| Video Voters' Guide Statement For | |
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| Statement For | |
| By amending the Seattle City Charter, we clarify certain sections, delete or change certain provisions that have become obsolete or eclipsed by state law, and bring provisions into line with the present needs and expectations of the citizens and officials of Seattle. State law allows for amendment by subsection, regardless of any charter requirement that the ordinance or section thereof be set forth in full. The state law only covers codified ordinances -- Proposition 15 extends the same rule to uncodified ordinances. This change does not represent a major shift in authority or policy as currently embodied in the charter. | |
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Paul Schell, Mayor, City of Seattle Sue Donaldson, President, Seattle City Council |
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| Rebuttal to Statement For | |
| Current Charter law requires that there is full disclosure whenever the City wants to change a law. The City has to print the entire text of the existing law with the proposed changes inserted next to the existing language in parenthesis. This amendment would allow the City to print only the section they propose to change. Reading proposed changes out of context is useless. The complete language of the ordinance must be included with the proposed changes. Vote NO on Proposition 15. | |
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Fred Bucke Linda Jordan Phone: (206) 523-6066 |
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