Select Budget Committee

Contents

• Summary
• Committee Members
• Committee Materials
• Demystifying the Budget Process
• Understanding Council's Budget Amendments
• Chair Mosqueda's Balancing Package
• How to Participate in the Budget
• Summary of the Budget Process
• Quorum

Summary

Beginning on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, the Select Budget Committee’s annual budget deliberation process commences after the delivery of Mayor Bruce Harrell's Proposed 2023 Budget to the Seattle City Council. Budget deliberations will conclude when the Seattle City Council passes the 2023 Adopted Budget, which is scheduled for a final vote on November 29, 2022.

Committee Members

• Teresa Mosqueda, Chair
• Lisa Herbold, Vice Chair
• Debora Juarez, Member
• Andrew J. Lewis, Member
• Tammy J. Morales, Member
• Sara Nelson, Member
• Alex Pedersen, Member
• Kshama Sawant, Member
• Dan Strauss, Member

Committee Materials

You can find agendas, presentations and other materials for the Select Budget Committee on Legistar, the system the City uses to manage legislation and committees.

View Budget Committee Agendas and Materials

Demystifying the Budget Process

This interactive guide, Demystifying the Budget Process, is the most straightforward and simple way to understand the Council's budget work. Most importantly, this resource is intended to highlight when and how the public can make their voices heard. There is also more information about that below.

Understanding Council's Budget Amendments

This interactive tool is meant to make the Council's budget amendments more transparent, engaging, and accessible. You will find detailed information about the 100 amendments for the proposed 2023-24 budget sponsored by Councilmembers. They were discussed by the Seattle City Council in the Budget Committee between October 25 - 27, 2022. For each amendment, you can see which department it pertains to, a short summary of what it does, the Councilmembers who originally sponsored it, a link to read a policy memo about each amendment, as well as a link to watch the Council's discussion of it.

Learn About Council's Amendments

Chair Mosqueda's Balancing Package

On Monday, November 14, 2022, Budget Chair Teresa Mosqueda unveiled her balancing package: a proposal for a balanced budget that factors in all the input she’s received, as well as her priorities.

More information about the balancing package can be found below:

• Press release about the balancing package
• Video introduction from Chair Mosqueda and Council's Policy Staff
• Key investments in the balancing package
• View the full balancing package (PDF)
• View a summary presentation about the balancing package

How to Participate in the Budget

Your input is a critical part of the budget process! There are three ways to participate in the budget, sharing your perspective during Budget Committee meetings, Public Hearings, or sending written comment.

Sign Up for Public Comment

Summary of the Budget Process

There are six main steps in the budget process, outlined in the graphic below:

• 1. City Budget Office Overview of Proposed Budget | Sept. 28
  2. Budget Hearings (Budget Discussions & Issue Identification) | Oct. 11 - Oct. 14
  3. Budget Deliberations (Discussion of Member Proposals) | Oct. 25 - Oct. 27 | View Deliberation Schedule
  4. Balancing Package | Nov. 14
  5. Vote on Balancing Package | Nov. 21
  6. Final Action, City Council Vote | Nov. 29

The Select Budget Committee will convene between September through November 2022, specific dates below. Additional meeting dates may be scheduled as needed. Committee agendas can be viewed here.

Download the Fall 2022 Budget Calendar

Quorum

Five Councilmembers constitute a quorum for this Select Committee.