Finance & Neighborhoods
2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Sally Bagshaw
- Vice Chair: Lorena González
- Member: Bruce Harrell
- Alternate: Mike O'Brien
Committee Scope:
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters relating to: neighborhoods, including neighborhood planning, engagement and outreach, funding opportunities, and historic preservation; the financial management and policies of the City and its agents, including the operating and capital budgets, levies, taxes, revenue, audits, and judgments and claims against the City (the Finance and Neighborhoods Cmte. is the Finance Cmte. required by the Seattle City Charter); oversight of the City's public works construction projects except as otherwise specified; the City Employees' Retirement System; the City Auditor; finance and administrative services of the City, including the Seattle Animal Shelter, the City's fleets and facilities, the Customer Service Bureau, and other administrative functions; and City personnel issues, including labor-management relations, collective bargaining agreements, and other issues related to salary rates, hours, and other conditions of employment.