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.

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Seattle City Council canonical 18

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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

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downtown Seattle governedBy Seattle City Council
subject surface form: Downtown Seattle
Seattle city government officialName Seattle City Council
subject surface form: legislative branch of Seattle city government
Seattle city government hasOffice Seattle City Council
University District governedBy Seattle City Council
Queen Anne, Seattle governedBy Seattle City Council
First Hill governedBy Seattle City Council
Belltown governedBy Seattle City Council
Beacon Hill, Seattle governedBy Seattle City Council
Seattle City Hall occupant Seattle City Council
Fremont neighborhood governedBy Seattle City Council
Queen Anne neighborhood governedBy Seattle City Council
Mayor of Seattle collaboratesWith Seattle City Council
City Attorney of Seattle legalCounselFor Seattle City Council
City Attorney of Seattle collaboratesWith Seattle City Council
Seattle City Light regulator Seattle City Council
Office of Housing (Seattle) worksWith Seattle City Council