2014 City Budget

How does the budget process work?

The City Council conducts its official budget deliberations from late September to mid-November, but drafting the budget is a year-long process. If you have any questions about the process, please contact the office of Council Budget Chair Tim Burgess at tim.burgess@seattle.gov or 206-684-8806.

Be involved

There are several ways for you to share your budget priorities. Help us create Seattle's future by email, over the phone or at one of our two public hearings:

• October 3, 5:30 p.m.(5 p.m. sign up), Council Chambers, Seattle City Hall
• October 24, 5:30 p.m. (5 p.m. sign up), Council Chambers, Seattle City Hall

Be informed

• Download this brief 2-page handout that shows where your tax dollars go
• Search the archive of budget documents
• Watch this eight-minute audio slideshow from 2010 about City budget trends over the last 20 years

2013 Budget Highlights

The following documents contain information about the Council's changes to the Mayor’s proposed 2013 budget:

• Summary of major Council changes
• Detailed list of Council actions and associated dollar amounts
• What community leaders say about the Council's budget

2013 First Quarter Supplemental

• Q1 Supplemental Summary
• SDOT Summary
• Q1 Supplemental Ordinance Decision Agenda (May 15)
• Answers to Questions posed by Councilmembers at Committee