Seattle Budget School Ep. 3 | The Budget Process

#SeattleBudgetSchool - Ep. 3 | The Budget Process - Omari Salisbury and Kevin Schofield bring you a new series demystifying the City of Seattle’s $6.6 billion budget. They talk through the budget process, the state and local laws that govern city budgeting, revenues and expenditures, a step-by-step walk through the budget process, and how you can get involved. And once the 2022 budget process begins in late September, the guys will bring you “play by play” analysis at every step. This is your chance to learn how it all works!

Episode Three: In this episode of Budget School we walk through the City Council’s budget development process, starting with the delivery of the Mayor’s proposed 2022 budget on September 27, and culminating in the Council’s final vote to approve the budget on November 22. We’ll look at the five phases of budget deliberations, and how the Council makes sure that in the end its budget is balanced. And we’ll talk about the key role that the Budget Chair plays in pulling together all of the Councilmembers’ priorities into a coherent whole.