Seattle City Council
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The Seattle City Council is the legislative body of the City of Seattle, responsible for passing laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal policies and services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seattle City Council canonical | 18 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city council
ⓘ
municipal legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Seattle city limits ⓘ |
| approves | city budget ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Seattle ⓘ |
| canOverrideMayorVeto | yes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionMethod | combination of district-based and at-large seats ⓘ |
| governs |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Seattle
|
| hasAtLargeSeats | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeStructure | standing committees ⓘ |
| hasDistrictSeats | 7 ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Council President ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 9 ⓘ |
| hasPublicMeetings | yes ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.seattle.gov/council ⓘ |
| isNonpartisanBody | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Seattle
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County
ⓘ
surface form:
King County, Washington
Seattle ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| meetingCity | Seattle ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Seattle City Hall ⓘ |
| openMeetingsLawApplies | yes ⓘ |
| oversees |
Seattle City Light
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle City Light (through legislation and budget)
Seattle Department of Transportation ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle Department of Transportation (through legislation and budget)
Seattle Police Department (through legislation and oversight, not direct management) ⓘ Seattle Public Utilities (through legislation and budget) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Seattle city government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Seattle
|
| passes |
city ordinances
ⓘ
resolutions ⓘ |
| responsibility |
adopting the city budget
ⓘ
approving certain mayoral appointments ⓘ environmental and climate policy within Seattle ⓘ housing and homelessness policy within Seattle ⓘ labor and employment standards within Seattle ⓘ land use and zoning legislation ⓘ overseeing municipal departments and agencies ⓘ passing municipal laws ⓘ public safety policy within Seattle ⓘ setting citywide policies ⓘ transportation policy within Seattle ⓘ utility rates and regulations for city-owned utilities ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of city policies ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | nonpartisan elections ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Downtown Seattle
subject surface form:
legislative branch of Seattle city government