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.

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, notes, and other materials related to the City Council's weekly briefings meetings. The meetings provide Council members the opportunity to apprise one another of issues that will be coming to the Council and to receive briefings from other City staff on programs, projects, and issues of concern for the Council. The meetings were formerly known as the City Council Business Meetings. Note that there are some years missing from the series.

Reports of suggested changes by the City Council to departmental proposed budgets during annual budget deliberations. For most years, this series includes summaries of votes by Councilmembers. Also includes reports of estimated city revenues.

Weekly listing of all City Council meetings, regular and special committee meetings, public hearings, and the schedule for Channel 28, the City-owned government access cable television station. First named the Hearings Calendar, the schedules were later called "Two-Week Look Ahead."

News releases issued by the City Council and its various committees covering the full range of issues that come before the Council, hearing dates and schedules, and resolutions.

Committee agendas, voting records, background materials, and draft legislation relating to municipal utilities and other city-wide municipal operations.

Log maintained by City Council for claims against the City. Includes date, person or corporate entity filing claim, claim number, and nature of the claim. In some instances entry also includes notation of whether claim was allowed, Council Bill number of legislation authorizing payment, fund claim drawn on, and amount to be paid.

Records of the committee during Clark's tenure as chair.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, City Council briefings, and press clippings relating to issues before the Seattle City Council during Compton's tenure. Major topics of interest to Compton were technology and public safety.

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

Correspondence, draft legislation, reports, notes, and staff analysis related to issues and legislation discussed by the Culture, Arts, and Parks Committee during Licata's tenure as chair.

Publications produced by the department, including informational brochures about City Council, employee newsletters, materials sent out by individual Councilmembers, and publications of the Office of the City Clerk, including the City Records Management Program and the Seattle Municipal Archives.

Agendas, correspondence, background materials, reports, and draft legislation relating to taxation, grants, public corporations, and a wide variety of business issues.

Committee agendas, correspondence, staff reports, draft legislation, and notes related to issues before the Business, Economic and Community Development Committee.

Agendas, correspondence, draft legislation, notes, and other materials related to issues before the City Council's Finance, Budget and Economic Development Committee.

Correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, agendas, draft legislation, and other materials related to municipal finances and business matters that came before the committee during Drago's tenure as chair.

Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, reports, and staff notes relating to pedestrian safety issues referred to the Committee during Drago's tenure as chair.

Agendas for City Council's Education Committee. Agendas include number and title of legislation, resolutions, and comptroller files.

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, reports, notes, and agendas for the Energy and Environmental Policy Committee during Will's tenure as committee chair.

Records include committee agendas, staff reports, correspondence, notes, and draft legislation relating to energy issues during Rice's tenure as chair of the Energy Committee.

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, staff reports, and other committee records from Harrell's tenure as committee chair. Issues addressed include broadband service, energy risk management, the digital television transition, body-mounted cameras for police officers, streetlight repair, and the city's response to the winter 2008 storm. From 2008 through 2009, the body was named the Energy and Technology Committee.

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, memoranda, and testimony related to the work of the committee during Conlin's tenure as Committee chair. Issues covered include sustainability, emergency preparedness, energy policies, and Seattle Public Utilities.