CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the financing of the Human Capital Management System project; amending Ordinance 127131 to increase the amount of an existing interfund loan; creating the 2026 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund, and allowing it to be a borrowing fund for the loan; amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, including the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; revising project allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2025-2030 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, the Human Capital Management System ("HCMS") project is a technology project that funds the planning, design, and replacement of the aging Human Resource Information System ("HRIS"), which includes the Citywide payroll and benefits system, with a new Human Capital Management ("HCM") system also known as Workday; and
WHEREAS, the HCMS project was approved by the Enterprise Oversight Board (EOB) in February 2020 and is managed by FAS Business Systems division in partnership with the Seattle Department of Human Resources (SDHR) and Seattle Department of Information Technology (ITD); and
WHEREAS, the first phase of the HCMS project went live in September 2024 and cash flow requirements for the project in 2025 exceed the estimates that were developed at the time of the 2025 Adopted Budget; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Municipal Code subsection 5.06.030.C requires City Council approval by ordinance of any interfund loan for a duration of more than 90 days; and
WHEREAS, a revolving interfund loan of $11.0 million to the 2025 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund was authorized in 2024 by Ordinance 127131; and
WHEREAS, funds loaned by the Finance and Administrative Services Fund to the 2025 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund for continuing the work of implem...
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