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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