Seattle City Council Special Meeting 7/17/2025
July 17, 2025 — special, 1h 21m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Motion was made by Council President Nelson and duly seconded to adopt a voting procedure as follows: The Council President will open nominations to select City Council Position District 5 finalists from the list of applicants. Councilmembers will be called in order of this week’s roll call and will have the opportunity to provide comments and nominate one applicant. Seconds are not required for n
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the agenda is adopted. (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
adopt the voting procedure to select finalists for the City Council District 5 position
How they voted
Eight in favor, none opposed Unverified
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Nominate Deborah Juarez as a finalist for the City Council District 5 position
How they voted
Councilmember Kettle's nomination of Deborah Juarez carries Unverified
Motion by Bob Kettle
Nomination carried without explicit tally announcement
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
The full transcript, word-for-word as spoken. Speakers appear in order until speaker labeling is complete.
How vote data stays honest
In these records, votes are extracted from the clerk’s roll call in the public recording. Before final publication, they are cross-checked against the city’s official minutes. Corrections are published openly.
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