Record No: CB 121185    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 121185
Type: Council Bill (CB) Status: In Committee
Current Controlling Legislative Body Finance, Native Communities, and Tribal Governments Committee
On agenda: 3/30/2026
Ordinance No:
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the City's response to homelessness; 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. Central Staff Memo (CBs 121184 & 121185), 3. Presentation, 4. Proposed Amendments to CB 121185

CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City’s response to homelessness; 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 in 2026, 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 from the funds shown, as follows:

Item

Department

Fund

Budget Summary Level/BCL Code

Amount ($)

1.1

Human Services Department

Downtown Health and Human Service Account - General Trust Fund (15030)

Addressing Homelessness (15030-BO-HS-H3000)

1,589,440

1.2

Finance General

Low-Income Housing Fund (16400)

Appropriation to Special Funds (16400-BO-FG-2QA00)

3,316,214

1.3

Human Services Department

Human Services Fund (16200)

Addressing Homelessness (16200-BO-HS-H3000)

3,316,214

TOTAL

8,221,868

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.

 

Section 3. 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 the ________ day of _________________________, 2026, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 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)