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Seattle councilors recalibrate budget calendar after revenue forecast downturn
Summary
Council member Sara Strauss said the April revenue forecast’s downturn prompted schedule changes to select budget committee dates and flagged potential revenue options including a 0.1% public-safety sales tax and expanded digital-ad sales tax.
Seattle City Council members said they are adjusting the council’s budget calendar after an April revenue forecast showed a downturn, and at least one council member urged more committee time to consider revenue options.
Council member Sara Nelson Strauss, who presented the committee calendar update at the May 12 council briefing, said the council has recalibrated select budget committee meeting dates to reflect the weaker forecast and expects to add time for deeper revenue conversations. "We had…
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