Select Budget Committee
Committee Members
- Teresa Mosqueda, Chair
- Lisa Herbold, Vice Chair
- M. Lorena González, Member
- Debora Juarez, Member
- Andrew J. Lewis, Member
- Tammy J. Morales, Member
- Alex Pedersen, Member
- Kshama Sawant, Member
- Dan Strauss, Member
Meeting Schedule
On Monday, June 8, 2020 Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), and Chair of the Council’s Select Budget Committee, announced the Council’s Summer 2020 Balancing Budget Committee schedule, a commitment to defund the police and an inquest into the Seattle Police Department’s annual budget. The Budget Committee will review the Mayor’s proposed 2020 rebalancing budget and any Council-initiated revenue/COVID-19 response ordinances.
Mayor Jenny Durkan is expected to transmit her 2020 rebalancing budget on June 9. The Select Budget Committee will meet weekly on Wednesdays between June 10 and July 8, and have two sessions each Wednesday. The morning sessions will be committed to considering Council-proposed revenue legislation, while the afternoon sessions will focus on rebalancing the City’s 2020 budget.
Update: As of June 19, 2020 the Mayor has not transmitted her 2020 rebalancing budget, so the schedule below is likely to change.
Public Comment
There will be opportunities for public comment at both the morning and afternoon sessions of each meeting of the Select Budget Committee. You can register to give comment on this page. The signup form is available two hours before each session begins.
| DATE | SESSION 1 - 10 AM | SESSION 2 - 2 PM |
| June 10 | (No morning session) | Progressive Revenue Discussion SPD Budget Overview |
| June 17 | Progressive Revenue Discussion | Police Budget Reform Presentation |
| June 24 | Revenue Discussion – Policy/Issue ID | SPD Budget Presentation CBO 2020 Budget Rebalancing Package Overview (part 1) |
| July 1 |
Revenue Amendments for Vote Possible Vote on Amended Legislation and substitute Spend Plan |
SPD Budget Community Discussion CBO 2020 Budget Rebalancing Package Overview (part 2) |
| July 6 | Possible Full City Council Vote on amended Revenue Legislation and substitute Spend Plan | |
| July 8 | SPD Budget Discussion |
Budget Rebalancing Package Discussion 4 PM - Public Hearing on the 2020 Rebalancing Package |
| July 15 |
Spend Plan Amendments for Vote Possible Vote on Amended Resolution |
2020 Rebalance - Issue ID |
| July 22 | (No morning session) | Present and potential vote on 2020 Rebalance Amendments |
| July 23 | Present and potential vote on 2020 Rebalance Amendments | |
| July 29 | Rebalance Vote | Rebalance Vote (if needed) |
| August 3 | Full City Council Vote on Rebalancing Legislation |
Quorum
Five Councilmembers constitute a quorum for this Select Committee.