SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121321

• Record No: CB 121321
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 121321
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: In Committee
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Select Budget Committee
• Title: An ordinance relating to the City’s civil service systems; codifying the Civil Service Department as the name of the City department where the Civil Service Commission and the Public Safety Civil Service Commission are located; requiring employees to complete their initial probationary period before running as candidates for employee-elected civil service commissioner positions; aligning Civil Service Commission and Public Safety Civil Service Commission provisions; correcting typographical errors and making language gender-neutral; adding a new Chapter 3.48 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 4.04.250, 4.08.040, 4.08.050, and 4.13.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Dan Strauss
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2026	1	City Council	referred
10/19/2026	1	City Clerk	sent for review
10/19/2026	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
9/22/2026	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

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The City of Seattle

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An ordinance relating to the City’s civil service systems; codifying the Civil Service Department as the name of the City department where the Civil Service Commission and the Public Safety Civil Service Commission are located; requiring employees to complete their initial probationary period before running as candidates for employee-elected civil service commissioner positions; aligning Civil Service Commission and Public Safety Civil Service Commission provisions; correcting typographical errors and making language gender-neutral; adding a new Chapter 3.48 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 4.04.250, 4.08.040, 4.08.050, and 4.13.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

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