Week 43, 2026
3 published briefs this week. This week was not mailed as a newsletter.
- Budget Issue ID Session I: Executive Wants Authorization for an Early Retirement Program that Doesn't Exist Yet
The Executive wants Council to permanently delegate authority over voluntary early separation programs to the Director of Human Resources, but Central Staff found it has "not shared substantive details of a 2027 program."
- October Forecast: Revenue’s Up, Regional Economy’s Down, REET Takes the Hit
At the Oct. 16 meeting, the Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts (OERF) projected roughly $8.8 million more revenue across 2026-28 than assumed in the proposed budget but described a regional economy with weak employment growth, a construction downturn, declining trade-sector employment, soft demand for tech workers, and a real-estate market that continues to underperform. Seattle Channel OERF Presentation
- CM Strauss Proposes Package of Six Bills to Create Permit System for RV Parking and Storage (Part 1)
Six bills, $5 million, and eight new FTEs. That’s what it’ll take to implement the proposed Vehicle Resident Assistance Program (VRAP) to regulate motor homes and travel trailers on Seattle right-of-way.