CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of December 15, 2025, through December 19, 2025, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Payment of the sum of $25,744,263.75 on PeopleSoft 9.2 mechanical warrants numbered 4100992705- 4100995594 plus manual or cancellation issues for claims, e-payables of $109,772.45 on PeopleSoft 9.2 9100015860 - 9100015874, and electronic financial transactions (EFT) in the amount of $84,357,323.38 are presented to the City Council under RCW 42.24.180 and approved consistent with remaining appropriations in the current Budget as amended.
Section 2. Payment of the sum of $69,498,504.29 on City General Salary Fund mechanical warrants numbered 10452467- 10452697 plus manual warrants, agencies warrants, and direct deposits numbered 0000001 - 1015890 representing Gross Payrolls for payroll ending date December 16, 2025, as detailed in the Payroll Summary Report for claims against the City that were reported to the City Council January 6, 2026, is approved consistent with remaining appropriations in the current budget as amended.
Section 3. RCW 35.32A.090(1) states, “There shall be no orders, authorizations, allowances, contracts or payments made or attempted to be made in excess of the expenditure allowances authorized in the final budget as adopted or modified as provided in this chapter, and any such attempted excess expenditure shall be void and shall never be the foundation of a claim against the city.”
Section 4. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. 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 6th of January, 2026, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this 6th of January, 2026.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this ______ day of _______________, 2026.
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Katie B. Wilson, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2026.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)