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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Register of Garnishments

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: 8003-07

Scope and Contents Note

A logbook used to track details of court cases related to wage garnishment between City of Seattle employees and various organizations to whom they owed money. Information tracked in this register includes the name of the individuals, the department they worked in, the organizations seeking money from them, the court systems and attorneys involved in the case, amount to be garnished, and more.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964-1986

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The position of City Treasurer was created in Seattle’s first City Charter in 1869. The Treasurer administered the collection, management, and disbursement of all City monies, invested temporary surplus cash, kept accounts of all funds received and expended, and administered Local Improvement District assessments. The Treasurer, like the Comptroller, was an elected official until 1992, when a City Charter amendment abolished the two positions and consolidated the two departments into an executive agency, the Department of Finance.

Full Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A register tracking details of court cases regarding the garnishment of wages of city employees.

Location of Records

SMA

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US