Committees and Agendas
All meetings are held in Council Chambers, City Hall, Floor 2, unless otherwise noted. Please call (206) 684-8888 with any questions.
Standing Committees
- Finance, Native Communities & Tribal Governments: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: City Budget Office (CBO); Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS); Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts (Forecast Office); Seattle City Employees Retirement System (SCERS)
- Housing, Arts, & Civil Rights: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 2:00 p.m.
- Department oversight: Office of Arts and Culture (ARTS); Office for Civil Rights (OCR); Office of Housing (OH); Department of Construction and Inspections - Landlord-tenant regulations (SDCI)
- Human Services, Labor, & Economic Development: 1st and 3rd Fridays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Civil Service Commission (CIV); Human Services Department (HSD); Office of Economic Development (OED); Office of Employee Ombud (OEO); Office of Labor Standards (OLS); Seattle Department of Human Resources (SDHR)
- Land Use & Sustainability: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD); Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE); Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) — except for issues related to landlord-tenant regulations
- Libraries, Education & Neighborhoods: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL); Department of Neighborhoods (DON); Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA); Seattle Public Library (SPL)
- Parks & City Light: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays @ 2:00 p.m.
- Department oversight: Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation (PARKS); Seattle City Light (SCL)
- Governance & Utilities: 2nd Thursdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Office of City Auditor (AUD); Hearing Examiner (HXM); Seattle Information Technology (ITD); Legislative Department (LEG); Office of Intergovernmental Relations (OIR); Mayor’s Office (MO); Ethics and Elections (SEEC); Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)
- Public Safety: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department (CARE); Community Police Commission (CPC); Law Department (LAW); Office of Emergency Management (OEM); Office of Inspector General (OIG); Office of Police Accountability (OPA); Seattle Fire Department (SFD); Seattle Municipal Court (SMC); Seattle Police Department (SPD)
- Transportation, Waterfront, & Seattle Center: 1st and 3rd Thursdays @ 9:30 a.m.
- Department oversight: Seattle Center (CEN); Office of the Waterfront, Civic Projects
and Sound Transit (OWCPST); Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
- Department oversight: Seattle Center (CEN); Office of the Waterfront, Civic Projects