Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee Records
Scope and Contents note
Minutes, agendas, correspondence and related material of a committee formed after passage of the Families and Education Levy in 1990. Committee membership was composed of the Mayor, School Superintendent, City Council representative, other public officials and citizen representatives. The responsibilities of the committee were to advise and make recommendations concerning budgets, expenditures, priorities and programs; to provide direction regarding community involvement; and to establish linkages between the City, the School District and community entities.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-2015
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Human Services Dept. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
An Office of Human Resources was established in 1971 in the Executive Department to develop, implement, and manage social services for low-income and disadvantaged residents of Seattle. In 1973 it was replaced by the Department of Human Resources. DHR administered family and youth services programs, senior citizen services, community service activities, the Seattle Veterans Action Center, and the Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program. Federal, state, and local grants comprised two-thirds of the department's operating budget. Passage of the 1986 Low Income Housing Levy increased the City's funding and policy role in housing issues. In 1991, the agency name was changed to the Department of Human Services. A year later, the Department of Housing and Human Services was created, incorporating the City housing programs and Community Development Block Grant administration from the recently abolished Department of Community Development. DHHS programs included aging services, family and youth services, housing and community services, human services, and the City's education office. In 1999, the Office of Housing was established as an independent agency and DHHS was reorganized as the Human Services Department.
Full Extent
1.8 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records concerning oversight of levy funds for the improvement of Seattle's public schools.
Arrangement note
Arranged chronologically.
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Housing & Human Services (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee Records 1990-1996
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
- Date
- Š 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv01855
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository