// Mayor Durkan\'s 2021 Proposed Budget reflects the ongoing financial challenges created by the historic events of 2020. The public health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an economic slowdown of nearly unprecedented magnitude. The negative impact to City revenues has been sharp and steep, and comes at the same time the public health crisis and associated recession have created an increased demand for basic City services. The City has taken affirmative measures to contain the spread of the virus, and to provide basic lifeline supports to those who have lost their jobs or otherwise been adversely affected by the deepening recession. The state and federal governments have provided significant financial assistance to the City as it has stepped into these roles, but the City has also been forced both to cut its overall budget and reprioritize its spending in response.A full executive summary of the budget can be found here: 2021 Proposed Budget - Executive Summary
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links:[
{
name: 'Executive Summary',
url: 'http://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/FinanceDepartment/21proposedbudget/21ProposedExecutiveSummary.pdf'
},
{
name: 'City Budget Book',
url: 'http://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/FinanceDepartment/21proposedbudget/2021%20Proposed%20Budget.pdf'
},
{
name: 'Capital Program Book',
url: 'http://www.seattle.gov/city-budget-office/capital-improvement-program-archives/2021-2026-proposed-cip'
}
]
}
}
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