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Committee hears briefing on $1.8 million in 2024 budget exceptions; IT delays, pensionable claims cited
Summary
Seattle's Finance Committee received a briefing May 21 on a council ordinance seeking $1.8 million in retroactive adjustments to the 2024 budget, citing $1.1 million for industrial insurance pensionable claims and $658,000 for unanticipated law-department costs tied to an IT transition and payroll system issues.
Seattle's Finance, Native Communities and Tribal Governments Committee on May 21 received a briefing on an exceptions ordinance that would retroactively add $1.8 million to the city's 2024 budget.
Ben Noble, director of central staff, told the committee the request takes two forms: a $1.1 million increase to the industrial insurance fund managed for payroll-bearing departments to cover large, pensionable injury claims, and $658,000 for the Law Department to cover unanticipated costs tied to a delayed criminal case management system and Workday implementation issues.
The exceptions ordinance would amend Ordinance 01/6955,…
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