Seattle City Council budget chair Dan Strauss plans to finalize the city budget in a single day meeting on Friday, November 13, despite objections from other council members. Strauss introduced a package of over 150 amendments, including 44 items that lacked majority support during committee votes. The package includes $2.5 million for a bus route in Ballard, a neighborhood where Strauss resides, which SDOT warned conflicts with data-driven transit planning. Other controversial items include funding for police officers in council chambers, parking enforcement positions, and a sales tax increase for human services. Council members expressed concern that the compressed schedule prevents adequate deliberation and public feedback on the proposed spending changes.
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