

Seattle Center

Seattle Park District Fund (19710)

Waterfront (19710-BO-SC-61000)

 $1,307,165

1.45

Seattle City Light

Light Fund (41000)

Customer Care (41000-BO-CL-CUSTCARE)

 $1,044,316

1.46

Seattle City Light

Light Fund (41000)

Leadership and Administration (41000-BO-CL-ADMIN)

 $25,000

1.47

Seattle Department of Human Resources

General Fund (00100)

HR Services (00100-BO-HR-N6000)

 $1,128,000

1.48

Seattle Department of Human Resources

General Fund (00100)

HR Services (00100-BO-HR-N6000)

 $121,709

1.49

Seattle Department of Transportation

Seattle Streetcar Operations (10800)

First Hill Streetcar Operations (10800-BO-TR-12002)

 $717,688

1.50

Seattle Department of Transportation

Seattle Streetcar Operations (10800)

South Lake Union Streetcar Operations (10800-BO-TR-12001)

 $270,396

1.51

Seattle Fire Department

General Fund (00100)

Leadership and Administration (00100-BO-FD-F1000)

 $1,300,000

1.52

Seattle Fire Department

General Fund (00100)

Fire Prevention (00100-BO-FD-F5000)

 $45,000

1.53

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $1,305,275

1.54

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $153,539

1.55

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $94,929

1.56

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $77,448

1.57

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Frontline Services and Workplace (50410-BO-IT-D0400)

 $29,604

1.58

Seattle Information Technology Department

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Applications (14500-BO-IT-D0600)

 $132,601

1.59

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $441,837

1.60

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $138,186

1.61

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $97,122

1.62

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $327,777

1.63

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $99,781

1.64

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $865,670

1.65

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 $28,600

1.66

Seattle Parks and Recreation

Seattle Park District Fund (19710)

Parks and Facilities Maintenance and Repairs (19710-BO-PR-10000)

 $700,000

1.67

Seattle Police Department

General Fund (00100)

Office of Police Accountability (00100-BO-SP-P1300)

 $200,000

1.68

Seattle Police Department

General Fund (00100)

Technical Services (00100-BO-SP-P8000)

 $1,175,439

1.69

Seattle Public Library

Library Fund (10410)

The Seattle Public Library (10410-BO-SPL)

 $62,500

1.70

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

Arts and Cultural Programs (12400-BO-AR-VA160)

 $250,000

1.71

Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections

General Fund (00100)

Compliance (00100-BO-CI-U2400)

 $350,000

1.72

Ethics and Elections Commission

Election Vouchers Fund (12300)

Ethics and Elections (12300-BO-ET-V1T00)

 $46,781

Total

$169,202,205

Unspent funds so appropriated in items 1.1 and 1.2 shall carry forward to subsequent fiscal years until they are exhausted or abandoned by ordinance.

Section 2. The restrictions imposed by the following budget proviso are removed and they are no longer restrictions for any purpose, including those set forth in subsection 1.B of Ordinance 127156:

“Of the appropriations for tenant services grants and contracts in the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections' Compliance Budget Summary Level (SDCI-BO-CI-U2400-Compliance), all appropriations are solely for education of tenants and landlords on landlord tenant law, staffing a live tenant hotline, referrals for and assistance with securing rental assistance, mediation, interpretation services, and eviction legal defense and may be spent for no other purposes."

Section 3. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.

 

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.

Passed by a 3/4 vote of all the members of the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2025, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2025.

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President ____________ of the City Council

Approved /                     returned unsigned /                     vetoed this ____day of _______________, 2025.

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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor

Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2025.

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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk

(Seal)