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Seattle council approves emergency shelter funding, expands leasing authority to speed tiny-home and encampment sites
Summary
The council approved two related bills on April 14 to expand shelter capacity: one grants the Finance and Administrative Services director authority to sign leases for transitional encampment sites; the other authorizes funding for rapid shelter expansion, both passing by recorded votes of 7–0.
Seattle City Council voted April 14 to approve two related measures intended to speed the siting and funding of shelter options for people experiencing homelessness.
Council bill CB121184 grants the director of Finance and Administrative Services expanded authority to execute leases for land used for transitional encampments; council members described the measure as a practical step to speed site acquisition. The council approved that bill on a 7–0 recorded vote.
Council bill CB121185, a budget and ordinance package tied…
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