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The resolution, crafted after months of stakeholder work with service providers and neighborhood business groups, lists treatment and recovery programs the sponsors want prioritized if the revenue source — a potential 0.1% sales tax increase referenced by the mayor in public comments — moves forward.

The sponsor said the list of recommended services is the product of a months‑long stakeholder process involving service providers and business district representatives. The proposal names DESC and Evergreen Treatment Services among organizations that participated in planning; business improvement district leaders were also part of the outreach.

Council member Strauss warned colleagues against proposing new or out‑of‑sequence funding without clear revenue in the current budget process. “Proposing funding out of sequence can set us up for bad situations in the future,” Strauss said, urging consultation with committee chairs and caution about requesting expenditures before the mayor’s proposed budget is finalized.

Council member Rivera said he viewed the resolution as a governance measure that would clarify council priorities if the mayor pursues the sales tax increase. “This is a resolution. Resolutions are not binding, and I do see it as good governance,” Rivera said, adding that the proposal is intended to shape how revenue would be spent if it becomes available.

Sponsor materials presented in committee staff summaries and at a public press briefing emphasize treatment capacity, mobile medication services and recovery‑oriented support, and the sponsor noted prior, smaller council‑funded efforts such as a $300,000 2024 allocation and later funds for a mobile medication van for opioid use disorder.

Some council members said the proposal’s most natural referral points would be Housing and Human Services, Public Safety, or the Select Budget Committee, given its budget implications; the sponsor said those committees were fully booked and governance had capacity to take the item. The sponsor also said neighborhood chambers and business districts supported the resolution and that the proposal reflects a broad coalition.

Council members did not take a binding vote on spending. The Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee will discuss the resolution Thursday; the sponsor indicated the committee may consider amendments and a subsequent vote in a later meeting.

What happens next: The proposal will be discussed in Governance on July 10. Council members asked for coordination with the clerk’s office on signature collection procedures and for continued consultation with the mayor’s office and budget staff as the council considers budget implications.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Seattle Council Briefing 7/725","oneSentenceSummary","A proposed resolution would earmark up to 25% of a state‑authorized 0.1% sales tax increase for treatment and recovery programs; sponsors and stakeholders urged the council to consider funding priorities while some members said the item should have gone to other committees or waited for budget context.","taxTitle","Seattle, King County, Washington","taxId",2543,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6178415,"Seattle council schedules carry‑forward budget briefings, asks CBO for contract and underspend data before vote",433,127000,560000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5237886-9415654899fca4dd5e7e2350e423146a&start=127&end=560","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5237886-9415654899fca4dd5e7e2350e423146a/thumbnail_127000.jpg","/articles/6178415/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Seattle-council-schedules-carryforward-budget-briefings-asks-CBO-for-contract-and-underspend-data-before-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6178415-fc577f2a52aeee36da18d13b4eb19531/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185676&Signature=Mmst7krp2tOG8rdp92gtz40cPWprm7VFvAP4opGRrXKm42s~0cg-5hm0t3b-cNU8CzN5OmMbHQNgQ5FWuk~KESnL1iH0XSrbGxv8kiXqZyXSBBK5v00RBiw3cy~b95nCKoooL1lS1Z99YPESyytCOv5j~YMC9GWe-hp8tyi-xEddXVcouKx~Hxwj7yj-7vtaGHlSWh0VuCn01Zwoj1dTghQvWHxqBUYLbhcnazHur6JmdimXMj2bjzmdlzPdmVLdzXfktIpm6GSy5GVOhsSPtrmlR~0tPTumKjVnpmP5nGRMKvhGBtw3hWy-dDB1Cd1Y4sW70U5jkMpT7w5fJbop2A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Seattle City Council members said July 7 they will take up carry‑forward and supplemental budget legislation in mid‑July and asked the City Budget Office for additional contract and historic underspend data before key committee votes.

Council members said the Select Budget Committee will meet July 16 for initial discussion and again July 30 to vote on midyear supplemental budget items and related interfund loan requests. Council member Strauss asked colleagues to schedule private briefings with the City Budget Office to prepare for dense material.

The carry‑forward package is meant to capture unspent funds and items being moved into the current fiscal year. “We are intending to take up the carry forward supplemental World Cup and Workday inter fund loan legislations,” Council member Strauss said, adding that the items are “straightforward, but dense” and urging members to request briefings with the CBO.

Council members and staff said an earlier draft of the carry‑forward that circulated in Legistar listed roughly $169,200,000 in items; central staff requested revisions after CBO review. Council member Strauss said central staff director Noble asked the CBO to redo the carry‑forward because the first file included allocations to the Jump Start Fund that exceeded available forecasted balances. Strauss said she intended to refer the corrected legislation to the Select Budget Committee once the numbers were finalized.

Interim director Dan Eder of the City Budget Office is scheduled for confirmation on the council agenda July 8, and Strauss thanked Vice Chair Rivera for being available to speak to that appointment. Strauss also asked the CBO to return a requested response (referred to in the meeting as “CBO 0035A” or a similar file number) on historic underspends and a spreadsheet of contracts in the city’s top service‑contracting departments; she said the July 31 deadline for that response should be accelerated so council members can review it before the carry‑forward hearings.

Council member Rivera and other members pressed for clarity about why an initial file was revised. Strauss said Ben (a staffer who reviewed the numbers) and central staff looked at the figures and asked for revisions; the corrected draft was expected to be posted in Legistar. Members emphasized limited time before the budget season and the importance of having the CBO briefing before committee votes.

In procedural business at the start of the meeting, the council adopted the minutes of the June 30, 2025 briefing meeting by unanimous consent.

What happens next: council members will be offered briefings with the City Budget Office; the Select Budget Committee is set to take up carry‑forward items July 16 and vote on related supplemental budget measures July 30, contingent on revised legislation showing final numbers.","Seattle City Council members set a timetable to review the carry‑forward and supplemental budget legislation, requested additional detail from the City Budget Office and noted an interim director appointment on the council agenda for July 8.","actionData","errors"]

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Council referral sparks debate over proposal to direct portion of potential sales tax increase to treatment and recovery

Seattle council schedules carry‑forward budget briefings, asks CBO for contract and underspend data before vote