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The Seattle City Council is the legislative body of the city of Seattle, Washington. The Council consists of nine members serving four-year terms, seven of which are elected by electoral districts and two of which are elected in citywide at-large positions; all elections are non-partisan. It has the responsibility of approving the city's budget ...
As a member of the Council's Public Safety Committee, he voted for a bill that would repeal the city's ban on police use of blast balls. During an earlier visit to a firing range where he saw a blast ball demonstrated, he asked to have a blast ball used on him directly, saying “I made the request, and the executive declined my request.” [ 16 ]
The Mayor of Seattle is head of the executive branch of city government, and the Seattle City Council, led by a Council President, is the legislative branch. The mayor of Seattle and two of the nine members of the Seattle City Council are elected at large, rather than by geographic subdivisions. The remaining seven council positions are elected ...
(The Center Square) – The Office of the Seattle City Clerk has released a list of 20 diverse candidates who are up for the vacant District 2 seat. One year into her second term, Tammy Morales ...
[20] [21] At the full council, the public comment was extended to accommodate the more than 100 people who signed up to give testimony and the bills were both passed on a 8-1 vote. [22] As of 2025, Kettle serves on the Council's Public Safety Committee. He voted for a bill to repeal the city's ban on police use of blast balls.
Richard McIver (June 14, 1941 – March 9, 2013) was a member of the Seattle City Council.He was selected from 114 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Council in January 1997, was elected to the position that fall, and was reelected in 2001 and 2005.
The council will have 20 days to fill the vacant position, as set by the city charter. That 20-day period begins Jan. 7, 2025. That is the day after Morales’ official resignation from the council.
(The Center Square) – Alexis Mercedes Rinck has won the race to serve on the Seattle City Council's District 8 citywide position, having garnered 58% of votes as of Friday Rinck will be the ...