SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121141

• Record No: CB 121141
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 121141
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: Full Council Agenda Ready
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee
• On agenda: 12/16/2025
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; exempting positions from the civil service system; returning positions to the civil service system; and amending Section 4.13.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code; all by a 2/3 vote of the City Council.
• Sponsors: Sara Nelson
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att 1 – Department Submissions, 3. Presentation, 4. Central Staff Memo

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/11/2025	1	Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee	pass	Pass
12/9/2025	1	City Council	referred
11/6/2025	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
11/5/2025	1	City Clerk	sent for review
11/5/2025	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

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AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; exempting positions from the civil service system; returning positions to the civil service system; and amending Section 4.13.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code; all by a 2/3 vote of the City Council.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Exempting one position from civil service status. As requested by the department in the Classification Determination report specified, the following position is exempted from civil service:

- 1 filled position (00024071) in the Seattle Department of Human Resources, Manager 3, Exempt (Report # 22235)

Section 2. Returning four positions to civil service status. As requested by the department in the Classification Determination Report specified, the following positions are returned to the civil service:

- 1 filled position (00019593) in the City Attorney’s Office, Paralegal - Law (Report # 22392)

- 1 filled position (10004480) in the Seattle Department of Human Resources, Manager 2, General Government (Report # 22038)

- 1 vacant position (10005054) in Seattle City Light, Strategic Advisor 1, Utilities L21C (Report # 22643)

- 1 filled position (10006479) in Seattle City Light, Manager 2, General Government (Report # 22553)

Section 3. Section 4.13.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 126824, is amended as follows:

4.13.010 Exemptions from the Civil Service and Public Safety Civil Service Systems

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Employment Unit		Titles of Exempt Positions
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13.	Law	All positions in the Law Department, except clerical positions classified in the Administrative Support and Accounting Support class series, Strategic Advisor 2 (PosNo. 10005302), and Paralegal - Law (PosNo. 00019593)
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Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.

Passed by a 2/3 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)