Joint Seattle School Board/Seattle City Council Committee Records
Scope and Contents note
Agendas, correspondence, and reports of joint meetings between the City Council and the Seattle School Board. The Committee was established to strengthen the relationship between the City and the School District and to explores areas for building on the existing partnerships between the two. Among the many topics covered are the Families and Education Levy, joint use of school and Parks Department properties, and school-to-work issues.
Dates
- Creation: 1998-1999
Creator
- Donaldson, Sue (Person)
- Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Biographical Note
Sue Donaldson served on City Council from 1990 to 1999. She was appointed in 1990 by the City Council to fill the vacancy created when Norm Rice was elected mayor. She subsequently won a special election in 1990 to fill out the balance of Rice's unexpired term and in 1991 was elected for her first full term. While on City Council, Donaldson chaired the Land Use Committee (1990-1993); and Public Grounds, and Recreation Committee (1994-1999. She was Council President from 1998-1999. Donaldson earned her bachelor's degree from Harvard and a law degree from the University of Washington. She worked for Seattle law firm, Perkins Coie, in property law before joining the City Council. After leaving the City Council, Donaldson ran a public policy forum and taught courses in law and public affairs at the University of Washington.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Location of Records
SMA
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). City Council. Joint Seattle School Board/Seattle City Council Committee (Organization)
- Seattle (Wash.). City Council (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Joint Seattle School Board/Seattle City Council Committee Records 1998-1999
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository