Finance and Budget Committee Records

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 4631-04

Scope and Contents note

Agendas, memos, reports, and other records documenting issues discussed by the committee during Godden's tenure as chair. Topics under consideration by the committee included taxicab regulations, audits, business and occupation taxes, revenue forecasts, Lake Union Park financing, and funding from the American Recovery and Investment Act and other sources.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 2008-2011
Creation: 2003-2012

Creator

Godden, Jean H. (Person)
Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public. Electronic material is available for use onsite in the SMA reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

Records are available for use onsite in the SMA reading room, including electronic records through the electronic records search.

Biographical Note

Jean Godden was first elected to City Council in 2003. During her first term, Godden served as the chair of the Energy and Technology Committee. At the start of her second term Godden became the chair of the Finance and Budget Committee. Prior to her tenure on City Council, Godden graduated from the University of Washington School of Communications and was a long time columnist for both the Seattle Post Intelligencer and the Seattle Times.

Partial Extent

1.8 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)

Partial Extent

363 digital files (75.99 MB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically

Related Materials

Additional materials from Councilmember Godden’s tenure found in City social media accounts and City websites are searchable online through ArchiveSocial and Archive-IT.

Location of Records

SMA

Processing Information note

CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. CU Spider Scan and DtSearch were used to screen for personal and sensitive information. DROID was used to identify file formats, extract metadata, and facilitate processing decisions. Files were then logged and transferred using Robocopy to preservation storage.

Digital files have been combined into the pdf/a format for accessibility. Original functionality such as hyperlinks may not be available.