Tomorrow afternoon the City Council will likely give its final approval to a modification to the “Jump Start” payroll tax ordinance it passed last summer. If you read the memo written by Council staff, you will see a feel-good story about the city making this change as a result of feedback from companies. But that’s not what’s really going on with this change: in truth, it’s an attempt to fix a potentially fatal flaw in the ordinance before a King County Superior Court judge hears a challenge to it next month.
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This week in Council Chambers: April 12-16, 2021
Not a lot of earth-shaking stuff happening this week, but the gears of government grind forward.
Continue readingFriday news roundup
Here’s your dose of cuteness for the week: baby lemur triplets at the Zoo. Happy Friday!
Continue readingThursday news roundup
Kind of a light news day today.
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Plenty to read again this morning. Enjoy.
Continue readingSeattle Public Utilities issues updated strategic plan, new proposed rates
Tomorrow morning, Seattle Public Utilities will appear in front of the City Council’s Transportation and Utilities Committee to present its updated six-year strategic plan and an accompanying six-year plan for the rates it will be charging its customers. The strategic plan summarizes the highlights and challenges for the public utility company, including the factors leading to the new proposed rates.
Continue readingTuesday news roundup
There’s lots to read this morning.
Continue readingTidbits from the past week
As is often the case, in the last week a number of things happened in local city government that flew under the radar. For your reading pleasure…
Continue readingAppeals court upholds SPD termination of Shepherd (updated)
This morning, the State Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the Seattle Police Department was acting appropriately when it terminated the employment of Officer Adley Shepherd for excessive use of force.
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings
The state legislative session gets to the end game, plus lots of upcoming committee committee meetings.
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