Here’s what happened today in Council Chambers (zoom edition).
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Notes from today’s Council meetings
After a two-week recess, the Council members had a lot to say today. Here’s what went down.
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A couple of notable bills (and a lot of very un-notable ones) passed this afternoon, the last scheduled meeting of the full Council before its two-week recess. Plus the Council has its own counsel.
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There wasn’t a ton of non-budget-related stuff in Council Chambers today, but here’s what did happen.
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While most of Monday’s meetings were taken up with deliberations on the renewal of the Seattle Transportation Benefit District, there were a few other notable happenings.
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The Council decided how to spend payroll tax revenues, and more.
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There was plenty of talk — and posturing — today in the ongoing standoff between the Mayor and the City Council over potential cuts to SPD’s budgets. But a few other things happened too.
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While all the focus was on the payroll tax today, Council members also signaled other efforts in the pipeline.
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Today we got a preview of the amendments to the “Jump Start Seattle” payroll tax proposal that will be offered — and possibly voted on — Wednesday.
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Here’s what happened in the virtual Chambers today.
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