CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to appropriations for the Seattle Department of Transportation; modifying a proviso; and amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget.
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WHEREAS, in the 2025 Adopted Budget, the City Council allocated $1.18 million in the Seattle Department of Transportation’s (SDOT’s) budget for deployment of automated traffic enforcement cameras outside of school zones; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 Adopted Budget included a budget proviso restricting spending until authorized by future Council action; and
WHEREAS, SDOT presented the Executive’s approach to automated traffic enforcement camera deployment to the Transportation Committee on April 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to authorize spending on deployment of automated traffic enforcement cameras outside of school zones; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The restriction imposed by 2025-2026 Council Budget Action SDOT-006-A, adopted by Ordinance 127156, which limits spending on the following item, is modified as follows:
"Notwithstanding Seattle Municipal Code Section 5.82.010 and Section 1 of Ordinance 125206, of the General Fund appropriations in the 2025 budget for the Seattle Department of Transportation's Mobility Operations Budget Summary Level (BO-TR-17003), $1,180,000 is appropriated solely for deployment of automated traffic enforcement cameras outside school zones and may be spent for no other purpose. ((Furthermore, none of the money so appropriated may be spent until authorized by future Council action.))"
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.
Passed by 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)