Records from the City Council Advisory Panel on Police Accountability.

Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.

Newsletters published by the Police Department as well as the Seattle Police Officers' Guild. Also includes brochures and several informational packets produced by the department.

The Disaster Management Committee was made up of representatives from multiple city departments, including Engineering, City Light, Parks, Law, Police, and Fire. The committee worked on various issues related to the city's disaster preparedness, including equipment, preparedness exercises, communications, supplies, and training. These records document the committee's discussions and recommendations.

Verbatim transcripts of hearings on issues including limited access highways, department head appointments, ethics and fair campaign practices, urban renewal, allegations of graft in government, and public utility regulation. Especially interesting are the 1924 hearings by the City Council's Departmental Efficiency Committee investigating corruption in the Seattle Police Department. Also includes petitions and notices related to the hearings.

Records from Lisa Herbold's office from her time serving on Seattle City Council.

Independent audits of City agencies and programs conducted by external accounting firms. Records are primarily financial audits of public utilities.

Newspaper clippings related to grand jury investigations and subsequent indictment of City and County police and public officials for bribery, extortion,and racketeering. Includes copies of indictments and an internal 1970 task force report, "A Probe into the Illegal Payoff System and Actions of Bribery within the Seattle Police Department."

Records from this office responsible for criminal justice policy.

Records from this office responsible for projects relating to criminal justice.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and staff reports related to issues that come before the City Council for consideration. Also includes copies of City Council work programs and policy planning agendas. A large portion of the material relates to regional planning issues, especially water, electrical power, transportation, and governance.

Records from Jane Noland's tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Records from Pedersen's office during his term on Seattle City Council.

Records from the Personnel Director for the City of Seattle.

Records from Revelle's office during his time on Seattle City Council.

Records of a program to prevent and control juvenile violence and delinquency.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and notes related to all City functions during Mayor Paul Schell's administration. Records are organized by City agency responsible for the specific issue addressed in the correspondence. Major topics covered in the materials include transportation, public safety, education, housing and human services, utilities, economic development, the arts, parks, and neighborhoods.

Project designed to improve relations between model neighborhood residents and Seattle Police Department, to reduce juvenile crime, to provide police with better understanding of minorities, and to increase percentage of minorities on the police force.

Records from meetings of the Office of Police Accountability Review Board.

Records from a board established for police oversight.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Smith's activities and interests on City Council, especially during his final six years in office. Primary subjects include utilities, public safety, social services, and issues within the African-American community.

The records include correspondence, petitions, proposals, constituent letters, and draft legislation related to economic development, City-wide technology issues, comprehensive planning, labor relations, open space, public safety, sexual minorities, housing, and zoning issues. Specific topics include the Sand Point neighborhood, off-leash areas, cable communications, the Added Activities Ordinance, the Seattle Commons, landslides, Bradner Park, and sports stadiums.