Seattle Municipal Archives
City Charter History and Reference
Materials
Seattle (Wash.). City
Clerk
1801-21
0.8 cubic feet
1941-1977 English .
The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official
filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council
meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public.
Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be
elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and
remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller
ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A
1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the
Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the
Legislative Department effective in 1993.
Correspondence, Charter amendment text, reports, and pamphlets relating
to the history and development of amendments to Seattle's City Charter. The
records includes governance studies by local civic organizations and the Board
of Freeholders (1974-1975) materials. The bulk of these records date from the
mid-1960s to 1977 with the largest portion related to the proposed Freeholders
Charter that was defeated in the 1975 municipal election.
Records are open to the public.
[Item and date], City Charter History and Reference Materials, Record
Series 1801-21 Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Seattle Charter Review
Committee
Citizens Legislative Review
Committee (Seattle, Wash.)
Municipal League of
Seattle
Seattle (Wash.). City
Clerk
Charter Amendment Advisory
Committee (Seattle, Wash.)
Metropolitan Study
Commission (Seattle, Wash.)
League of Women Voters of
Seattle
Seattle (Wash.)
A Better Charter for Seattle
Committee
1975
1
1
Board of Freeholders
1974
1
2
Board of Freeholders
1975
1
3
Board of Freeholders. Colloquium
(Feb. 9).
1975
1
4
Board of Freeholders. Candidate
Election Flyers.
1974
1
5
Board of Freeholders. Workshop
(May 11).
1974
1
6
Board of Freeholders. Workshop
(May 11). Handout Material.
1974
1
7
Comparison between 1946 City
Charter and 1975 Proposed City Charter.
1975
1
8
City Charter
Amendments.
1977
1
9
City Charter Amendment Advisory
Committee.
1967
1
10
City Charter Amendment. Board of
Public Works.
1977
1
11
City Charter Amendments.
Drafts.
1969
1
12
City Charter History.
Correspondence.
1952-1977
1
13
City Charter History.
Miscellaneous.
1972
1
14
City Charter Amendments.
Miscellaneous.
1977
1
15
City Charter Amendment. Personnel
Administration and the Civil Service System.
1977
1
16
City Charter Amendments Proposed
by Mayor.
1970
1
17
Citizen Legislative Review
Committee.
1968
1
18
Citizen Legislative Review
Committee. Final Report.
1969
1
19
League of Women Voters City
Government Resources Committee. City Government Study.
1963
1
20
Loaned Executive Committee. Final
Report.
1971
1
21
Metropolitan Study Commission.
Interim Report.
1972
1
22
Municipal League. Study of City
Government.
1964
2
1
Municipal League. Study of City
Government.
1974
2
2
Municipal League. Proposed City
Charter Amendments. Special Committee Report.
1969
2
3
Municipal News (Newsletter of the
Municipal League).
1957-1974
2
4
Newly Adopted City
Charter.
1946
2
5
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History.
1948-1958
2
6
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History.
1962-1966
2
7
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History.
1967
2
8
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History.
1969-1970
2
9
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (March)
1974
2
10
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (April-May)
1974
2
11
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (June-July)
1974
2
12
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (September)
1974
2
13
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (October)
1974
2
14
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (November)
1974
2
15
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (December)
1974
2
16
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (January)
1975
2
17
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (February)
1975
2
18
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (March)
1975
2
19
Newspaper Clippings. City Charter
History. (April-December)
1975
2
20
Organization Charts. City
Government.
1941-1969
2
21
Political History of Seattle and
Its Charters. By James U. Behrend.
1974
2
22
Proposed City Charter
Amendments.
1970
2
23
Public Service
Journal.
1974-1975
2
24
Seattle Charter Review Committee.
City Charter Amendment Proposals.
1971
2
25
Seattle Charter Review
Committee.
1971
2
26
Seattle Charter Review
Committee
1971
2
27
Seattle Charter Review
Committee
1971
2
28
Seattle City Government. League
of Women Voters Booklet.
1962
2
29
Washington Statutes and
Constitutional Provisions Relating to City Charters.
1967
2
30
Charter Revision. City Engineer
Arthur Dimock Correspondence.
1913-1914
2
31
Charter Amendment Advisory
Committee Minutes
1966-1967
2
32
Proposed Charter
1926
English.
2
33