Select Budget Committee

Committee Members

Sally Bagshaw, Chair
M. Lorena González, Member
Bruce Harrell, Member
Lisa Herbold, Member
Rob Johnson, Member
Debora Juarez, Member
Teresa Mosqueda, Member
Mike O'Brien, Member
Kshama Sawant, Member

What You Need to Know About the Budget

Chair Bagshaw has put a visual, high-level summary of the budget process and how you can get involved. Click the images below to learn more:

The Budget Process

The City Council conducts its official budget deliberations from late September to mid-November (see the calendar below,) but drafting the budget is a year-long process. If you have any questions about the process, please contact Erik Sund (erik.sund@seattle.gov / 206-684-8368 )

Questions about budget terminology? Take a look at the glossary.

Calendar

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Committee Meetings

Public Hearings

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Subject	Date / Time	Location	Agenda	Video
Revenue Forecast Update	April 30, 2018 @ 2:30 pm	Council Chambers	Agenda	Watch
Mayor Delivers Budget and CIP (separate from the Mayor's Budget Speech at 12:30 pm)	September 24, 2018 @ 2pm	Council Chambers	Mayor's Proposed Budget Mayor's Proposed Capital Improvemnt Program
CBO & Department Overview of 2019-2020 Proposed Budget	September 26, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers	Agenda Presenting Departments: CBO: Forecast & Overview OCR (Civil Rights) OIRA (Immigrant and Refugee Affairs)	Watch
	September 26, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers	Agenda Presenting Departments: SCL (City Light) SPU (Public Utilities) SDOT (Transportation)	Watch
	September 27, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers	Agenda Presenting Departments: OH (Housing) DPR (Parks) OLS (Labor Standards)	Watch
	September 27, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers	Agenda Presenting Departments: HSD (Human Services) SPD (Police)	Watch
Budget Work Sessions	October 3, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers	Agenda	Watch
Budget Work Sessions	October 3, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers	Agenda	Watch
Public Hearing	October 4, 2018 @ 5:30 pm	Council Chambers	Agenda	Watch
Budget Deliberations: Issue ID	October 17, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers	Canceled Cancellation Notice
	October 17, 2018 @ 2 pm	Council Chambers	Canceled Cancellation Notice
	October 18, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers	Agenda Issues Covered: Construction & Inspections (SDCI) Neighborhoods (DON)
	October 18, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers	Agenda Issues Covered: Police (SPD) Fire (SFD)
	October 22, 2018 @ ~10:30 am / after Council Briefing Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers	Agenda Issues Covered: Sweetened Beverage Tax Funds Short-Term Rental Tax Funds
	October 23, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers	Issues Covered: Navigation Team Homelessness Services
	October 23, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers	Issues Covered: Human Services (Other; HSD) Employee Ombud (OEO)
	Public Hearing	October 23, 2018 @ 5:30 pm	Council Chambers	Agenda Notice: Public Hearings on the Seattle Aquarium Expansion and 2019 General Revenue Sources & the Mayor's 2019 & 2020 Proposed Budgets
Budet Deliberations: Issue ID	October 24, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers	Issues Covered: Parks & Recreation (DPR) Transportation (SDOT)
Budet Deliberations: Issue ID	October 24, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers	Issues Covered: Cross-Cutting Issues Other Issues
Revenue Update: CS / CBO Presenation after Council Briefing	October 29, 2018 @ ~10:30 am Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers
Green Sheet Proposals: Discussion	October 30, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers
	October 30, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers
	October 31, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers
	October 31, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers
	November 1, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers
	November 1, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers
	November 2, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers
	November 2, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers
Committee Chair Presents Balancing Package	November 7, 2018 @ 9:30 am Public comment at the end of the meeting	Council Chambers
Committee Votes on Balancing Package	November 13, 2018 @ ~2:30 pm or after Full Council Public comment at the beginning of the meeting	Council Chambers
	November 14, 2018 @ 9:30 am	Council Chambers
	November 14, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the beginning of the meeting	Council Chambers
Budget Committee after Council Briefing	November 19, 2018 @ ~10:30 am Public comment at the beginning of the meeting	Council Chambers
Full Council Adoption	November 19, 2018 @ 2 pm Public comment at the beginning of the meeting	Council Chambers

Please note that the agendas are officially posted here.

View the 2018 Budget Review Calendar

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Budget Documents, Agendas and Information

Do you have questions about the budget agendas or can't find something? Search our City Council Budget Documents database or contact us at clerk@seattle.gov or 206-684-8344.

Share Your Ideas

There are several ways for you to share your budget priorities. Help us create Seattle's future by email or over the phone.

estions about the budget agendas or can't find something? Search our City Council Budget Documents database or contact us at clerk@seattle.gov or 206-684-8344.

Share Your Ideas

There are several ways for you to share your budget priorities. Help us create Seattle's future by email or over the phone.