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Record No: CB 121077    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 121077
Type: Council Bill (CB) Status: Passed at Full Council
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Council
On agenda: 10/14/2025
Ordinance No:
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; adopting a 2025 Citywide Position List.
Sponsors: Sara Nelson
Attachments: 1. Ex A - 2025 Citywide Position List, 2. Ex A Att 1 - Definitions
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex 1 - 2024-2025 Citywide Total Position Count by Department, 3. Central Staff Memo

CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

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AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; adopting a 2025 Citywide Position List.

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WHEREAS, the City Council annually adopts a Citywide Position List and a City Budget; and

WHEREAS, in 2024, the City Council passed Ordinance 127079 adopting a 2024 Citywide Position List and Ordinance 127156 adopting the 2025 Budget; and

WHEREAS, Ordinance 127156 anticipated additional legislation from the Seattle Department of Human Resources proposing a 2025 Citywide Position List that reflects changes to the 2024 Citywide Position List; and

WHEREAS, Ordinance 127156 anticipated that such position list would include: modifications to the 2024 Position List for changes effected by subsection 3.A of Ordinance 127156; the Seattle Human Resources Director’s reclassification of regular positions made from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024; and the creation, modification, or abrogation of regular positions by ordinances passed during the same period; and

WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Human Resources has duly compiled a 2025 Citywide Position List; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Effective January 1, 2025, the officer and employee positions designated in the “2025 Citywide Position List,” attached to this ordinance as Exhibit A, are established as the regular full-time positions and regular part-time positions in the various City departments or offices shown in each position classification (title) listed; however, if Exhibit A shows a later effective date for any such position, the later date shall govern.

Section 2. The positions included in Exhibit A shall remain in effect subject to modification by any appropriate administrative or legislative action occurring on or after January 1, 2025.

 

Section 3. 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)

Attachments:

Exhibit A – 2025 Citywide Position List

Attachment 1 – Definitions