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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

4000-00. Office of Intergovernmental Relations

 Record Group
Identifier: 4000-00
The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) was established in the Executive Department in 1971 to act as the City’s liaison with other cities and governmental agencies. In 1973, the IGA was moved to the Office of Executive Policy, and in 1975 was incorporated into the Office of Policy Planning. The Office of Intergovernmental Relations (OIR) became an independent agency in 1979, and absorbed the former Office of International Affairs in 1992. OIR represents and promotes the interests of the City of Seattle with federal, state, regional, local, tribal and international governments. OIR is the City’s lobbyist during the State’s legislative sessions.

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Sister Cities Ceremonial Agreements

 Series
Identifier: 4004-03
Scope and Contents Note

Agreements, declarations, and proclamations between the City of Seattle and its sister cities. Many documents are in decorative folders.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1989-2013

Office of Intergovernmental Relations Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 4000-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, staff analysis, agreements, and other materials related primarily to job training and jobs creation. The records document OIR's interactions with the United States Department of Labor, the local Private Industry Council, and the Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center. A large volume of the records related to the Job Training Partnership Act, the federal program that replaced the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA).

Dates: 1974-2009

Office of Intergovernmental Relations Departmental Publications

 Series
Identifier: 4000-02
Scope and Contents note

Publications produced by the office, including several newsletters reporting on legislation in Olympia that had implications for Seattle.

Dates: 1979-2011

Regional Governance Records

 Series
Identifier: 4001-01
Abstract

Records related to regional planning in the Central Puget Sound area.

Dates: 1973-2006; 1973-1997

Regional Planning Reference Files

 Series
Identifier: 4001-02
Scope and Contents note

Reports, studies, policies, issues notebooks, and correspondence relating to various aspects of regional governmental planning. Includes material on population and regional growth, transportation, governmental reorganization, and federal assistance to local government.

Dates: 1971-1990

Seattle-King County Private Industry Council Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 4001-03
Abstract

Minutes from an organization focused on economic development and employment in the Puget Sound area.

Dates: 1982-1995

Sister Cities Records

 Series
Identifier: 4004-01
Abstract

Records relating to Seattle's sister cities.

Dates: 1972-2011

Office of Intergovernmental Relations International Relations Records

 Series
Identifier: 4004-02
Abstract

Records maintained by the Office of Intergovernmental Relations documenting international issues and visitors.

Dates: 1979-2010

Solid Waste Regional Management Plan Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4005-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, and legislation relating to regional planning for solid waste disposal. Includes material from the Solid Waste Regional Management Board.

Dates: 1974-1983

King-Snohomish Manpower Consortium Records

 Series
Identifier: 4009-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, and reports relating to KSMC, the region's CETA coordinating agency. Included in the records are minutes of the KSMC executive board for 1979-1983.

Dates: 1978-1983

Seattle-Chongqing Sister City Trip Video

 Series
Identifier: 4014-01
Dates: 1982

2010 Census Records

 Series
Identifier: 4003-01
Abstract

Records relating to outreach and planning for the 2010 federal census.

Dates: 2007-2010

Seattle Indian Services Commission Intervention Records

 Series
Identifier: 4006-01
Abstract

Records relating to the City's relationship with the Seattle Indian Services Commission.

Dates: 2006-2015

Seattle Indian Services Commission Meeting Materials

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4006-02
Abstract

Meeting packets of the Seattle Indian Services Commission.

Dates: 2015-2017

Tribal Relations Records

 Series
Identifier: 4007-01
Abstract

Records relating to tribal issues managed by the Office of Intergovernmental Relations.

Dates: 1991-2011; Majority of material found within 1999-2006

Gun Violence Prevention Records

 Series
Identifier: 4010-01
Abstract

Records covering policies and programs related to gun violence.

Dates: 1993-2012; Majority of material found within 1999-2010