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Alexis Mercedes Rinck

Position 8 · Citywide

Alexis Mercedes Rinck

Member · 2024–2029

Serving now Official Council page

2026 so far LegisRate points

48.8

Introduced Jan 1, 2026–Oct 8, 2026

15 sponsored measures adopted in this timeframe.

Largest policy area: Labor & City Workforce.

How scoring works

Tabs below show the full available 2015–2026 record. Longer service allows more time to accumulate points. Sources checked Oct 8, 2026.

Overview and record

Background and tenure

2015–2026 official records

Serving now · recorded terms: 2024–2029. The legislative record shown here covers 2015–2026.

Alexis Mercedes Rinck is a Seattle politician representing the citywide Position 8 seat on the City Council. She worked in policy and community roles before her appointment and election to the council, where she has focused on housing, homelessness, transportation, and city budgeting.

Rinck has represented the citywide Position 8 seat since 2024. Her policy and community background has informed a council tenure focused on housing, homelessness, transportation, and city budgeting.

Background summary adapted from Wikipedia; it is separate from the LegisRate record and score.

Full available record · 2015–2026

Activity record

29 sponsored measures adopted; present or late in 87 of 88 Full Council attendance records.

Outcome, voting, and attendance describe the record; they do not add to or subtract from the LegisRate score.

Sponsored measures adopted 29 passed

100.0% passage rate

Recorded votes in favor 295 in favor

11 opposed · 1 abstained

Full Council attendance 98.9% present or late

87 of 88 records

Sponsorship record27 prime · 2 co-sponsor · 29 early-recorded

Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Sponsored outcomes0 unsuccessful · 6 pendingPending measures are not included in the passage rate.
Final voting choices307 recorded decisions3.6% opposed · 0.3% abstained · 1 not voting
Votes on contested matters22 recorded choices10 supported · 11 opposed · 1 abstained
Attendance detail83 present · 4 late1 excused · 0 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing29 early · 0 after committee · 0 after passageFirst appearance in the official sponsor record.
Council-wide voting context93.4% without recorded opposition or abstention2912 of 3119 eligible final tallies; 207 contested.

Only the latest recorded legislative vote per matter is used; a missing structured tally is not counted as an absence.

Separate public records · non-scoring context

Financial information

Sources checked independently

Campaign contributions show money given to a campaign. Personal disclosure filings list reported income, investments and financial interests, often in broad ranges. These records do not estimate personal wealth or establish donor influence.

Campaign contributions

Reviewed

2025 Council Position 8 · Citywide

Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.

Checked Oct 10, 2026

Official SEEC campaign record

Donor list ranks reported donor names by direct private cash and in-kind contributions, net of audited corrections. Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and independent expenditures are separate.

Top 20 reported donor names · 59 names including ties

Equal amounts share a rank; names are alphabetical within a tie. The list includes ties at the cutoff.

  1. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · 34th District Democrats $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  2. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Alexa Chessin $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  3. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  4. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Andrew J Lewis $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  5. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Andrew Lynch $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  6. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · ATU COPE Voluntary Account $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  7. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Benjamin L Maritz $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  8. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Benjamin Lindsay $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  9. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Brennan T Ashton $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  10. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Britton M Jones $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  11. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Brooke D Williams $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  12. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Bryan Kirschner $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  13. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Chandra C Wu $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  14. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Cole A Gleason $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  15. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Emelie E East $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  16. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Erik Dugger $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  17. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Garland McQuinn $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  18. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Henry N Wagner, III $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  19. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · ILWU Local 19 $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  20. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Jay Blazey $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
Show 39 more names, including every tie at the cutoff
  1. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Jeremy Vrablik $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  2. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Jodi L Rickel $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  3. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · John Banchero $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  4. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Jonathan A Kauffman $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  5. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Joseph Woods $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  6. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Khia A Johnson $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  7. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Mark A Foltz $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  8. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Mark Butler $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  9. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Mary Johanna Kelly Kauffman $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  10. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Medicare for All PAC $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  11. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · MLK Jr. County Labor Council COPE $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  12. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Nick Malshuk $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  13. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · NUCOR PAC of WA $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  14. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Olive Goh $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  15. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Preston Tamkin $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  16. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Rebecca Johnson Poppe $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  17. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Robert W Bennett $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  18. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Rod Dembowski $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  19. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Rollin A Fatland $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  20. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Ryan C Bayne $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  21. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Sally Wolf $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  22. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Sarah O Mayes $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  23. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Scott M Berkley $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  24. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  25. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · SEIU Local 6 PAC $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  26. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · SEIU Local 925 Public Service PAC $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  27. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Stephan Banchero, III $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  28. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Suresh Chanmugam $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  29. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Teamsters Local 117 Working Families PAC $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  30. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Teamsters Local 174 SSF $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  31. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Theodore W Hastings $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  32. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · UAW Region 6 Western States PAC $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  33. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · UFCW Active Ballot Club $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  34. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · UNITE HERE Local 8 PAC $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  35. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Vivian Song Maritz $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  36. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · WA Machinists Council MNPL Fund $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  37. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · WA State Democrats $350.00 total Cash $0.00 · in-kind $350.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  38. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · Washington Bikes $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  39. Tied rank 1 (59 names) · William J Dow $350.00 total Cash $350.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00

Names are grouped only by official contributor ID. Similar names, households and employers are not combined based on assumptions.

Campaign funding breakdown
  • Candidate self-financing$350.00
  • Ordinary Democracy Vouchers$266,250.00
  • Direct private cash and in-kind, net of audited corrections$47,112.48
Sources and coverage

Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.

One election cycle; primary and general are combined. This is not a lifetime total.

Contributor names follow public campaign filing IDs; reported names are not inferred identities.

Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and other receipts are separate from the donor ranking.

Independent expenditures are outside the candidate donor list.

This is a dated snapshot; later filings or amendments can change amounts.

Independent expenditures are not included in this donor list; this does not mean none were reported. Separate from direct candidate donors; deferred in this pilot. Check the separate SEEC record

Personal financial disclosure

Reviewed

Latest received publicly indexed PDC personal filing as of the check date.

Checked Oct 10, 2026

Washington PDC Personal Financial Affairs (F-1) · official statement viewer

Coverage year 2025 · Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 · received Apr 13, 2026

View 6 disclosed entries

Disclosed income · 2

  • University of Washington ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Filer
    • Reported income range$60,000.00 - $99,999.99
  • City of Seattle CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Filer
    • Reported income range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99

Financial assets and investment income · 3

  • Public Employees Retirement System 401(a) Retirement Pension Plan Filer
    • Reported value range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99
  • Retirement Schwab Target 2060 Index Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00
    • Reported income rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: SWYNX

  • Personal MID CAP GROWTH EQUITY-CLASS C Filer
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00
    • Reported income rangeLess than $30,000.00

    Reported ticker: BMGCX

Business and organizational interests · 1

  • Collective Impact Northwest owner Filer

    Reported ownership: 100

    An organizational role does not imply ownership or personal income.
Sources and coverage

Latest received publicly indexed PDC personal filing as of the check date.

Self-reported personal disclosure, separate from campaign contributions, government finance and LegisRate scores. Bands are not exact income or net worth. Asset values describe the reporting period, not present holdings. An entry does not establish a conflict, misconduct or donor influence. Blank amount fields remain unspecified.

Includes filer and explicitly joint entries only. Family-only entries, all addresses, parcel identifiers, contacts, signatures, account identifiers, loan terms/security and unnecessary personal descriptions are omitted. Joint bands are not divided into a personal share.

Manual category/identity review of actual official source JSON; no net-worth calculation.

No included row is not evidence of no income, no assets, no liabilities or no business role.

Mortgages are drawn from the real-estate section as well as the separate debt section.

Repeated source rows are preserved; account labels or repeated bands are not deduplicated.

SEEC separate local F-1 statements · checked Oct 10, 2026: SEEC directs readers to contact its office for statement copies. No request made. Source

What the work concerns

Policy-area mix

Utilities & Technology accounts for the largest share of points in the full 2015–2026 record: 32.0 points (32.3%).

Alexis Mercedes Rinck's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 99.2 points

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Utilities & Technology

32.0 points · 32.3%

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By year

Annual work

In 2026, 15 sponsored measures were adopted, contributing 48.8 points.

Full annual history · 2015–2026. Points use the measure’s introduction year.

YearPointsSponsored measures adopted
202648.815
202550.414
20240.00
Total in available record99.229
Year-by-year participation and sponsorship details
YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
202648.815100.01510.00.9100.0
202550.414100.01416.10.098.0
20240.00—000.00.0100.0
Total in available record99.229100.02923.60.398.9

Rates are shown only when the relevant official record exists. Vote and attendance measures describe participation; they do not affect points.

Council roles

Committees & positions

12 committee assignments available for current service.

  • ChairHuman Services, Labor, and Economic Development Committee
  • ChairSustainability, City Light, Arts and Culture Committee
  • Vice ChairTransportation, Waterfront, and Seattle Center Committee
  • MemberHousing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee
  • MemberLand Use Committee
  • MemberLand Use and Sustainability Committee
  • MemberLibraries, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee
  • MemberTransportation Committee
  • ChairSelect Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes
  • Vice ChairSelect Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District
  • MemberSelect Budget Committee
  • MemberSelect Committee on the Comprehensive Plan

Point-by-point audit

Contributing bills

29 adopted measures contribute to the full 2015–2026 total. Bills are listed by credited points.

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Updates eligibility and rates for City Light’s dedicated renewable-energy program.CB 120952 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Utilities & TechnologyElectricity +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the Department to establish eligibility requirements for customers participating in the Renewable Plus Program and charging a rate for the delivery of dedicated renewable energy and its associated Renewable Energy Credits supplied by the Department under the Renewable Plus Program; and amending Section 21.49.089 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Electricity

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 $80,000,000. 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 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127207
Sends a business-tax measure funding housing and services to Seattle voters.CB 121028 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Economy & Small BusinessHuman Services & Food SecuritySmall BusinessTaxes, Revenue & Debt +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the business and occupation tax; requesting that a special election be held concurrent with the November 4, 2025 general election for submission to the qualified electors of the City a proposition to lift the limit on business and occupation tax rates under RCW 35.21.711, authorize the City to levy additional taxes for the purposes of providing housing, human services, workforce, and small business support, increase the business and occupation tax threshold, create a business and occupation tax standard deduction, create offsetting credits for certain eligible businesses, and revise the business license tax consistent with changes to the business and occupation tax; adding a new Section 5.45.105 to the Seattle Municipal Code; amending Sections 5.45.050, 5.45.100, 5.55.030, and 5.55.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code; proposing a ballot title; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Human Services & Food SecuritySmall BusinessTaxes, Revenue & Debt

Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal plan, study, request, or policy statement. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $385,000,000. 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 [0, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127259
Authorizes a 16-year power-purchase agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration.CB 121062 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Utilities & TechnologyElectricityProcurement & Contracts +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a 16-year power purchase agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration and related agreements.

ElectricityProcurement & 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 $17,000,000. 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 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share6 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127295
Prohibits covered retailers from using personal data to set individualized prices for groceries and other essential goods.CB 121267 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Civil Rights & DemocracyCivil Rights +4.2 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to prohibiting algorithmic-based price discrimination; requiring covered retailer disclosures to consumers; requiring that covered retailers retain certain records; and adding a new Chapter 7.35 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

Civil Rights

Reach 2: the ordinance directly protects Seattle consumers citywide by regulating covered retailers' individualized pricing of groceries and essential goods. Fiscal 0: the official fiscal note identifies a one-time $175,000 implementation cost, below 0.01% of the adopted City budget. Durability 2: the ordinance adds a lasting regulatory chapter to the Seattle Municipal Code. Institutional scope 2: implementation spans FAS rulemaking and City Attorney enforcement, alongside a private right of action.

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

(6 factors + 1 sponsor) × 60%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 2 opposedcivil-rights or democratic-process actionSigned ordinance 127515
Temporarily blocks new or expanded detention centers while Seattle develops permanent land-use rules.CB 121174 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningPermitting & Development +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adopting a moratorium on the filing, acceptance, processing, or approval of applications for the establishment, expansion, or change of use for detention centers; adding a definition for detention centers; amending Section 23.84A.008 of the Seattle Municipal Code; approving a work plan; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

ZoningPermitting & Development

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 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127401
Requires a 60-day pause when Seattle's police surveillance systems trigger specified data-collection concerns.CB 121179 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Public Safety & JusticePolice +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to collection of surveillance data; specifying conditions for a mandatory 60-day pause in data collection for Seattle Police Department Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems; and amending Ordinances 127044 and 127297.

Police

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. 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 [2, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127412
Updates Seattle's rules for creating and managing Parking and Business Improvement Areas.Res 32207 · Resolution (Res) · 2026 · Economy & Small BusinessNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleA resolution adopting updated policies regarding the establishment and management of Parking and Business Improvement Areas for The City of Seattle; and superseding Resolution 31657.

Neighborhoods

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 $170,000. 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, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 0 opposedbusiness regulation or improvement-area actionSigned resolution 32207
Adopts Seattle's citywide list of authorized municipal positions for 2026.CB 121262 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Labor & City Workforce +4.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to City employment; adopting a 2026 Citywide Position List.

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are the defined City workforce. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 2: implementation crosses departments or affects a core citywide governmental function.

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

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedemployment or labor actionSigned ordinance 127483
Adds written agreements, leave protections, recordkeeping, and termination notice requirements for domestic workers.CB 121266 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Government Operations & FinanceProcurement & Contracts +4.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to domestic worker labor standards in Seattle; amending Sections 14.23.010, 14.23.020, and 14.23.095 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding new Sections 14.23.025, 14.23.127, and 14.23.128 to the Seattle Municipal Code, to: establish written agreement requirement; establish protections for entitled paid and unpaid leave, including retaliation protection for taking permissible time off; require hiring entities to create and retain records; add advance notice of termination requirement; update remedies provisions; and conform to certain changes in state law and with City labor standards.

Procurement & Contracts

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 $9,000. 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, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedprototype fallback: no controlled policy subject matchSigned ordinance 127508
Clarifies how assessments may increase within the Ballard Business Improvement Area.CB 121270 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Economy & Small BusinessNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to the Ballard Business Improvement Area; amending Section 6 of Ordinance 126911 to clarify provisions on assessment escalations.

Neighborhoods

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the official summary reports no direct financial effect. 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 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127505