SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119839

• Record No: CB 119839
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119839
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/10/2020
• Ordinance No: Ord 126121
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to appropriations for the Office for Civil Rights; amending Ordinance 126000, which adopted the 2020 Budget; and lifting provisos.
• Sponsors: Tammy J. Morales, Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A - Proviso Lift Proposal - COVID-19 Community Mitigation and the Criminal Legal System, 3. Signed Ordinance 126121, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/14/2020	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/14/2020	1	Mayor	returned
8/14/2020	1	Mayor	Signed
8/14/2020	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/10/2020	1	City Council	passed	Pass
8/3/2020	1	City Council	referred
7/29/2020	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/28/2020	1	City Clerk	sent for review
7/28/2020	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to appropriations for the Office for Civil Rights; amending Ordinance 126000, which adopted the 2020 Budget; and lifting provisos.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle's 2020 Adopted Budget included $170,000 of General Fund allocation for Criminal Justice Realignment and community engagement; and
WHEREAS, this funding was intended to support community engagement and racial equity analysis around the Mayor's "High Barrier Work Group" proposals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council ("Council") adopted provisos on this funding that no money could be spent until authorized by future ordinance; and
WHEREAS, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent community organizing around the importance of community-centered decisions around the realignment of the criminal legal system highlights the need for the City to invest in infrastructure that allows for community to shape policies moving forward; and
WHEREAS, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities and systems-impacted communities are disproportionately impacted by the onset of COVID-19 in the Seattle-King County region; and
WHEREAS, the City has a commitment to addressing the needs of the most vulnerable communities in this period of the City's history, especially BIPOC communities; and
WHEREAS, the Office for Civil Rights developed a spending plan and submitted the spending plan to the Council;?and
WHEREAS, the Office for Civil Rights intends to work in conjunction with the Office of Economic Development and the Legislative Department to conduct community engagement sessions to support said vulnerable communities; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The restrictions imposed by the following budget provisos, which limit spending on the following items, are removed because the conditions set forth in the provisos have been satisfied and they are no longer ...