Budget Director's Records, 1970-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Finance
Title
Budget Director's Records
Dates
1970-2001 (inclusive)
Quantity
5.2 cubic feet, (13 boxes)
Collection Number
2701-01
Summary
Budget Director's records, concerning City of Seattle finance, budgets, taxes, capital projects and other issues.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

In 1991, Mayor Norm Rice convened a blue ribbon commission to review the City's financial management functions. That group proposed the formation of a Finance Department under the executive branch of government, to replace the existing elected offices of Comptroller and Treasurer. A City Charter amendment to that effect was referred to the voters at the November 1991 general election. The amendment passed and the details of the reorganization were laid out in Ordinance 115766. Preparations proceeded the following year to determine the organizational structure, responsibilities, and budget of the new department, which was inaugurated in January 1993.

The department was organized into four divisions to reflect the main functions of treasury, accounting services, data processing system services, and Finance Department administration. In July 1994, the department's responsibilities were further broadened through a merger with the Department of Licenses and Consumer Affairs. This merger created one central location for obtaining licenses, making utility payments, and getting other types of financial services. The department also became responsible also for the city's animal shelter.

On January 1, 1997, the Finance Department was reorganized into the Executive Services Department. It became known as the Finance Division, and continued essentially the same services performed prior to consolidation.

The new Department of Finance, headed by a Director of Finance, was created in 2001 based on another reorganization outlined in Ordinance 120181. In May 2002 the Department was reorganized again to create two separate departments: the Department of Finance, which focused closely on financial management, and the Department of Executive Administration, which handled the operational and administrative tasks performed by the previous larger department. Finance was responsible for budget development and monitoring, debt management, financial policies, financial planning, performance measurement, and overall financial controls for the City of Seattle. The department also oversaw policy on city taxes, investments, accounting, and related activities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, subject files, studies, notes of budget directors through various departmental reorganizations, including the Office of Management and Budget, Management Systems Office, Office of Management and Planning, and the City Budget Office. Files concern budgets, revenues, taxes, data management systems, use of the Sand Point Naval Station, the Seattle Financial Management System, storm damage, earthquake recovery, regional issues, training, capital projects, and revenues.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Budget Director's Records, Record Series 2701-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

Office of Management and Planning Director's Records, (5001-03).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Office of Management and Budget, Management System Office RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
BARS - Equipment Rental Accounting (Washington Auditor Advisory committee On Equipment Rental And Revolving Funds
1972
1 2
File Management Systems
1972-1973
1 3
Integrated Accounting / Payroll Systems - Evaluation Notes
1973
1 4
Manpower Reports
1973-1974
1 5
Parking Meter Study
1970
1 6
Position Information System
1973
1 7
Program Budget System
1973
1 8
Program Budget System
1972-1973
1 9
Public Documents (Seattle Municipal Code)
1972-1973
1 10
Seattle Center Property Management System, Flow Process
1971-1973

Office of Management and Budget Director's RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 11
Budget Memos
1976
1 12
Budget Requests
1973-1975
1 13
Cost Accounting System Manual
1973-1974
1 14
City Council Correspondence
1975-1976
1 15
City Council Correspondence
1975
2 1
Committees - Data Processing Advisory
1972-1975
2 2
Committees - Council Budget
1976
2 3
Committees - Council Finance
1976
2 4
Committees - Council Human Resources And Judiciary
1976
2 5
Committees - Council Intergovernmental Relations
1976
2 6
Committees - Council Planning And Urban Development
1976
2 7
Committees - Council Public Safety And Health
1976
2 8
Committees - Council Transportation
1976
2 9
Contracts - Impound Towing
1976
2 10
Head Start Grant Application
1975
2 11
Interdepartmental Correspondence
1975
2 12
Interdepartmental Correspondence
1975
2 13
Internal Memos
1976
2 14
Policy And Procedure System Monthly Report
1976
2 15
Revenue - Building Department Fees
1974
2 16
Revenue - Estimates
1975
2 17
Revenue - Expenditure Forecasting And Depiction System
1976
2 18
Revenue - General
1976
2 19
Revenue - General Obligation Bonds (Comptroller)
1973-1974
2 20
Revenue - Parking Tax
1974
2 21
Revenue - Revenue Sharing
1975-1976
2 22
Tax Reform
1970
2 23
Taxation
1971-1976
2 24
Taxes - Business And Occupation
1975-1976
2 25
Taxes - Gasoline
1975
2 26
Taxes - Property
1975-1976
2 27
Taxes - Sales
1975-1976

Office of Management and Planning Director's RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 1
Brownfields Pilot
1997
3 2
Budget Instructions, 1998
1997
3 3
Budget, 1999-2000
1997
3 4
Capital Cabinet
1997
3 5
Capital Spending In Neighborhood Areas, 1995-1997
1997
3 6
Concert Hall (Benaroya Hall)
1997
3 7
Correspondence
1997
3 8
EMS (Emergency Management Section) Levy
1997
3 9
IT Board Meeting
1997
3 10
Library Capital Project
1997
3 11
Parking / Equity Capital
1997
3 12
Police Vacancy
1997
3 13
Sand Point Naval Station Reuse
1997
3 14
Sand Point Naval Station Reuse
1994-1997
3 15
Sand Point Naval Station Reuse
1994
4 1
Seattle Financial Management System Redevelopment Project
1997
4 2
Seattle Financial Management System Redevelopment Project
1997
4 3
Seattle Financial Management System Redevelopment Project Briefing Packet
1997
4 4
Shoreline Utility Business And Occupation Tax
1997
4 5
Sidewalk And Related Storm Damage, Statement Of Legislative Intent
1997
4 6
Storms
1997
4 7
Storms / Sides
1997-1998
4 8
Transportation Bond
1997
4 9
Transportation Bond
1997
4 10
Water Rates
1996-1997

City Budget Office Budget Director's RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 1
Admiral Parking Garage
2000
5 2
African American Museum
2000-2001
5 3
Annexation
1998-1999
5 4
APEX/SAM
2000
5 5
Aquarium
2001
5 6
Ashraf Legal Judgment
2001
5 7
Ave Project
2001
5 8
Ballard Civic Center
1999-2001
5 9
Benaroya Hall
2000-2001
5 10
Biennial Budgeting
1994
5 11
Bills of Interest (State)
2000
5 12
Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation Priorities
2000-2001
5 13
Boeing Move
2001
5 14
Budget Efficiency Projects
1995
5 15
Bond Rating
1999-2001
5 16
Boost (I-2000)
1999
5 17
Budget History
1998
5 18
1999-2000 Proposed Budget BIPS & BETS
1998
5 19
1999-2000 Proposed Budget BIPS & BETS
1998
5 20
1999-2000 Proposed Budget BIPS & BETS
1998
6 1
2000 Budget Review Reports
1999
6 2
2000 Budget Briefing Book - 2000 Budget One Pagers
1999
6 3
Budget Briefing Materials - FY 2000 Budget Issues
1999
6 4
Budget Schedule
2000
6 5
2001-2002 Budget Submittal Briefings July 19, 2000
2000
6 6
2001-2002 Budget Discussion Sessions
2000
6 7
2001-2002 Budget Discussion Sessions
2000
6 8
2001-2002 Budget Discussion Sessions
2000
6 9
Inflation Factors for 2001-2002 Guidelines
2000
6 10
Budget Prep Module
2001
7 1
Budget Process
2001
7 2
Council Budget Retreat Oct. 2001
2001
7 3
Civic Center
2000-2001
7 4
Civic Center - Beyond Silver Handbook
1999-2000
7 5
Civic Center - Beyond Silver Handbook
1999-2000
7 6
COMPASS
2000
7 7
Consultant Contracts
2001
7 8
Copernicus Project
1999-2001
7 9
Council Orientation Jan 2000
2000
7 10
Council Regional Meeting 9/29/00
2000
7 11
Arts Commission
2000
7 12
City Auditor
1993-2000
7 13
Civil Service Commission
2001
7 14
Design Commission
2000
7 15
Design Construction and Land Use
1998-2001
7 16
DOIT
2000-2001
8 1
Ethics and Elections
1999-2001
8 2
Finance Dept.
2000-2001
8 3
Fire Pension
undated
8 4
Office for Civil Rights
1999
8 5
Office of Economic Development
2000
8 6
Office of Housing
1999
8 7
Office of Sustainability and Environment
2000-2001
8 8
Health Dept.
2000-2001
8 9
Health Dept.
2000
8 10
Human Services Dept.
2000-2001
8 11
Law Dept.
2001
8 12
Legislative Dept.
1999
8 13
Library
2000
8 14
Municipal Court
undated
8 15
Dept. of Neighborhoods
1999-2000
8 16
Dept. of Parks and Recreation
2000
8 17
Pro Parks
2000-2001
8 18
Police Dept.
1999-2001
8 19
Police Pension
1999-2001
8 20
Public Safety Civil Service Commission
2001
9 1
SeaTran
1999-2000
9 2
Seattle Center
2000
9 3
Seattle City Light
2001
9 4
Seattle Public Utilities
2000
9 5
Domestic Violence Funding
2000
9 6
Drug Court
2000
9 7
Driving While License Suspended DWLS - Car Impound Program
2000-2001
9 8
Earthquake
2001
9 9
Earthquake
2001
9 10
Earthquake
2001
9 11
Earthquake
2001
10 1
Earthquake
2001
10 2
Earthquake - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
2001
10 3
Earthquake - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Workshop
2001
10 4
Earthquake Recovery
2001
10 5
Elected Officials Salaries
undated
10 6
Emergency Preparedness
2001
10 7
Endangered Species Act
1999-2000
10 8
Endangered Species Act - Road Maintenance
2001
10 9
Farmers Markets
2000
10 10
Flexcar
2001
10 11
Galer Street / Immunex
2000
10 12
Golf
2000-2001
10 13
Governing Magazine
2000
10 14
Headcount (Positions)
2001
10 15
Help for Working Families
undated
10 16
High Tech Economic Development Strategy
2000
10 17
HIstorical Spending
2001
11 1
Homeless Initiative
2001
11 2
Homelessness
2000-2001
11 3
HUD Disaster Grant
1999-2000
11 4
Impact Fees
2001
11 5
I-722 and I-53 Plans
2000
11 6
Initiatives
2000
11 7
Earthquake Insurance Premiums
2001
11 8
Jail Contract
2001
11 9
Judgment/Claims Fund
2001
11 10
King County Issues
1999
11 11
King County Issues
2001
11 12
Labor Negotiations
2001
11 13
Living Wage
2000-2001
11 14
Low Sulfur Fuel
2001
11 15
Mardi Gras Riot
2001
12 1
Mayoral Transition Briefing Book
1997
12 2
Mayoral Transition Briefing Book
1997
12 3
Mayoral Transition Briefing Book
1997
12 4
MOHAI
1999-2000
12 5
Monorail / Elevated Transportation Co.
2000-2001
12 6
Muckleshoot Tribe
1994-2001
12 7
Municipal Conservation
2001
12 8
Neighborhood Planning
1999-2001
12 9
Paid Family Leave
2000-2001
12 10
Parking Tax
2000-2001
12 11
Pensions
2001
12 12
Pergola Repair
2001
12 13
Philanthropy
2000-2001
12 14
Project Lift-Off
2000-2001
13 1
Sesquicentennial
2001
13 2
Sound Transit - Link Light Rail
1999-2000
13 3
South Seattle Community College Soccer Field
2000-2001
13 4
State Issues
2001
13 5
Strategic Initiatives
2000
13 6
Strategic Initiatives
2000
13 7
Strategic Initiatives - Health Care
2000
13 8
Streetlights
2000-2001
13 9
Street Vacations
2001
13 10
Summit
2001
13 11
Training - City Budget Office
2000
13 12
UtilitiesTeam
2001
13 13
Viaduct and Seawall
2001
13 14
Washington State Competitiveness Council
2001

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Bonds--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Budget--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Budget--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Naval Station Puget Sound (Wash.)
  • Taxation--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Bunnell, Judy
  • Hundley, Walter R.

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Finance
  • Seattle (Wash.). Office of Management and Budget
  • Seattle (Wash.). Office of Management and Planning

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government