Record No: CB 118391    Version: Council Bill No: CB 118391
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 5/26/2015
Ordinance No: Ord 124782
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2015 Budget; amending Ordinance 124648, which adopted the 2015 Budget; changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation and to the Human Services Department; creating both exempt and non-exempt positions; authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into an interlocal agreement with the State Department of Licensing; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by at least a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
Sponsors: Tom Rasmussen
Supporting documents: 1. CB 118391 Amendment v2, 2. Proposed Amendment v1, 3. Summary and Fiscal Note, 4. Proposition 1 Budget Amendment Presentation, 5. Signed Ord 124782
CITY OF SEATTLE
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2015 Budget; amending Ordinance 124648, which adopted the 2015 Budget; changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation and to the Human Services Department; creating both exempt and non-exempt positions; authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into an interlocal agreement with the State Department of Licensing; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by at least a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, in Resolution 12, the Governing Board of the Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) submitted a ballot measure (STBD Proposition 1) to the qualified electors of the STBD to authorize up to a one-tenth of one percent sales and use tax and an annual vehicle license fee of up to an additional $60 per registered vehicle with a $20 rebate for low-income individuals, for the purposes of funding Metro Transit service in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2014, STBD Proposition 1 was approved by a majority of qualified electors of the STBD and authorized up to a one-tenth of one percent sales and use tax and an annual vehicle license fee of up to an additional $60 per registered vehicle with a $20 rebate for low-income individuals, for the purposes of funding Metro Transit service in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2014, in Resolution 14, the Governing Board of the STBD imposed the revenue measures ratified by the approval of STBD Proposition 1 necessary to fund Metro Transit service in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2015, in Resolution 17, the Governing Board of the STBD amended the STBD's 2015 budget to appropriate the revenues from STBD Proposition 1; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle and the STBD entered into an interlocal agreement (authorized by STBD Resolution 2) to formalize the relationship between The City of Seattle and the STBD in order to implement transportation improvemen...

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