On a 6-2 vote, @SeattleCouncil overrode @MayorJenny's veto of $86 million in Covid relief funded by emergency reserves. #JumpStartSeattle #Covid19
Pedersen: No
Sawant: Yes
Lewis: No
Strauss: Yes
Herbold: Yes
Morales: Yes
Mosqueda: Yes
Gonzalez: Yes
Juarez: Absent
Pedersen: No
Sawant: Yes
Lewis: No
Strauss: Yes
Herbold: Yes
Morales: Yes
Mosqueda: Yes
Gonzalez: Yes
Juarez: Absent
Here's what in the #CovidRelief package, which passed 7-2 before the Mayor vetoed it earlier this month. #JumpStart theurbanist.org/2020/08/03/dur…
The overall #JumpStart spending plan passed unanimously and is built on a progressive payroll tax on businesses with at least $7 million in revenue. #TaxTheRich theurbanist.org/2020/07/21/cou…
The Covid Relief package has been amended to $57 million based on feedback from the Mayor that $86 million would be hard to get out the door in 2020. Plus $3 million is being direct to community-led public safety. 7-1 vote with Sawant the no.
The council voted to use the remaining money to fill the city's 2020 budget hole, which was a recent forecast suggests is $26 million larger than thought.
