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Office of Management and Budget Director's Records, 1973-1993

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Office of Management and Budget
Title
Office of Management and Budget Director's Records
Dates
1973-1993 (inclusive)
1992-1993 (bulk)
Quantity
6.6 cubic feet, (18 boxes)
Collection Number
5001-03
Summary
Records of the Director of Mangement and Budget concerning City of Seattle budgets, finance, 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
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Historical Note

In 1967 the Washington State Legislature amended Title 35 of the Revised Code of Washington to give the executive branch of government, in cities with population over 300,000, the responsibility for budget preparation and execution. Prior to this, these powers were vested in the legislative branch. Pursuant to this legislation, the City of Seattle created the Budget Office as a part of the Executive Department.

In May 1971, the office was expanded in scope and responsibility and retitled the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The creation of OMB represented an attempt by the Mayor to establish a separate professional organization to allocate and oversee the management of City resources. The agency was organized into four areas of responsibility: program budget, revenue estimating and analysis, grants management and management systems.

The office served in this capacity until 1995, when it was merged with the Planning Department to become the Office of Management and Planning (OMP). In early 1998, the Mayor divided the OMP , with the budget function going into the newly-formed City Budget Office (CBO), located in the Executive Services Department. After a 2001 reorganization, the newly created Department of Finance (DOF) directed the city budgeting process. In May 2002, the existing DOF was reorganized to create two separate departments: Department of Finance and Department of Executive Administration. DOF focused closely on financial management and was responsible for budget development and monitoring.

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Content Description

Departmental Correspondence, subject files, committee files and related material of the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Files concern City budgets, finance, personnel administrative issues, as well as OMB staffing and re-organization.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Office of Management and Budget Director's Records, Record Series 5001-03. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Related Materials

Department of Finance, Budget Director's Records (2701-01).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
2010

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