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Council adopts resolution setting priorities if state-authorized public-safety sales tax is pursued

5506417 · July 30, 2025
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Summary

The council unanimously adopted resolution 32174 laying out spending priorities should the city pursue the state-authorized additional 0.1% local-option public-safety sales tax, recommending up to 25% fund recovery-based services and listing examples of eligible uses.

The Seattle City Council on July 29 adopted resolution 32174, a legislative statement that sets public-safety-related funding priorities should the city pursue an additional 0.1% local-option sales tax authorized by the 2025 state legislature. The resolution passed 8-0.

Council president Sarah Nelson, chairing the governance committee and presenting the committee report, said the resolution does not itself increase taxes but outlines how the city should allocate…

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