City Council Minutes
Scope and Contents note
Official proceedings of the Seattle City Council. Includes dates, members present, and actions taken. Council minutes do not record debate on issues. Separate volumes were kept for both Houses during Seattle's experiment with a bicameral council (1890-1896). Arranged chronologically in volumes and duplicated on microfiche. Minutes from 2001 forward are available online.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-2021
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.
Full Extent
133 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Associated Digital Objects
Minutes from 2001 forward are available online. PDF scans of minutes from 1881 to 1901 are also online.
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Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository