Committee Membership

According to SMC, the following are the official voting members of the Special Events Committee. In most cases, City department heads name one or more of their staff to represent them in meetings and the permitting process. For a list of the current representatives, see our Who We Are page.

City of Seattle

• Mayor
• City Budget Director
• Fire Chief
• Police Chief
• Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
• Director of Economic Development
• Director of Transportation
• Director of Construction and Inspections
• Director of Finance and Administrative Services
• Director of Seattle Center
• Director of Public Utilities
• Director of Neighborhood

Other Agencies

• King County Metro Transit Division
• Seattle-King County Health Department
• Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board

3 Citizen Representatives

• Representative must have experience in organizing special events with attendance over 10,000 people
• Representative with experience in organizing special events with attendance of 10,000 or fewer people
• Representative with experience working for a neighborhood-based community organization, such as a local chamber of commerce or business improvement area and has produced permitted special events