CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to the 2023 Housing Levy Oversight Committee; setting the terms of office of the members of the Oversight Committee and authorizing it to consider issues regarding programs funded by earlier housing levies.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 126837 authorized the submission to the voters of Seattle a proposition authorizing additional regular property taxes for low-income housing and created a Levy Oversight Committee conditioned on voter approval of the proposition; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Levy proposition was approved by Seattle voters on November 7, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 126837 established the Oversight Committee as a 13-member body with members selected as follows: one shall be a City employee appointed by the Mayor or designee; one shall be a City employee appointed by the City Council; the remainder shall be persons outside City government, of whom six shall be appointed by the Mayor and five by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, to provide appropriate continuity among the members of the Oversight Committee it is necessary to establish staggered terms of the membership of the Oversight Committee; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. As authorized by Ordinance 126837, the following terms and structure for the 2023 Housing Levy Oversight Committee are established, with the initial term of office for each position to start January 1, 2024. Subsequent appointees to the Oversight Committee each shall serve for a term expiring three years after the expiration of the previous term for the position, except as specified in Section 2 of this resolution. An appointee by the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee shall not commence exercising the duties of the position until such appointee is confirmed by vote of the City Council. Members in Position 1 and 8 shall be City employees.
Mayor appointments - Initial terms
Position 1 (City employee): Seven years;
Positions 2, 3, and 4: two-year term;
Positions 5, 6, and 7: three-year term.
City Council appointments - Initial terms
Position 8 (City employee): Seven years;
Positions 9 and 10: two-year term;
Positions 11, 12, and 13: three-year term.
Section 2. If a member is removed by the appointing authority, resigns or retires from the Oversight Committee, dies, or becomes incapacitated, a successor for that position shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of the former member. Any vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
Section 3. The 2023 Housing Levy Oversight Committee may consider any issues arising under programs funded by the 1986, 1995, 2002, or 2009, or 2016 Housing Levies, and may make any recommendations regarding such programs that the Committee deems appropriate.
Adopted by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2023, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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President ____________ of the City Council
The Mayor concurred the ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)
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