The Seattle City Council is working to balance the Seattle's 2011-2012 budget, and will seek input from the public to develop a budget. The City of Seattle faces a $67 million general fund deficit for 2011, which will force some difficult choices in the months ahead.

Mayor Mike McGinn proposed a new budget on Sep. 27.
The City Council is scheduled to vote on the budget in November.

There will be three public hearings held in North, South or Central Seattle:

Wednesday, September 29
Northgate Community Center Gym
10510 5th Ave NE, 98125
5:30 p.m. Public Hearing (5 p.m. Sign-in)

Wednesday, October 13
The Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College
6000 16th Avenue SW, 98106
5:30 p.m. Public Hearing (5 p.m. Sign-in)

Tuesday, October 26
Seattle City Hall
Council Chambers, 2nd floor
600 Fourth Avenue, 98104
5:30 p.m. Public Hearing (5 p.m. Sign-in)

Budget documents are translated into Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Somali, Spanish, and Tagalog and are available online at http://seattle.gov/council/translated_docs.htm. If you are planning on attending one of our budget hearings and need interpretation assistance, please call 206-684-8888.

If you can't make it to a budget hearing, you can share your ideas online:

Visit the Ideascale page at seattlecitycouncil.ideascale.com. Here you can share, comment and vote for ideas on how to balance the budget, with the most essential ideas rising to the top.

Submit your thoughts about the budget using the online comment form. Emails received will be tallied and shared with each Councilmember to keep them updated on issues important to you.
For more information on Seattle’s budget, visit http://www.seattle.gov/council/budget/.