Finance & Housing
Committee regular meeting days and time:
1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Teresa Mosqueda
- Vice Chair: Lisa Herbold
- Member: Alex Pedersen
- Member: Sara Nelson
- Member: Andrew Lewis
Committee Scope:
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters relating to:
- 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 Housing Committee is the Finance Committee 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 Department of Finance and Administrative Services, including the Seattle Animal Shelter, the City’s fleets and facilities, the Customer Service Bureau, and other administrative functions;
- housing policies and programs, including the Office of Housing, investing and promoting the development and preservation of affordable housing for workers, families, and retirees