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2019 Seattle Ordinance 125926 Establishing a Green New Deal Oversight Board

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

This ordinance establishes Seattle's Green New Deal Oversight Board, a crucial component of the city's work to address climate change and environmental justice. The board oversees the implementation of Seattle's Green New Deal initiatives and ensures they align with community needs...

City of Seattle Immigrant Voting Task Force Report

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report identifies many obstacles that keep immigrant communities from participating in Seattle's civic and political life. It highlights five general areas of concern and developed a series of practical recommendations that the mayor's office can embrace to help address these...

Executive Order 2020-12: COVID-19 Civil Emergency - Extensions of City Closures and Relief Measures

Type Executive Order

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Housing, Health

An executive order directing City departments to further extend their actions to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate the impact of the public health emergency on the people of Seattle....

2016 Seattle Executive Order 2016-08 Providing Immigrants Equal Access to City Services

Type Executive Order

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families, Housing, Public Safety

This executive order ensures that city benefits and services are available to all Seattle residents, without regard to immigration status....

2020 Seattle Emergency Order Supporting Restaurants During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town, Other

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Food

This emergency order capped third-party delivery platforms' commission fees to restaurants at 15% during the COVID-19 civil emergency. This legislation aimed to reduce the financial burden on restaurants during a difficult period for the industry. ...

Seattle Welcoming Cities Resolution 31730

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Democracy & Governance

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2014 Seattle Executive Order 2014-03 Advancing Equity in City Contracting

Type Executive Order

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development

This executive order directs City departments and offices to increase the opportunities for women and minority owned businesses (WMBEs), and to provide a welcome and responsive environment for all businesses that support such efforts. This ordinance attempts to advance the City's...

Seattle Climate Action Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

Seattle's Climate Action Plan focuses on city actions that reduce greenhouse emissions and also support vibrant neighborhoods, economic prosperity, and social equity. Interventions are focused on areas of greatest need and impact: road transportation, building energy, waste, and reducing...

2011 Seattle Wage Theft Ordinance No. 123596

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance outlines the procedure for wage theft complaints in Seattle, WA. It defines wage theft and provides a list of circumstances that may considered when determining if a person intended to commit wage theft. It also allows the City to refuse to issue or revoke any business...

Seattle Bicycle Master Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

The Seattle Bicycle Master Plan defines a set of actions, to be completed within 10 years, to make Seattle the best community for bicycling in the United States. By increasing support for bicycling, the city will make its transportation system more environmentally, economically, and...

2011 Seattle Ordinance 123698 Paid Safe and Sick Leave

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Children & Families, Public Safety

This ordinance requires employers to provide a certain number of hours annually, depending on business size, to employees for sick leave. It also requires employers to grant safe leave for issues related to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking....

Seattle Race and Social Justice Resolution 31164

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This resolution affirmes Seattle's race and social justice work and directs City Departments to use available tools to assist in the elimination of racial and social disparities across key indicators of success, including health, education, criminal justice, the environment, employment...

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