Legislation Details

Record No: CB 121209    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 121209
Type: Council Bill (CB) Status: Committee Agenda Ready
Current Controlling Legislative Body Finance, Native Communities, and Tribal Governments Committee
On agenda: 5/15/2026
Ordinance No:
Title: An ordinance amending Ordinance 127362, which adopted the 2026 Budget, including the 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; 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 – 2025 Budget Carry Forward Ordinance Summary Detail Table, 3. Central Staff Memo, 4. Presentation

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The City of Seattle

Ordinance

Council Bill

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An ordinance amending Ordinance 127362, which adopted the 2026 Budget, including the 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; 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 2026 Budget, appropriations for the following items in the 2026 Budget are increased by $138,059,219 from the funds shown, as follows:

Item

Department

Fund

Budget Summary Level/ BCL Code

Amount ($)

1.1

Civil Service Commissions

General Fund (00100)

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

 67,211

1.2

Executive (Community Assisted Response and Engagement)

General Fund (00100)

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

 992,950

1.3

Executive (Community Police Commission)

General Fund (00100)

Office of the Community Police Commission (00100-BO-CP-X1P00)

 65,000

1.4

Department of Education and Early Learning

Families Education Preschool Promise Levy (17871)

Early Learning (17871-BO-EE-IL100)

 168,154

1.5

Department of Education and Early Learning

Families Education Preschool Promise Levy (17871)

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

 354,189

1.6

Department of Education and Early Learning

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

K-12 Programs (14500-BO-EE-IL200)

 269,000

1.7

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

Finance and Administrative Services Fund (50300)

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

 526,955

1.8

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

Finance and Administrative Services Fund (50300)

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

 1,700,000

1.9

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

Judgment/Claims Fund (00126)

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

 3,000,000

1.9

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

Judgment/Claims Fund (00126)

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

 3,500,000

1.9

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

Judgment/Claims Fund (00126)

Judgment & Claims Litigation (00126-BO-FA-JR000)

11,000,000

1.10

Department of Finance and Administrative Services

General Fund (00100)

Office of City Finance (00100-BO-FA-0003)

 302,802

1.11

Department of Neighborhoods

General Fund (00100)

Community Grants (00100-BO-DN-I3400)

 18,426

1.12

Finance General

General Fund (00100)

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

 607,570

1.13

Finance General

General Fund (00100)

Appropriation to Special Funds (00100-BO-FG-2QA00)

 213,661

1.14

Human Services Department

General Fund (00100)

Addressing Homelessness (00100-BO-HS-H3000)

 248,000

1.15

Human Services Department

Human Services Fund (16200)

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

 1,400,000

1.16

Human Services Department

General Fund (00100)

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

 4,000,000

1.17

Human Services Department

General Fund (00100)

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

 800,000

1.18

Human Services Department

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

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

 5,000,000

1.19

Human Services Department

General Fund (00100)

Supporting Safe Communities (00100-BO-HS-H4000)

 759,950

1.19

Human Services Department

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Supporting Safe Communities (14500-BO-HS-H4000)

 681,828

1.20

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

Leadership and Administration (12400-BO-AR-VA150)

 99,427

1.21

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

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

 1,696,610

1.22

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

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

 611,859

1.23

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

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

 459,611

1.24

Executive (Office of Arts and Culture)

Arts and Culture Fund (12400)

Creative Placemaking (12400-BO-AR-VA170)

 150,000

1.25

Executive (Office of Economic Development)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Business Services (14500-BO-ED-X1D00)

 1,125,471

1.26

Executive (Office of Housing)

Office of Housing Fund (16600)

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

 1,165,354

1.27

Executive (Office of Housing)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Multifamily Housing (14500-BO-HU-3000)

34,342,724

1.28

Executive (Office of Housing)

Office of Housing Fund (16600)

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

 124,118

1.28

Executive (Office of Housing)

Office of Housing Fund (16600)

Multifamily Housing (16600-BO-HU-3000)

 206,324

1.29

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

General Fund (00100)

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

 5,045,488

1.29

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

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

37,080,868

1.29

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

Short-Term Rental Tax Fund (12200)

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

11,135,863

1.30

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

General Fund (00100)

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

 120,000

1.31

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

General Fund (00100)

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

 208,250

1.31

Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

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

 200,000

1.32

Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment)

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

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

 454,346

1.33

Executive (Office of the Mayor)

General Fund (00100)

Office of the Mayor (00100-BO-MA-X1A00)

 163,085

1.34

Seattle City Light

Light Fund (41000)

Customer Care (41000-BO-CL-CUSTCARE)

 794,979

1.35

Seattle City Light

Light Fund (41000)

Customer Care (41000-BO-CL-CUSTCARE)

 157,736

1.36

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 992,951

1.37

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 178,404

1.38

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 1,165,354

1.39

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 150,812

1.40

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 94,929

1.41

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 39,820

1.42

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

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

 296,979

1.43

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Leadership and Administration (50410-BO-IT-D0100)

 400,000

1.44

Seattle Information Technology Department

Information Technology Fund (50410)

Applications (50410-BO-IT-D0600)

 213,661

1.45

Seattle Parks and Recreation

General Fund (00100)

Leadership and Administration (00100-BO-PR-20000)

 2,100,000

1.46

Seattle Police Department

Payroll Expense Tax (14500)

Technical Services (14500-BO-SP-P8000)

 200,000

1.47

Seattle Public Library

Library Fund (10410)

The Seattle Public Library (10410-BO-SPL)

 68,500

1.48

Seattle Retirement

Employees' Retirement Fund (61030)

Employee Benefit Management (61030-BO-RE-R1E00)

 1,140,000

 

                     Unspent funds so appropriated in items 1.12, 1.28, 1.29, and 1.45 shall carry forward to subsequent fiscal years until they are exhausted or abandoned by ordinance.

Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.

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 and signed in open session in authentication of its passage on .

 

 

                     President  of the City Council

 on .

 


                     Katie B. Wilson, Mayor

Attested on .

 

 

                     Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk

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