tldrgov

Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District

Thursday, June 18, 2026 · 9:30 AM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Seattle City Council met as the Select Committee on the Seattle Transportation Benefit District to discuss a proposed sales and use tax that would be submitted to voters on November 3, 2026. The tax would fund transit and related transportation programs in Seattle. The council discussed the ordinance but took no final action at this meeting.

Key Decisions

  • Sales and use tax ordinance for transit funding (CB) Discussed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
  2. Please Note: Times listed are estimated
  3. Call To Order
  4. Approval of the Agenda
  5. Public Comment
  6. Items of Business
  7. 1. An ordinance relating to a sales and use tax; providing for the submission to qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, a proposition to collect a sales and use tax to fund transit and related transportation programs in Seattle; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: discussed

    The Council Bill (CB) was discussed.

  8. Adjournment