Recitals:

When recurring multi-year grants or service contracts are known and expected, they are assumed in the annual budget.

Unspent appropriations for these typically carry forward to subsequent years. Therefore,

Be it ordained by The City of Seattle as follows:

Section 1. Attachment A to this ordinance lists approximate appropriation amounts in the 2027 Budget (introduced as Council Bill ________) that are backed, or are anticipated to be backed, by grants and service contracts. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee, including directors of City departments and offices listed in Attachment A, are authorized to accept new grants or revenue-backed service contracts consistent with the amounts listed. All unspent funds so appropriated and listed in Attachment A shall carry forward to subsequent fiscal years until they are exhausted or abandoned by ordinance. Additionally, on December 31 annually, for each appropriation, if the remaining funds are $1.00 or less, that appropriation is abandoned.

Attachments:

Attachment A - 2027 Proposed Budget Acceptance Detail Table