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Council votes to park $1.06 million in a federal-response reserve amid funding uncertainty
Summary
On Nov. 14 the Select Budget Committee attached FG101B1 to the 2026 budget ordinance, directing $1,060,000 into a federal-response reserve to prepare for potential federal funding disruptions; the measure passed 6–3 after debate over alternative district uses.
The Select Budget Committee voted on Nov. 14 to move $1,060,000 into a city-held federal-response reserve intended to let Seattle respond quickly to sudden federal funding changes. The motion, FG101B1, passed on a 6–3 roll call and was attached to council bill 121116, the 2026 budget adoption ordinance.
Director Ben Noble told the committee that FG101B1 would place a million dollars from the "stabilize, activate and invest locally" sale fund plus $60,000 of remaining general-fund balance into a federal-response…
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