Budget Committee Records

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: 4631-05

Scope and Contents note

Committee records maintained by Jean Godden during her tenure leading the budget development process. Departments represented heavily in the records include City Light, Human Services, and the Police Department. Other topics include 2008 storm costs and the Rainy Day Fund Policy.

Dates

Creation: 2008-2011

Creator

Godden, Jean H. (Person)

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

0.4 Cubic Feet

Partial Extent

172 digital files (48 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.