Fire Prevention Code Advisory Board Minutes

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: 1802-M8

Scope and Contents note

Resolution 17432 established the Fire Prevention Code Advisory Board in 1957. Its 15 members were chosen from groups including the American Institute of Architects, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Washington Natural Gas Association, and city agencies such as the Building Department and Fire Department. The Board was initially asked to recommend updates to the city's 1930 Fire and Explosion Hazard Ordinance. Over the years, it continued to study fire-prevention issues and make recommendations to the City Council. In 1995, the board was dissolved and replaced by a new Fire Code Advisory Board. Meeting minutes cover issues including storage of flammable liquids, fire protection equipment, fireworks, and maintenance of exits.

Dates

Creation: 1957-1966

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.

Full Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement note

Chronological

Location of Records

SMA

General Note

A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed on file with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.