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City Council

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Seattle City Council held a regular meeting on March 31, 2026, where the main focus was on public safety policies. Two significant ordinances were discussed: one imposing a 60-day mandatory pause on surveillance data collection by the Seattle Police Department's CCTV and license plate recognition systems, and another aligning police procedures for immigration status inquiries with state law.

Key Decisions

  • Surveillance Data Collection Pause Referred to committee
  • Immigration Status Inquiry Requirements Referred to committee
  • Claims Payment Appropriation Approved
  • March 24 Minutes Approval Approved
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  2. CALL TO ORDER
  3. ROLL CALL
  4. PRESENTATIONS
  5. PUBLIC COMMENT
  6. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR:
  7. IRC 517 March 31, 2026
    Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC)
  8. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
  9. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
  10. Journal:
  11. 1. March 24, 2026
    Minutes (Min)
  12. Bills:
  13. 2. An ordinance relating to appropriating money to pay certain claims for the week of March 16, 2026, through March 20, 2026, and ordering the payment thereof; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
  14. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  15. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:
  16. 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to collection of surveillance data; specifying conditions for a mandatory 60-day pause in data collection for Seattle Police Department Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems; and amending Ordinances 127044 and 127297.
    Council Bill (CB)
  17. 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to inquiries into immigration status; changing the requirements for circumstances where Seattle Police Department personnel may inquire into a person’s citizenship or immigration status to align the Seattle Municipal Code with state law; and amending Section 4.18.015 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
    Council Bill (CB)
  18. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
  19. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
  20. OTHER BUSINESS
  21. ADJOURNMENT