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Record No: Res 32189    Version: 1 Council Bill No:
Type: Resolution (Res) Status: Adopted
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 1/6/2026
Ordinance No:
Title: A RESOLUTION relating to committee structure, membership, meeting times, and duties of the standing committees of the Seattle City Council; and superseding Resolution 32162.
Supporting documents: 1. Attachment 1 - Department Oversight by City Council Standing Committee 2026-2027, 2. Summary and Fiscal Note
CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to committee structure, membership, meeting times, and duties of the standing committees of the Seattle City Council; and superseding Resolution 32162.
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WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 4 of the City Charter grants the Council authority to "create and use committees of its members to facilitate its legislative functions; Provided, that no committee of the Council and no members shall have or exercise executive or administrative power, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Charter"; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT:
Section 1. Effective immediately, and until further notice, the Seattle City Council's standing committees, membership, and meeting times are as shown below, superseding Resolution 32162. The 2026 and 2027 standing committees of the Seattle City Council shall begin convening on or after January 12, 2026.
Standing Committee
Committee Members
Committee Meeting Days and Times1,2
Finance, Native Communities, and Tribal Governments
Chair
Strauss
1st and 3rd Tuesdays
9:30 a.m.

Vice-Chair
Rivera


Member
Saka


Member
Hollingsworth


Member
Kettle

Governance and Utilities

Chair
Hollingsworth
2nd Thursdays
9:30 a.m.

Vice-Chair
Juarez


Member
Rivera


Member
Strauss


Member
Kettle

Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights

Chair
Foster
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
2:00 p.m.


Vice-Chair
Lin


Member
Hollingsworth


Member
Juarez


Member
Rinck

Human Services, Labor, and Economic Development
Chair
Rinck
1st and 3rd Fridays
9:30 a.m.

Vice-Chair
Foster


Member
Saka


Member
Juarez


Member
Hollingsworth

Land Use and Sustainability
Chair
Lin
1st and 3rd Wednesdays
9:30 a.m.



Vice-Chair
Strauss


Member
Hollingsworth


Member
Rinck


Member
Foster

Libraries, Education, and Neighborhoods
Chair
Rivera
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
9:30 a.m.


Vice-Chair
Hollingsworth


Member
Lin


Member
Rinck


Member
Foster

Parks and City Light
Chair
Juar...

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