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Record No: CB 121077    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 121077
Type: Council Bill (CB) Status: Passed at Full Council
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Council
On agenda: 10/14/2025
Ordinance No:
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; adopting a 2025 Citywide Position List.
Sponsors: Sara Nelson
Attachments: 1. Ex A - 2025 Citywide Position List, 2. Ex A Att 1 - Definitions
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex 1 - 2024-2025 Citywide Total Position Count by Department, 3. Central Staff Memo
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; adopting a 2025 Citywide Position List.
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WHEREAS, the City Council annually adopts a Citywide Position List and a City Budget; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, the City Council passed Ordinance 127079 adopting a 2024 Citywide Position List and Ordinance 127156 adopting the 2025 Budget; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 127156 anticipated additional legislation from the Seattle Department of Human Resources proposing a 2025 Citywide Position List that reflects changes to the 2024 Citywide Position List; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 127156 anticipated that such position list would include: modifications to the 2024 Position List for changes effected by subsection 3.A of Ordinance 127156; the Seattle Human Resources Director's reclassification of regular positions made from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024; and the creation, modification, or abrogation of regular positions by ordinances passed during the same period; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Human Resources has duly compiled a 2025 Citywide Position List; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Effective January 1, 2025, the officer and employee positions designated in the "2025 Citywide Position List," attached to this ordinance as Exhibit A, are established as the regular full-time positions and regular part-time positions in the various City departments or offices shown in each position classification (title) listed; however, if Exhibit A shows a later effective date for any such position, the later date shall govern.
Section 2. The positions included in Exhibit A shall remain in effect subject to modification by any appropriate administrative or legislative action occurring on or after January 1, 2025.

Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.
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