Council Bills

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1801-07

Scope and Contents note

Council Bills are prospective ordinances processed by the City Clerk for introduction to City Council. If passed and signed by the Mayor, they become ordinances; if not passed, they remain Council Bills. This series contains only Council Bills that did not go on to become ordinances. Bills from 1890-1906 are arranged in two-year series with duplicated numbers. From 1906, arrangement is numerical.

Dates

Creation: 1890-2017

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.