2:03 P.M.
I'M DAN STRAUSS,
CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> VICE-CHAIR RIVERA.
CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> THREE PRESENT, TWO EXCUSED.
CLERK, YOUR COMPUTER MAY HAVE
THE VOLUME UP.
WITH
THAT, WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE WILL BE DONE IN 56 MINUTES
BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY I AM
NOT GETTING THE BENEFIT FROM
THE STAFFING I HAVE BEEN
USED TO WITH SOUND TRANSIT.
I WILL BE WORKING TO
MOVE SOME OF MY
AMENDMENTS FORWARD FOR NEXT WEEK
AS WE ARE INTOINTO
ENTERPRISE INITIATIVE.
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA,
THE CONFIRMATION OF DWIGHT
DIVELY AS THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE
AND THEN WE HAVE A BRIEFING ON
TWO ANNUAL
BUDGET- RELATED BILLS, THE 2025
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE AND 2026
CARRY FORWARD ORDINANCE.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
IT IS ADOPTED.
WE
OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD DO.
WE HAVE ANYONE IN PERSON?
WE DO NOT.
>> AND WE
HAVE TWO ORANGE.
>> CORRECT.
>>
WONDERFUL. SO UP FIRST IS
ALBERTO
ALVAREZ AND
THEN DAVID. ALBERTO, AS YOU ARE
PROMOTED,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU.
IN ADDITION TO YOUR PERSONAL
BUSINESS DEALS IMPROVED
BY YOUR POLITICAL OFFICE -- TAKE
MONEY FROM OUR BUDGET AND
SALARY.
TAXES WE ALL PAY.
COUNCIL HAS A LEGAL
OBLIGATION TO UPHOLD THE FIRST
AMENDMENT
AND TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOM
OF SPEECH.
USING NO RACIAL SLURS
OR DISCRIMINATORY LANGUAGE --
VOICED HIS OPINION.
COUNCIL BANNED HIM FROM
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
MERELY CRITICIZING ARROGANT
POLITICIANS LIKE SOME
OF YOU TODAY.
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND
NON-VIOLENT RESISTANCE ARE
FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR FREEDOMS.
CRITICIZING A POLITICIAN WHILE
NOT
DENIGRATING, RACE, GENDER,
ETHNICITY IS LEGALLY PROTECTED
IN OUR SOCIETY.
YOU SHOULD WRITE AN APOLOGY
AND COUNCIL MUST STOP THE RULES
THAT ALLOW
VINDICTIVE MEMBERS TO BAN
PEOPLE FOR STATEMENTS THEY
DON'T LIKE.
YOU ALL MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT
THAT IS THE TRUTH NEEDED TO
MAINTAIN PERSONAL FREEDOMS
AND
OUR POWER TO HOLD GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABLE.
THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD
DAY.
>> THANK YOU, ALBERTO.
ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU.
NEXT IS DAVID. DAVID, WHEN YOU
ARE LET IN, STAR
6 TO UNMUTE TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
>> HI, IS MY
MICRO-WORKING?
>> YES, IT IS.
IF YOUR NAME IS NOT DAVID,
PLEASE STATE IT FOR THE RECORD.
>> I AM NOT DAVID.
IT IS --
DaVITA INGRAM.
>> FANTASTIC.
WELCOME.
>> HI.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM CALLING BECAUSE I AM
PART OF THE
EMBRACE CAUCUS. IF IT IS
APPROPRIATE, I THINK
WE WANTED TO SHARE OPEN COMMENT
ABOUT UP ZONE FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IS THAT
APPROPRIATE? AND MAY I PROCEED?
>> WE ARE GOING TO PAUSE
AND RESET YOUR TIME.
COULD YOU STATE THAT QUESTION --
ITEMS ARE SUPPOSED TO RELATE
TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY
OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW
OF THE FINANCE, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE.
WERE YOU TRYING TO SPEAK TO THE
COMP PLAN?
>> I AM HAPPY TO
CEDE THE FLOOR.
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US
TODAY. EITHER WAY ABOUT IT,
ALWAYS GOOD
TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES
PUBLIC COMMENTS SEEING WE HAVE
NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKER PRESENTS. WE
MOVE THE
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY.
CLERK, WILL YOU READ THE
SHORT TITLE INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 1, APPOINTMENTS 3, 4,
6LE 8, APPOINTMENT OF DWIGHT D.
DIVELY OF DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE OF THE OFFICE OF CITY
FINANCE FOR
A TERM DECEMBER 31, 2029
TO DECEMBER 31, 2029.
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> FANTASTIC.
WELCOME BACK, MR. DIVELY.
WELCOME BACK, MR. ELLEN BROOK.
CLERK, SEEMS LIKE
WE MIGHT NEED TO
MUTE A PARTICIPANT. APPOINTMENT
34 068 TO BE OUR
FINANCE
DIRECTOR IN LAY PEOPLE'S TERMS
LIKE ME, WE CALL THAT
COMPTROLLER.
HERE WE HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME
AND YOU ARE UNIQUE IN THE
SENSE THAT THERE ARE TWO
SEPARATE DIRECTORS WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WHERE
WE HAVE OUR FINANCE SECTION AND
THEN WE HAVE THE REST OF FAS.
IT'S A UNIQUE BREED WITH FAS,
BUT THAT IS WHY IN MY OPINION
THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
IS
THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY.
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT
THEM. WITH THAT
WE'VE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS TO
YOU. YOU HAVE REPLIED WITH
ANSWERS. THOSE ARE ATTACHED TO
THE AGENDA
TODAY. I'LL
OPEN IT UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO
MAKE
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, AND I'LL
OPEN IT
UP TO
MY COLLEAGUES AND I WILL FOLLOW
UP ON SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS.
>> SURE.
MARK ELLER BOOK, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FOR CITY OPERATIONS.
A LOT OF ADDITIONAL REMARKS.
I INTRODUCED DWIGHT DIVELY
EARLIER AND I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING I THINK TO ADD TO THE
RECORD AS FAR AS HIS
QUALIFICATIONS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM BE
OUR NOMINATED DIRECTOR FOR THE
OFFICE OF CITY FINANCE.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD,
DWIGHT DIVELY, THE NOMINEE TO BE
THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR. I HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK WITH EACH OF
THE THREE COUNCILMEMBERS HERE
TODAY.
WE HAD A VERY QUICK
INTRODUCTION AT THE LAST
MEETING. AND I WOULD -- I HAVE
NOTHING ELSE TO ADD OTHER THAN
HAPPY TO
RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.
>> YOU ARE A UNIQUE CANDIDATE.
YOU TAUGHT HALF THE CITY HOW
TO DO BUDGETING.
WE ARE EXCITED AND LUCKY TO HAVE
YOU. COLLEAGUES, I OPEN IT UP TO
YOU FOR
QUESTIONS AND I WILL FOLLOW
UP WITH A FEW IF THERE IS STILL
TIME.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I'LL SAY PROFESSOR WENT
LAST
TIME. NEXT TIME I WILL SAY
DIRECTOR.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR COMING BACK.
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR RESPONSES. THANK YOU
FOR MEETING WITH ME.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, CLEARLY FOR
THE POSITION,
AND PART OF ME THE
ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS
THAT WITH THE IMMENSE JOB AHEAD
OF YOU, WHY WOULD YOU
WANT TO TAKE IT?
BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT,
THAT'S IT. ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW,
FROM A
PUBLIC SERVICE, LIKE, WHAT
BRINGS YOU -- WITH THAT DAUNTING
TASK IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOUR
COLLEAGUE SITTING BEHIND YOU,
OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR, YOU KNOW,
WHAT HAS BROUGHT YOU HERE?
WHAT'S THE CALLING TO TAKE ON
IMMENSE TASK?
>> SO I HAVE SPENT
ESSENTIALLY MY
ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN
PUBLIC SERVICE, AND IT MATTERS A
LOT TO ME.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR
RESIDENTS, TO MAKE
THEIR SERVICES BETTER, TO
IMPROVE THE
FINANCES OF AN ORGANIZATION IS
REALLY WHAT I CARE ABOUT
PROFESSIONALLY.
AND SO WHEN I
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT THE MAYOR OFFERED ME TO
COME BACK TO THE
CITY, BACK TO THE SAME
JOB STARTED 32 YEARS AGO, IT
WAS PRETTY EASY TO SAY
YES. I WAS LOOKING FOR SOME NEW
CHALLENGES. I WAS LOOKING TO
COME BACK TO
A COMMUNITY I HAVE LIVED IN
NOW FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND TO
SEE WHAT I CAN DO IN A FEW
YEARS,
TO, YOU KNOW,
IMPROVE THE SERVICES THAT WE
PROVIDE TO OUR
RESIDENTS.
SO THAT'S THE
ATTRACTION OF THE JOB
TO ME. AS I HAVE BEEN HERE NOW
FOR
ABOUT THREE AND A HALF
MONTHS, JUST LEARNING SOME OF
THE THINGS
THAT I THINK
ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE
THOSE SERVICES,
IMPROVE
HOW WE DELIVER HAS MADE ME EVEN
MORE CONFIDENT THAT
TAKING THIS JOB ASSUMING I
AM CONFIRMED IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY
AND I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING
FORWARD IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I WILL JUST SAY, AS I LOOK
AT THE CLOCK, ABOUT AN HOUR
AGO I WAS HAVING A VERY BRIEF
CONVERSATION WITH AN
EXECUTIVE AND KING COUNTY'S
LOSSES,
SEATTLE'S GAIN.
THERE
YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU ACTING DIRECTOR
DIVELY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE
ANEW, AGAIN, IN THIS ROLE, IN
THIS CAPACITY.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
OUR CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD
EARLIER
AND IT'S GREAT TO GET TO
KNOW YOU A LITTLE MORE, HAVE A
GREAT REPUTATION.
I THINK IN OUR COMMUNITY
AND GOVERNMENT AND
SO IT IS GREAT FOR ME TO
PERSONALLY GET
A CHANCE TO MEET YOU,
LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
YOU, YOUR
BACKGROUND, YOUR JOURNEY, WHY
YOU RAISE YOUR HAND FOR THIS
JOB .
I AM NOT A
PSYCHOLOGIST. I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T CARE.
I AM JUST GLAD YOU DID BECAUSE
I LEARNED A LOT FROM
THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT ALL OF
THOSE
THINGS, AND THEN WE DOVE DEEP
INTO A FEW PECULIAR ASPECTS
OF
POLICY AND THE BUDGET AND
FINANCE AND STRUCTURING
BONDS AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
BUT SO THANK YOU FOR EMPOWERING
ME.
I FEEL IN THAT MEETING, I
AM
CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO
LEAD THE CITY WELL IN THIS
REGARD .
I THINK WE ARE INCREDIBLY
LUKASHENKO TO HAVE YOU AS WELL.
SO WELCOME BACK AND THANKS
TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
PUTTING HIM FORWARD AND, YEAH,
EXCITED
TO MOVE HIM FORWARD AT YOUR
DISCRETION, CHAIR.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK
YOU. I JUST WILL SAY I HAVE
BEEN VERY PRIVILEGED THROUGHOUT
MY CAREER.
I HAD A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES A LOT OF OTHER
PEOPLE NEVER HAVE.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE, AN
OPPORTUNITY THAT I
CAN COME BACK AND DO SOME WORK I
THINK
IS VERY
IMPORTANT AND HOPE TO MAKE THE
CITY BETTER FOR IT.
>> JUST IN MY FEW MONTHS GETTING
TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THE SEATTLE EMPLOYEE -- SEATTLE
CITY
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SERVICES
BOARD AS WELL AS THE FORECAST
OFFICE, IT HAS BEEN
REALLY WONDERFUL TO GET TO
WORK WITH YOU, A FRESH SET OF
EYES ON INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU
HELPED CREATE 30 YEARS AGO.
WAS IT 30 YEARS AGO?
>> 32 WHEN I STARTED.
>> NO ONE IS COUNTING.
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO GET TO SEE
YOU, TO WATCH YOU SEE
SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD A HAND IN
BUILDING, IT GREW ON ITS OWN,
AND
NOW YOU'RE BACK AND YOU HAVE
HAD MORE EXPERIENCE, YOU HAVE
SEEN DIFFERENT THINGS, AND NOW
YOU'RE BACK TO WHERE YOU
STARTED.
AND THAT'S JUST BEEN REALLY
FUN TO WATCH YOU TAKE A VERY
FOCUSED LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING
WELL AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE
CHANGED.
SO THAT WASN'T ONE OF
THE QUESTIONS THAT I ASKED YOU
IN
THE PACKET.
I WILL ASK
YOU NOW. WHAT ARE WE DOING WELL,
AND WHAT
DO WE NEED TO IMPROVE UPON?
>> SINCE YOU STARTED
WITH THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, I
WOULD NOTE
THAT THE COMPETENCE, THE
QUALITY OF ANALYSIS
PARTICULARLY ON INVESTMENTS THAT
EXISTS AT THE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM TODAY
IS VASTLY BETTER THAN WHEN I
LEFT 16 YEARS AGO.
SO PROBABLY EVERYTHING THAT
I HAVE ENCOUNTERED, THE
THING THAT IS MOST IMPROVED IS
THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND, YOU
KNOW,
MUCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL
THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND
ON IT FOR THEIR RETIREMENT
CHECKS THAT I
THINK
IS SOMETHING THAT'S JUST TRULY
REMARKABLY BETTER.
I WOULD SAY WE
ALTERNATE A LITTLE BIT HERE,
SOME THINGS THAT NEED
IMPROVEMENT.
SO I NOTED
I THINK IN THE ANSWERS TO THE
QUESTIONS THAT
YOU SENT THAT I HEAR CONSTANTLY
THIS IS A
FEDERATED GOVERNMENT.
AND I MUST
HAVE HISSED THAT PART OF THE
CITY CHARTER WHEN I
REVIEWED IT BECAUSE I DON'T SEE
ANYTHING ABOUT A FEDERATION.
WE ARE A GOVERNMENT. WE NEED TO
BE A GOVERNMENT.
AND THAT MEANS THERE NEEDS
TO BE SOME CONSISTENCY, THERE
NEEDS
TO BE SOME QUALITY
ASSURANCE THAT IS DONE
CENTRALLY.
AND THERE ARE A VARIETY
OF THINGS THAT I HAVE SEEN
WHERE WE ARE SO
DECENTRALIZED AND THERE HASN'T
BEEN, IN MY
OPINION, ADEQUATE CENTRAL
OVERSIGHT
FOR A LONG TIME THAT WE HAVE
SOME THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED
TO
IMPROVE. SO THAT WOULD BE AN
EXAMPLE
OF SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS NOT
AS
GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE AND NEEDS
TO BE IMPROVED.
AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT
I THINK IS BETTER IS THE
FORECAST COUNCIL THAT YOU
MENTIONED.
I THINK THE IDEA OF THE MAYOR
AND THE COUNCIL SHARING
A FORECASTING OFFICE, HAVING
THAT KIND OF QUALITY AND
COMPETENCE
IN ITS STAFF, HAVING
OPEN DISCUSSION OF THE FACTORS
THAT GO INTO THE FINISHING AND
IN
A TIME OF
GREAT UNCERTAINTY RIGHT NOW IS A
HUGE IMPROVEMENT
OVER WHEN I LEFT WHERE WHEN I
HAD THE
FINANCE DEPARTMENT THE LAST
EIGHT YEARS WE ALSO HAD
THE BUDGET FUNCTION WITHIN IT
AND WE DID THE REVENUE FORECAST
AND THEN OF COURSE
THE COUNCIL NEEDED TO
ESSENTIALLY DO ITS
OWN, AND USUALLY WE PRETTY MUCH
AGREED, BUT THAT CREATED A
WHOLE BUNCH MORE WORK, AND
HAVING ONE
FORECAST I THINK IS A BIG
IMPROVEMENT.
AND THEN, LAST, TO BALANCE OUT
THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE
IMPROVED, AS I MENTIONED IN IN
MY RESPONSES TO YOUR QUESTIONS,
I THINK OUR RISK MANAGEMENT
FUNCTION IS BADLY UNDERUTILIZED.
THE STAFF HAS BEEN CUT.
THE THINGS THAT I THINK
ARE CORE TO RISK MANAGEMENT FOR
AN
ORGANIZATION OF OUR SIZE AREN'T
THERE. THE GENERIC TERMINOLOGY
FOR THAT
IS ENTERPRISE RISK
MANAGEMENT WHERE YOU LOOK AS
CROSS
THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION, IDENTIFY
THE
RISKS YOU FACE, YOU TRY TO
IDENTIFY WAYS TO MITIGATE THOSE
RISKS, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE
RESOURCES, IF YOU NEED TO, TO
HELP A DEPARTMENT MITIGATE
RISKS, AND WE DON'T DO ANY OF
THAT.
SOME DEPARTMENTS DO
INDIVIDUAL HI, BUT CENTRALLY WE
DON'T, AND MANY DEPARTMENTS
DON'T HAVE
THE RESOURCES TO
DO IT.
AND THE CONSEQUENCE IS WE JUST
WRITE CHECKS.
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, WE
JUST
PAY. AND THAT'S NOT IDEAL.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT I
REALLY WANT
TO WORK ON IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS
TO SEE IF WE CAN
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
>> YOU STARTED ANSWERING MY NEXT
QUESTION ALREADY.
THANK YOU.
WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, GETTING
TO YOUR PREPARED ANSWER HERE,
WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIFIC GOALS FOR
THE
OFFICE, AND BEFORE I GO THERE, I
WANT TO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT
THE SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM'S BOARD AND THE FUNCTION
THERE WHERE TEN YEARS AGO
WE WERE IN A BAD PLACE.
WE WERE IN A VERY BAD
PLACE TEN YEARS AGO.
AND THE WORK THAT JASON AND
LEOLA HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST
DECADE HAS REALLY IMPROVED.
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS OF OUR
RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
AND IT'S INCREDIBLE TO GET TO
WATCH THEM DO SUCH GOOD WORK,
GRANTED WE NEED TO -- WE NEED
ANOTHER DECADE OF THEIR WORK TO
GET BACK A GOOD LEVEL.
AND AS WELL, THE FORECAST
COUNCIL, OUR FORECAST OFFICE
HERE, I THINK IT IS GOOD AS AN
INDEPENDENT OFFICE AND IN
OUR DISCUSSIONS THE TWO OF
US, WE NEED A LITTLE -- WE NEED
PARAMETERS THERE, A LITTLE BIT
MORE FRAMEWORK.
WE ARE IN 2026, SIX YEARS OUT OF
THE PANDEMIC, A LOT OF THINGS
HAPPENED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND
WE WERE ALL WORKING
REMOTE. NOW THAT WE ARE BACK IN
PERSON,
WE ARE ABLE TO SEE WHAT CHANGED
AND WHAT
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS NEED
TO BE.
WHAT GUIDELINES. WHAT FRAMEWORK
NEEDS TO BE
CREATED. SOMETHING
THAT I HAVE APPRECIATED ABOUT
WORKING
WITH YOU IS THAT WE DON'T
NECESSARILY TALK BEFORE WE COME
INTO A
MEETING, BUT WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVING
THE
SAME REACTIONS. YOU HAVE BEEN
DOING THIS A
LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN
ME, AND SO I AM GETTING TO LEARN
HOW
YOU APPROACH THINGS AND WHAT
I'M HEARTENED BY IS THAT WE ARE
APPROACHING THEM IN
PRETTY SIMILAR WAYS.
NOW I WILL GET BAG
TO ALLOWING YOU TO ANSWER
QUESTION NUMBER
TWO. WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIFIC
GOALS FOR
THE OFFICE OF FINANCE THE
NEXT THREE YEARS.
I WILL STATE THAT
I AGREE WITH YOU ON THE RISK
MANAGEMENT SIDE.
I CAN'T --
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S --
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS
WHERE WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
PAYOUTS
FOR THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE
WELL AT THE CITY, AND I HAVE
BEEN VERY
FRANK, BEEN
VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE
CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE THINGS
THAT WE ARE FACED WITH.
AND SO I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER
TO
YOU FOR QUESTION NUMBER TWO.
WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIFIC GOALS FOR
THIS OFFICE?
>> I HAVE TOUCHED ON SEVERAL OF
THEM.
I'LL FOCUS ON THE LAST ONE I
MENTIONED, WHICH IS
MOVING TOWARDS BEST
PRACTICES THROUGHOUT FINANCE.
SO IN SOME AREAS I THINK WE
ARE EITHER THERE OR VERY CLOSE
TO
BEING THERE.
THERE ARE OTHER ONES, AND I
USE THE EXAMPLE HERE
OF PAYMENT ACCEPTANCE WHERE
FEELS
TO ME LIKE WE ARE SOMEWHERE BACK
IN
THE 1990s AND JUST
COINCIDENTALLY, YESTERDAYYESTERD
AY I HAD
CONVERSATION WITH A COUPLE OF
MY SENIOR LEADERS ABOUT WE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCEPT
ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS FOR TAXES.
AND YOU MAY BE
FAMILIAR, THE CITY IS PART OF A
GROUP OF CITIES CALLED FILE
LOCAL, AND IT
ALLOWS BUSINESSES TO FILE THEIR
B AND O TAXES IN
MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS AT THE
SAME TIME.
THAT
WORKS GREAT IF YOU'RE A MAUL OR
MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS.
BUT IF YOU ARE ONE OF OUR LARGER
BUSINESSES, THE SYSTEM
IS LIMITED AND YOU
ESSENTIALLY CAN'T USE
IT. SO WE
TELL THOSE BUSINESSES, YOU NEED
TO WRITE US A CHECK.
AND IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO
SAY THAT IF YOU ARE GOING
TO WRITE US -- IF YOU ARE GOING
TO
PAY TAXES IN THE AMOUNT OF
MULTIPLE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
THE FORM WE
WANT IS A CHECK, DOESN'T FEEL
LIKE BEST
PRACTICE TO ME. SO WE IDENTIFIED
YESTERDAY
THAT IT ACTUALLY SHOULD
NOT BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CHANGE
THAT.
SO THAT'S A SIMPLE EXAMPLE, BUT
IT'S AN EASILY UNDERSTOOD
EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE HAVE KIND
OF BEEN STUCK AND WE HAVEN'T
LOOKED
HOW WE DO THINGS. I WANT US TO
CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE AND BECOME AN EXAMPLE
OF A GOVERNMENT THAT IS VERY
FLEXIBLE IN HOW IT ACCEPTS
PAYMENTS AND
MAKES PAYMENTS SO
THAT WE, JUST LIKE A
CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS.
>> ARE YOU TELLING
ME YOU DO NOT HAVE A CHECK ON
YOU RIGHT NOW?
>> I DO
NOT.
>> AM I THE ONLY
ONE IN THE ROOM WITH A CHECK ON
ME RIGHT NOW?
THE MILLENNIAL WINS THE DAY.
ALL RIGHT. A
GERIATRIC MILLENNIAL.
>> EVERYONE WOULD GET THEM ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN I WORKED
FOR
CENTRAL STAFF. YOU COULD RUSH
DOWN TO
THE CREDIT UNION AND CASH
YOUR CHECK ON THURSDAY.
SO THERE WAS NO
BUSINESS CONDUCTED IN
THE CITY FROM ABOUT 2:00 TO 4:00
ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON BECAUSE
EVERYONE WAS IN LINE AT THE
CREDIT UNION.
>> SO MANY THINGS HAVE
CHANGED AND SO MANY THINGS HAVE
STAYED
THE SAME. WITH THAT MY LAST
QUESTION
IS NOT ON THE
PREPARED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
TAKING YOUR RESPONSES WERE VERY
DILIGENT, THEY THOUGHTFUL.
I CAN TELL THAT YOU TOOK A
LOT OF TIME AND YOU WERE -- YOU
TOOK
THIS -- YOU WERE VERY RESPECTFUL
IN THE WAY THAT YOU APPROACHED
THIS.
I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT.
SOMETHING THAT DEBORA JUAREZ
TAUGHT ME TIME AND TIME
AGAIN, IT IS AS IMPORTANT TO
LEAD TO
LEAVE EVEN, YOU
KNOW, I'M ONE OF THE YOUNGEST
PEOPLE IN THIS
ROOM RIGHT NOW AND THE ONLY
ONE WITH A CHECK IN MY POCKET,
JUST
FOR THE RECORD.
BOB'S GOT ONE, TOO. I AM NOT
THE ONLY ONE.
BUT LEADING TO LEAVE.
YOU KNOW, EVEN IN MY SHORT
TIME ON THIS EARTH, I AM NOT
GOING
TO HERE FOR -- I AM NOT GOING BE
ON
COUNCIL FOREVER. AUR SEASONED
PROFESSIONAL.
WHAT IS YOUR TAKE
FOR THIS OFFICE AND
MORE GENERALLY ON THE PHILOSOPHY
OF LEADING TO LEAVE?
>> SO I
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BELIEVER IN
DEVELOPING YOUR TEAM
SO THAT
IF YOU'RE NOT THERE, FOR
WHATEVER REASON, THEY DON'T MISS
YOU.
AND THAT'S STILL MY PHILOSOPHY.
NOW, SOME EXECUTIVES,
SOME MAYORS THAT I WORKED FOR
HAVE REALLY NOT BEEN INTERESTED
IN SAYING THAT, HEY, I WANT YOU
TO HAVE YOUR REPLACEMENT ALREADY
AVAILABLE WHEN YOU
DECIDE TO LEAVE BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO DO
THEIR OWN THING. THAT'S,
OBVIOUSLY, THEIR RIGHT.
BUT I ALSO THINK
THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU
GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DEVELOP, TO
GROW,
TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT JOB IF
THEY WANT IT.
I WORKED WITH MANY DEPUTY
DIRECTORS AND OTHER
SENIOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY DO NOT
WANT
A PROMOTION.
THEY
ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE
JOB
THEY HAVE AND THAT THEY DON'T
ASPIRE TO BE THE FINANCE
DIRECTOR OR THE
CITY LIGHT SUPERINTENDENT OR
WHATEVER IT
HAPPENS TO BE.
AND THAT'S GREAT.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO DO
ASPIRE TO THOSE THINGS, I THINK
YOU, AS A
LEADER, HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
HELP THEM MEET THOSE GOALS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS
IS I'M WORKING WITH MY SENIOR
LEADERS
IS FINDING OUT WHO IS INTERESTED
POTENTIALLY IN
MOVING UP IN A FEW YEARS WHEN I
RETIRE.
COULD BE
SOONER DEPENDING WHAT THE MAYOR
DECIDES, BUT
ALWAYS RECOGNIZING THAT YOU
SERVE AT
THE WILL OF THE MAYOR.
SO I WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT.
I HAVE DONE THAT IN THE PAST
WITH MANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS
I HAVE LED, AND WITH, I
THINK, CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REALLY
GREAT PEOPLE WHO
STEPPED UP EITHER INTO A ROLE I
LEAVE OR
INTO
A DIFFERENT ROLE BECAUSE THEY
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO
DEVELOP AND GROW. AND I AM VERY
COMMITTED TO THAT.
>> WONDERFUL.
THAT'S GREAT. I MEAN, THAT IS
THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP THAT WE
ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE CITY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS BEFORE I
TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR DIVELY
AND MARK FOR
FINAL COMMENTS?
SEEING
NONE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH
HAS BEEN HERE SINCE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
SORRY FOR NOT SAYING THAT
EARLIER. SHE HAS BEEN HERE THE
WHOLE
TIME. WE WILL TURN OVER TO YOU
FOR
FINAL REMARKS.
>> THERE IS NOTHING ELSE I
COULD ADD.
>> IN THE INTEREST OF TIME,
I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD
EITHER.
>> WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK
WITH YOU AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE REST OF OUR
WORKING TIME
TOGETHER. WITH THAT I MOVE TO
CONFIRM
APPOINTMENT 3468 DWIGHT
DIVELY AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCES.
IS THERE
A SECOND?
THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT.
LAST COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE RECOMMENDATION
TO CONFIRM
DWIGHT
DIVELY AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
WILL
BE FORWARDED TO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WITH THAT WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE SECOND
AND THIRD ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
YOU CAN READ THE SHORT TITLE
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE
WHOLE
DARN THING.
>> ITEM 2, CB 121208
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
127156 THE BUDGET INCLUDING THE
2025 TO
2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
AND ITEM 3, CB 121209
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
127362 ADOPTING THE
2026 BUDGET INCLUDING THETHE
TO 2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY DIRECTOR
ALLEY PANUCHI TO WALK US THROUGH
EXCEPTIONS AND CARRY FORWARD
THE 2025 EXCEPTIONS AND THE 2026
CARRY FORWARD. COLLEAGUES, THIS
WILL
BE THE FIRST OF TWO BRIEFINGS
BEFORE WE TAKE A
VOTE. SO THERE IS NOT A VOTE
TODAY.
THIS IS
SIMPLY FOR BRIEFING AND WE HAVE
GOT ONE POWERPOINT THAT
DOES BOTH BILLS. IT'S QUITE
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR
PANUCHI FOR INTRODUCTORY
COMMENTS AND LET'S
ROLL THROUGH THE
POWERPOINT. OVER TO
YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
CHAIR STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBERS, CITY BUDGET
DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> I AM HERE TO BRIEF YOU ON TWO
BUDGET BILLS, STANDARD
ROUTINE BUDGET
BILLS. COUNCIL BILL 121028
BUDGET EXCEPTIONS AND 121209th
ANNUAL
CARRY FORWARD BILL. THIS IS THE
SLIDE WE
INCLUDE IN EVERY SLIDE.
I JUST DO WANT TO SAY I AM
BACKED UP BY A TEAM OF
30 ANALYSTS AND
LEADS AND MANY FINANCE MANAGERS
AND
STAFF THROUGHOUT THE CITY
THAT HELP
PREPARE THIS LEGISLATION AND I
COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT
THEM.
THE FIRST BILL, THE BUDGET
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE HAS BECOME
A STANDARD PIECE OF
BUDGET LEGISLATION FOR MANY
YEARS
AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN
WORKING AT THE CITY ON AND OFF
AND IT PROVIDES
RETROACTIVE BUDGET AUTHORITY
FROM SPENDING FROM
THE PREVIOUS YEAR DID
NOT ALIGN WITH THE ADOPTED
BUDGET.
THIS YEAR THERE IS A
TOTAL
REQUEST FOR BUDGET EXCEPTIONS OF
$8.1 MILLION.
THIS TABLE SUMMARIZES THE
ASKS BY DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRST IS THE DEPARTMENT, THE
SECOND COLUMN SHOWS THE BUDGET,
THE REVISED BUDGET.
SO HOW MUCH BUDGET
AUTHORITY WAS IN THE
BUDGET CONTROL LEVEL. THE NEXT
COLUMN SHOWS THE
EXCEPTIONS. SO THAT THE AMOUNT
OVERSPENT
IN THAT BUDGET
CONTROL LEVEL COMPARED DO THE
ADOPTED
BUDGET AND THEN THE FINAL
COLUMN PROVIDES A BRIEF
EXPLANATION OF
THAT. IN MANY CASES, WHAT
HAPPENS HERE
IS THERE IS SPENDING THAT
SO SORT OF OUTSIDE OF THE
CONTROL. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR
MEDICAL
CLAIMS CAME IN HIGHER THAN
PROJECTED
AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND IT
EXCEEDED
WHAT BUDGET AUTHORITY
THERE IS THERE BY ABOUT $5.9
MILLION.
SO THAT'S A BIGGER PIECE AND
IT OMTS OUT OF THE HEALTH CARE
FUND THAN YOU HAVE LIKE A $2,000
TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING ERROR IN
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
SO THESE ARE MOSTLY TECHNICAL
MAKING FOR ACCOUNTING --
CORRECTING
ACCOUNTING ERRORS THAT CAME IN
AFTER THE
BOOKS CLOSED FOR THE YEAR.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS LIKE CITY
LIGHT REVENUES CAME IN EXCEEDED
PROJECTIONS.
THEY PAY TAXES ON THOSE REVENUES
TO THE CITY.
THAT WAS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
SO THAT IS ANOTHER EXCEPTION.
SO THESE ARE RELATIVELY
ROUTINE. THERE IS A DETAILED
MEMO FROM YOUR COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF
AS
WELL ATTACHED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING?
>> NO, JUST THAT,
YEAH, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF
ADDITIONAL DETAIL IN THE MEMO IF
YOU
WOULDN'T TOE GO THROUGH EACH
LINE ITEM AND DESCRIBES WHAT
IT
IS FOR EACH ONE.
>> ANYTHING -- THIS IS
YOUR TIME.
IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN, ANYTHING
WE NEED TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS
BILL CB 121208?
>> I THINK DIRECTOR PANUCHI
COVERED IT.
YEAH.
ELIMINATES EXCEPTIONS OR
MINIMIZING THEM IS THE GOAL
EVERY YEAR.
AND SO IF HE CAN WITH GET TO
THAT POINT, THERE
IS MANY WAYS WE COULD EXPLORE TO
GET THERE.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM
BEING EXPANDING DIRECTOR
AUTHORITY OF
TRANSFERS, FOR EXAMPLE.
YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL BUDGET
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
THINGS LIKE THAT.
SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO AS
BEST PRACTICES TO MINIMIZE
THESE.
BUT WE HAVE A
FISCALLY CHALLENGING PROCESS.
IT'S A LITTLE MORE
CHALLENGING THAN A LOT OF OTHER
CITIES.
IT'S MORE COMPLEX. SO THIS IS
PRETTY TYPICAL.
FOR A
BIG CITY LIKE THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IM ADD, I WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE BUDGET CHAIR TO
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO
MAKE CHANGES THAT
WOULD HELP AVOID
EXCEPTIONS. I KNOW CHAIR
STRAUSS, WE
HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THINGS TO WORK ON TOGETHER
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF YEARS. SO I APPRECIATE
THE SORT OF
ONGOING COLLABORATION.
>> FANTASTIC. DIRECTOR, IF YOU
COULD REMIND
ME, IN OUR WORK IN OUR PREVIOUS
LIVES WHERE WE WERE TYING TO GET
THESE NUMBERS DOWN, EVEN FIVE
OR SIX YEARS AGO,
IS IT CORRECT THAT THE
EXCEPTIONS WERE IN
THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
AND NOW WE ARE BELOW $10
MILLION?
WE HAVE BON ON THE TRAJECTORY IN
THE CORRECT
DIRECTION?
>> CORRECT. IN THE PAST I
INCLUDED A
TABLE OF HISTORY OF BUDGET
EXCEPTION ORDINANCES BY
DEPARTMENT
AND, YOU KNOW, FROM 2018
TO 2021, IT'S BEEN TENS OF
MILLIONS. 13 MILLION AND UP TO
30
MILLION IN EACH YEAR.
LAST YEAR, WAS BY FAR
THE LOWEST.
2024, 1.
8 MILLION. THIS YEAR, MOSTLY
BECAUSE
OF THOSE HEALTH CARE COSTS, IT
HAS
GONE UP TO 8 MILLION.
YOU KNOW, ALMOST 6 MILLION OF
THAT IS THE HEALTH CARE COSTS.
AND THOSE ARE JUST
UNAVOIDABLE. THERE
IS FUND BALANCE OF $131 MILLION
TO COVER THAT.
>> THE CHART THAT YOU HAVE ON
PAGE 2 OF 3 OF THE MEMO IS VERY
HELPFUL.
>> YES, THANK
YOU.
>> FANTASTIC. GREAT
WORK, EDDIN.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ON
121208?
WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT SLIDE, THE NEXT BILL.
DIRECTOR, BACK TO YOU.
>> GREAT.
THIS IS THE 2025 CARRY FORWARD
ORDINANCE.
SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO
CARRY FORWARD APPROPRIATIONS
FROM THE
PREVIOUS YEAR INTO
THE 2026 BUDGET.
THERE IS A TOTAL OF $138 MILLION
OF CARRY FORWARD REQUESTS.
GENERALLY SPEAKING,
CAPITAL
APPROPRIATIONS AUTOMATICALLY
CARRY FORWARD UNTIL
FULLY EXPENDED OR ABANDONED.
OPERATIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
LAPS AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL
YEAR.
OFTENTIMES, THERE IS WORK
THAT WAS FUNDED IT IN
ONE BUDGET YEAR.
THE WORK WASN'T
COMPLETED BUT IS STILL
ANTICIPATED,
DESIRED, COMMITMENTS HAVE
BEEN MADE, AND SO THIS IS A
REQUEST TO CARRY
THAT MONEY FORWARD INTO THE NEXT
BUDGET YEAR SO THAT WORK CAN BE
COMPLETED.
THIS SLIDE SUMMARIZES THE
MAJORITY OF THE CARRY FORWARD
REQUESTS, BUT THERE ARE MANY
ITEMS.
I WON'T GO THROUGH EACH LINE
ITEM IN THE
ORDINANCE. THERE IS ABOUT $16
MILLION OF
GENERAL FUND CARRY
FORWARD REQUESTS, A FEW OF THE
BIG
ONES, $5 MILLION OF THAT IS FOR
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENTS EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AWARDS.
THERE IS ALSO
A $37 MILLION REQUEST FOR THE
SAME
PROGRAM FROM OUT OF THE
JUMPSTART
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
FUND. THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT
FUNDS
PROJECTS THAT TAKE SOME TIME
TO FULLY GET OUT THE
DOOR, BUT THOSE COMMITMENTS HAVE
BEEN
MADE TO COMMUNITY-BASED
PROJECTS.
ANOTHER ONE IN THE GENERAL FUND
CARRY FORWARD SPACE IS
A $4 MILLION FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
THE YOUTH CARE SOUTH
ANNEX REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND
FUNDS
THAT WERE PART OF THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROGRAM
IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR
RESTROOMS. THERE IS ABOUT $80
MILLION OF
REQUESTS FROM THE JUMPSTART
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX, AWARDS
OR FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING'S MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL
AWARD.
THOSE ARE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
WHERE
AWARDS HAVE BEEN
MADE BUT THOSE FUNDS HAVEN'T
BEEN FULLY UNDER CONTRACT OR
EXPENDED BUT ARE COMMITTED
TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS AS WELL
AS FUNDING FOR THE RAINIER
VALLEY EARLY LEARNING CAMPUS.
THEN THERE IS $42
MILLION SPRINKLED ACROSS
MANY OTHER FUNDS, THE MAJORITY
OF THAT IS AGAIN IN THE OFFICE
OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FOR
THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE PROGRAM.
AND THEN $17.5 MILLION FOR THE
JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS FUND THAT
YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT
WITH DIRECTOR DIVELY.
THIS IS FOR EXPECTED
SETTLEMENTS THAT DIDN'T SETTLE
LAST YEAR,
BUT WE EXPECT
THAT THOSE FUNDS
WILL STILL BE NEEDED.
SO ASKING TO CARRY THOSE
FORWARD.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS OR IF YOU WANT TO ADD
IN SOME MORE DETAILS?
>>
YES.
>> WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR ANALYSIS
ON THIS BILL, PLEASE.
>> ALSO PRODUCED A MEMO FOR
THE CARRY FORWARD SENT TO YOU
ALL ON
TUESDAY, AND IT COVERS PRETTY
MUCH ALL OF THESE ITEMS,
AND SOME OTHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT
BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE
COUNCIL AND EXPLAINS PRETTY
MUCH MOST OF THE FORBES BULK OF
THE
ITEMS,
OVER 90% OF THE $136 MILLION
ASK.
AND JUST REMINDER,
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO, AS
DIRECTOR PANUCHI
SAID, STATED EARLIER,
THE AUTOMATIC CARRY FORWARD, SO
WE ADOPTED IN 2026 A $9 BILLION
BUDGET.
AUTOMATICALLY ADDED
$2.2 BILLION FOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS, GRANT
FUNDED PROJECTS, GRANT FUNDED
PROGRAMS AND OTHER OPERATING
EXPENDITURES THAT WERE -- IS
THAT HAVE A NON- LAPSING
CAPACITY
F IT
IS ENCUMBERED AND, YOU KNOW, THE
EDI
PROGRAM -- SORRY, NOT
PARTICIPATORY,
BUDGETING
PROGRAM IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF
THIS, AND THEN SO ON TOP OF THAT
WE ADD THIS AUTHORITY OF
$136 MILLION FOR SPENDING ON --
FOR THE SAME PURPOSES AS
IDENTIFIED FOR EACH ITEM.
AND SO IN ADDITION TO THAT,
IT TALKS ABOUT THE MEMO TALKS
ABOUT ADDITIONAL COMPREHENSIVE
BILLS THAT ARE COMING SIMILAR TO
THIS.
SO WE HAVE THE
SUPPLEMENTAL COMING UP.
MIDYEAR, YEAR
END, AND THEN TWO
GRANT ORDINANCES COMING UP AS
WELL.
IN ADDITION TO, OBVIOUSLY, THE
BUDGET PROCESS.
>> WONDERFUL.
AND I KNOW I
HAD A THANS TO SPEAK TO BOTH OF
YOU
ABOUT THE BILL.
COLLEAGUES, I SEW COUNCIL
KETTLE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
DIRECTOR PANUCHI, THANK YOU
FOR
BEING HERE. AND FROM CENTRAL
STAFF.
MY QUESTION IS --
FIRST, I APPRECIATE THE MEMO AND
II
SEEING SOME OF THESE DETAILS.
FOR AN AREA THAT WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN PUBLIC SAFETY IS,
YOU KNOW, ADDRESSING THE
BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC
HEALTH, HOUSING AND HUGE
SERVICES AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY. SO BY HAVING
THESE LISTED
AND THESE VARIOUS PIECES,
IT'S REALLY HELPFUL, SO WE CAN
SIT ON THAT HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
I WILL HAVE MY TEAMWORK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S TEAM AND
HSD ON THOSE AS WE WORK THESE
VARIOUS PIECES. TOO, ALSO, THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM
ENSURING THAT EVERYTHING IS SET
THERE. I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE
-- THIS IS LIKE A, YOU KNOW,
TO-DO
LIST FOR MY TEAM, ON
THE BREAKING OUT -- I
HAVE NINE ENTITIES THAT REPORT
TO PUBLIC
SAFETY, SEVEN ARE LISTED HERE.
OIG AND OPA ARE WITHIN SPD.
WE ARE
RUNNING THROUGH THESE NUMBERS
JUST HAVING A SENSE
OF, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER -- THE
SEVEN WHETHER IT'S CARE, CPS,
FIRE, LAW DEPARTMENT, CITY
ATTORNEY'S AND THEN
SEPARATELY SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT AND
OEM AND, OBVIOUSLY,
SPD. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND
THESE
BETTER JUST
TO GET A SENSE AND SO I'LL HAVE
MY TEAM CHECK
IN WITH YOU ON THIS AS
WELL.
>> CERTAINLY.
HAPPY TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. HAVE A LOT OF STUFF
THAT
I --
>> A LOT IS PROBABLY
STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT
YOU NEVER KNOW IN TERMS OF --
AND
ALSO PROVIDES SOME CONTEXT,
INSIGHT ON LITTLE THINGS THAT I
THINK ARE -- THE
LITTLE THINGS ADD UP,
AS THEY SAY. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. YOUR QUESTION HELPED
ILLUSTRATE THAT BUDGETING IS NOT
AA THROUGH
NOVEMBER
PROCESS. IT IS AN ALL-YEAR
PROCESS.
AFTER WE PASS OUR BUDGET, THEN
THE DIRECTOR AND DEPARTMENT
START
TO IMPLEMENT. THIS IS WE CLEAN
UP FROM LAST
YEAR, EARLY IN THE YEAR, AND THE
BUDGET OFFICE IS
ALREADY STARTING TO DEVELOP
THE SCENARIOS
FOR NEXT YEAR'S
BUDGET. SO WE ARE NOT EVEN TO
JUNE YET.
SO THIS IS JUST AN ANNUAL
CONSTANT
PROCESS, AND THE INFORMATION
THAT WE HAVE
IN THESE TWO BILLS RIGHT NOW
HELPS
INFORM THE HEALTH
OF THESE DEPARTMENTS AND THE
HEALTH OF
OUR APPROPRIATIONS AS WE MOVE
INTO NEXT YEAR.
WITH THAT, I WILL CHECK
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA OR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH,
ANYTHING?
I AM SEEING KNOWS
ACROSS THE
BOARD.
WE HAVE MORE TIME ON THE
SCHEDULE TO DIG IN MORE DEEPLY.
I WILL PRESERVE OUR COLLECTIVE
TIME TODAY AND RESERVE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT TIME
WE COME TO
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY CLOSING STATEMENTS FROM
EITHER OF YOU?
>> NO.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU FOR COMING
INTO A MEETING ON FRIDAY.
WE MADE IT A 40-MINUTE
MEETING WHICH I
APPRECIATE.
AND SO SEEING THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, THIS CONCLUDES
THE FRIDAY, MAY 15, MEETING OF
THE
FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE. AS
YOU KNOW, NEXT WEEK
THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
IS
CANCELED AS WE HAVE HAD
THIS SPECIAL
MEETING TODAY.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, AND SEE
YOU NEXT WEEK.