Seattle Seattle City Council Special Meeting 8/12/20
August 12, 2020 — special, 2h 6m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda and duly seconded, to amend Council Bill 119860, by substituting version 5 for version 3a.
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the agenda is adopted. (7-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda and duly seconded, to amend Council Bill 119860, by substituting version 5 for version 3a. The Motion carried by the following vote: In favor: 7 - González, Herbold, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Strauss Opposed: 1 - Sawant ACTION 4: Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119860 as amended. The Motion carried, the Council Bill (CB) wa
How they voted
the nuance, the technical revision that you would send out, depending on the roll call results here would effectively be an amendment to the appropriations of the Council Bill 119-812 if the veto is overridden (7-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
The outcome text is not a clear tally but indicates the motion passed.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
t Page 3 Meeting Minutes City Council 3. CB 119862 August 12, 2020 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 126000, which adopted the 2020 Budget; changing appropriations to the Legislative Department; appropriating funds from the Revenue Stabilization Fund; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119862.
How they voted
The city council will now vote to reconsider passage of council bill 119-812 to either override or sustain the mayoral veto (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Outcome not announced in this excerpt
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e of Council Bill 119812, and the Bill was pending before the Council. ACTION 2: By unanimous consent, the Council Rules were suspended to allow Council Central Staff to address the Council. ACTION 3: Councilmembers voted to reconsider passage of Council Bill 119812 to override or sustain the Mayoral Veto, with an "Aye" vote to override the Mayor's Veto and a "No" vote to sustain the Mayor's Veto.
How they voted
The motion carries Verified · official minutes
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Adoption of the substitute
How they voted
The motion carries Unverified
Yes: None, Dan Strauss, None, None, None
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mosquetta, President Gonzalez, Zawant
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pass Council Bill 119-862
How they voted
Eight in favor, none opposed Unverified
Agenda item 3 · background & details
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Amending ordinance to reestablish budget spending levels for each of the five separate police precincts
How they voted
Eight in favor, none opposed Unverified
Agenda item 4 · background & details
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signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - González , Herbold, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None 4. CB 119861 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 126000, which adopted the 2020 Budget; creating new budget summary levels to disaggregate Seattle Police Department precincts from the Patrol Operations Budget Summary Level. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119861.
How they voted
Eight in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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