Tim Burgess

Seattle mayor · City government scorecard

Tim Burgess

Sep 18–Nov 28, 2017 · appointed

Status
Former mayor
Official record
Term record

Overview and record

Background and tenure

2015–2026 official records

The Tim Burgess administration-period record includes 44 successful executive- or department-origin measures and 114 legislative points. The largest share of those points falls in Utilities & Technology, with 10 measures in that policy area. The executive-order module separately records 3 counted orders and 13 document-only points.

Burgess was a journalist, police officer, and longtime City Council member before the Council appointed him mayor for 71 days, from September 18 through November 28, 2017. He replaced acting mayor Bruce Harrell after Ed Murray's resignation and served until the 2017 election results were certified.

Tenure summary adapted from Wikipedia . It is historical context, separate from the LegisRate record and scores.

Legislative points

114.0

44 successful executive- or department-origin measures.

2.6 points per measure on average.

How this score works

Executive-order points

13.0

3 counted numbered orders.

0 disclosed sensitivity flags.

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Legislation and executive orders are separate modules. Neither score establishes personal authorship, policy quality, implementation success, or responsibility for citywide outcomes.

Direct executive action

Executive orders

Complete numbered-order term roster from the City Clerk database.

4Reach
0Fiscal
3Durability
6Institutional

order points = reach + fiscal scale + legal durability + institutional scope. Reports, plans, later outcomes, and cited existing budgets do not inherit additional points.

Urban tree protectionEO-2017-11 · 2017-10-13 · administrative rule +5.0 pts

Direct actDirects new citywide tree-permit documentation, exceptional- and hazardous-tree rules, illegal-removal penalties, replacement options, and coordinated urban-forestry governance.

The order directs continuing citywide permitting and enforcement rules affecting public and private trees through SDCI and multiple land-management bodies. It states no binding amount.

Factors 2/0/1/2reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

5 points100% to the signing mayorhigh confidenceClerk File 320461Official order · cited page
Language accessEO-2017-10 · 2017-10-02 · service or enforcement +5.0 pts

Direct actRequires every department to prepare and fund a language-access plan and establishes continuing citywide translation, interpretation, emergency-communication, technical-assistance, and oversight duties.

The order establishes continuing language-access planning and service requirements across every department for residents citywide. Departments must prioritize existing budgets, but the order states no binding amount.

Factors 2/0/1/2reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

5 points100% to the signing mayorhigh confidenceClerk File 320435Official order · cited page
SPD secondary-employment reformEO-2017-09 · 2017-09-27 · organization or coordination +3.0 pts

Direct actDirects SPD and four supporting offices to establish a civilian-led internal office to regulate and manage police secondary employment, supported by an implementation task force.

The order creates a continuing internal oversight office and implementation process spanning SPD and several support offices. It states no binding amount and creates no direct public service.

Factors 0/0/1/2reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

3 points100% to the signing mayorhigh confidenceClerk File 320422Official order · cited page

Legislative module

Policy-area mix

Share of legislative points

Tim Burgess's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of the administration-period record. 114.0 points

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Utilities & Technology

33.0 points · 28.9%

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Legislative module · by year

Annual work

YearPointsSuccessful measuresAverage points
2017114.0442.6
Administration total114.0442.6

Annual rows count successful executive- or department-origin measures by official outcome year. The figures describe the administration-period record; they do not measure personal authorship.

Legislative module · point-by-point audit

Contributing bills

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Authorizes withdrawals from the Water Fund Revenue Stabilization Subfund.CB 119050 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Utilities & TechnologyWater & WastewaterTaxes, Revenue & Debt +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to rates and charges for water services of Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing withdrawals from the Water Fund Revenue Stabilization Subfund; revising water rates and charges, and credits to low-income customers; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 21.04.430, 21.04.440, and 21.76.040.

Water & WastewaterTaxes, Revenue & Debt

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $19,155,641. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [2, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

6 factor points100% administration-period record8 in favor · 1 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125444
Revising water rates and charges for service to wholesale customers.CB 119051 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Utilities & TechnologyWater & Wastewater +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to water services of Seattle Public Utilities; revising water rates and charges for service to wholesale customers; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Section 21.04.440 in connection therewith.

Water & Wastewater

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $4,300,000. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [2, 1, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

5 factor points100% administration-period record8 in favor · 1 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125445
Adjusts wastewater and drainage rates.CB 119075 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Utilities & TechnologyWater & Wastewater +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to wastewater and drainage services of Seattle Public Utilities; adjusting wastewater and drainage rates; amending Sections 21.28.040 and 21.33.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code to reflect the adjusted rates; and amending Section 21.76.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust credits to low-income wastewater and drainage customers.

Water & Wastewater

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $15,000,000. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

5 factor points100% administration-period record8 in favor · 1 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125443
Adding a new Chapter 5.54, Short-Term Rental Tax, to the Seattle Municipal Code.CB 119083 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Housing & HomelessnessTaxes, Revenue & Debt +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to imposing a tax on engaging in the business of being a short-term rental operator; adding a new Chapter 5.54, Short-Term Rental Tax, to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 5.30.010, 5.30.060, 5.55.010, 5.55.040, 5.55.060, 5.55.150, 5.55.165, 5.55.220, and 5.55.230 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Taxes, Revenue & Debt

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $6,000,000. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 1, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

5 factor points100% administration-period record9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125442
Related to appropriations for the Office of Arts & Culture.CB 119037 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Arts, Culture & CommunityArts & CultureBudget & Appropriations +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE related to appropriations for the Office of Arts & Culture; amending Ordinance 125207, which adopted the 2017 Budget; and lifting a proviso imposed on the Office of Arts & Culture’s Capital Arts Budget Control Level by Seattle City Council Green Sheet 68-1-B-1.

Arts & CultureBudget & Appropriations

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $100,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

4 factor points100% administration-period record7 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125416
Requiring Departments seeking Council approval to provide advance notification to the City Council and the City Clerk when Departments recommend initiating new….CB 119054 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Government Operations & Finance +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to The City of Seattle’s contracting practices; requiring Departments seeking Council approval to provide advance notification to the City Council and the City Clerk when Departments recommend initiating new services or consultant contracts or amending existing services or consultant contracts.

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $13,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

4 factor points100% administration-period record7 in favor · 0 opposedinternal governance or general financial administrationSigned ordinance 125417
Authorizes a second amendment of the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Renovation and Expansion of the Seattle Aquarium and Development of the Central….CB 119086 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Transportation & InfrastructurePermitting & DevelopmentCollective Bargaining +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Central Waterfront Project; authorizing a second amendment of the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Renovation and Expansion of the Seattle Aquarium and Development of the Central Waterfront Project between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Aquarium Society.

Permitting & DevelopmentCollective Bargaining

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $45,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

4 factor points100% administration-period record7 in favor · 0 opposedtransportation system or infrastructure actionSigned ordinance 125422
Adding three new members.CB 119066 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Environment, Climate & Parks +3.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Urban Forestry Commission; adding three new members; and amending Sections 3.72.020 and 3.72.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

3 factor points100% administration-period record7 in favor · 0 opposedhistorical conservation, pollution, climate, or parks actionSigned ordinance 125415
Updates the Seattle Electrical Code.CB 119069 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Utilities & Technology +3.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Electrical Code; amending Section 22.300.016 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adopting the 2017 National Electrical Code with Seattle amendments; adopting by incorporation specific portions of the 2017 Washington Administrative Code Chapter 296-46B (Washington State Electrical Rule); and repealing Sections 2 through 34 of Ordinance 124593.

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $16,793. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

3 factor points100% administration-period record7 in favor · 0 opposedhistorical utility, communications, or electrical-system actionSigned ordinance 125408
Amending procedures for the Evaluation of the Reuse and Disposal of the City’s Real Property, to update certain portions of the procedures….Res 31770 · Resolution (Res) · 2017 · Housing & HomelessnessAffordable HousingPermitting & DevelopmentCity Property +3.0 pts

Official titleA RESOLUTION amending procedures for the Evaluation of the Reuse and Disposal of the City’s Real Property, to update certain portions of the procedures and expedite the disposition of properties for affordable housing development, consistent with the recommendations of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Advisory Committee adopted by the City Council in Resolution 31622.

Affordable HousingPermitting & DevelopmentCity Property

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $2,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

3 factor points100% administration-period record7 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned resolution 31770

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