In this afternoon’s Full Council meeting, there are two agenda items. Both of them surfaced disagreements among the Council members, and both times an unlikely voting bloc emerged: Sawant and Harrell.
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Notes from today’s meetings
A few items of note happened at the Council Briefing and Full Council meetings today.
Continue readingCouncil officially cuts ties with Wells Fargo
This afternoon the City Council ratified an ordinance that sets up the city to cut its ties to Wells Fargo Bank.
Continue reading“Welcoming City” resolution passes
This afternoon the City Council unanimously passed a resolution that affirms Seattle’s status as a welcoming city for all, regardless of immigration status. This isn’t just a feel-good resolution; it lists a number of very specific actions and policies for the city.
Continue readingNotes from Monday’s meetings
Here’s a quick rundown on what happened today.
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Here’s an assortment of notes from this morning’s Council Briefing and this afternoon’s Full Council meeting.
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Lots of stuff happened today. In no particular order: The Council received a first briefing this morning from the Office of Intergovernmental Relations (OIR) on the upcoming session of the state legislature, which begins in January. Prior to each session, the Mayor and Council write a “legislative agenda” to prioritize the issues and positions they want to push for in Olympia. On their draft list so far: defending existing funding for human services the preservation tax exemption incentives for electrification of the transportation system Race and social justice issues Public records act reform Education funding. Council member Sawant continues to …
Continue readingNotes from this afternoon’s Full Council meeting
(Updated 9/28 8:00pm. See below) Whew. Well that happened.
Continue readingNews roundup: secure scheduling
Yesterday’s Council vote to ratify the secure scheduling ordinance tops the news today.
Continue readingThis week in Council Chambers
It’s another long week of meetings (8 this week) as the Council tries to wrap up several items before plunging into the 2017-2018 budget development work.
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