Seattle Municipal Code Table of Contents

Title 3  ADMINISTRATION

This title is intended for those provisions of the Code which relate to City officers, departments and boards and to the administration of City affairs.
  • Chapters:
  • Subtitle I Administrative Code
  • 3.02      Administrative Code
  • Subtitle II Departments and Offices
  • 3.06      Department of Planning and Development
  • 3.08      City Light Department
  • 3.10      Office of Entrepreneurial Assistance
  • 3.12      Seattle Department of Transportation
  • 3.14      Executive Department
  • 3.16      Fire Department
  • 3.20      Human Services Department
  • 3.22      Department of Information Technology
  • 3.26      Parks and Recreation Department
  • 3.28      Police Department
  • 3.30      Public Health—Seattle & King County
  • 3.32      Seattle Public Utilities**
  • 3.33      Seattle Municipal Court
  • 3.35      Department of Neighborhoods
  • 3.39      Department of Finance and Administrative Services
  • 3.40      Office of City Auditor
  • 3.42      City Clerk
Cross references: Office of Cable Communications Ch. 21.60
Office of Election Administration Ch. 2.04
Finance Department Charter Art. VIII
Law Department Charter Art. XIII
Legislative Department Charter Art. IV
Library Department Charter Art. XII
Seattle Center Department Ch. 17.04
**Cross reference—Information on utility rates is codified in Title 21 of this Code.
  • Subtitle III Boards
    (Reserved)
  • Subtitle IV Commissions
  • 3.51      Get Engaged: A Pilot Program to Encourage Young Adults to Participate on City Board and Commissions
  • 3.52      Seattle-King County Commission on Alcoholism
  • 3.53      Economic Development Commission
  • 3.58      Seattle Design Commission
  • 3.60      Seattle-King County Drug Commission
  • 3.64      City Planning Commission
  • 3.67      Seattle Youth Commission
  • 3.70      Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission
  • 3.72      Urban Forestry Commission
  • 3.73      Seattle-King County Taxicab Advisory Commission
  • 3.74      Seattle Music Commission
Cross references: Civil Service Commission § 4.04.250; Charter Art. XVI § 5Ethics and Elections Commission § 2.04.090Harbor Advisory Commission Ch. 16.16Pike Place Market Historical Commission Ch. 25.24Public Safety Civil Service Commission Ch. 4.08Seattle Center Advisory Commission Ch. 17.08Seattle Office for Women's Rights §§ 3.14.900—3.14.940
  • Subtitle V Committees
  • 3.76      Debt Management Policy Advisory Committee
  • 3.80      Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee
Cross references: Auditing Committee Charter Art. VIII § 13City Council Labor Committee § 4.04.120Committee on Purchasing Standards § 3.14.836Employee Award Selection Committee §§ 4.84.050, 4.84.060Executive Labor Committee § 4.04.120Finance Committee Charter Art. IV § 5Hazardous Waste Management Coordination Committee Ch. 10.76Joint Advisory Apprenticeship Committee § 4.04.200Labor Relations Policy Committee § 4.04.120Refrigeration Advisory Committee Ch. 6.82Swimming Pool Advisory Committee § 22.906.020Technical Advisory Committee on Aging §§ 3.20.090—3.20.110
  • Subtitle VI General Regulations
  • 3.90      Official Bonds
  • 3.92      Vacancies in Charter Offices
  • 3.98      Biennial Review of Boards and Commissions
  • 3.100    Soliciting Contributions
  • 3.102    Office Hours
  • 3.104    City Books and Records
  • 3.106    Refunding of Certain Fees
  • 3.108    Loan or Rental of City Equipment (Reserved)
  • 3.110    Public Corporations
  • 3.116    Industrial Development Corporation
  • 3.118    Industrial Development Facilities
  • 3.120    Transportation Benefit District
  • 3.121    Charges for Dishonored Checks
  • 3.122    Seattle Archives and Records Management Program
  • 3.124    Solicitations for Charitable Contributions from City Employees
  • 3.125    Digital Image Management Program
  • 3.126    Vehicles
  • 3.127    Leases
Statutory Reference: For Charter provisions on the Executive Department, see Charter Art. V.
Statutory Reference: For Charter provisions on the Department of Parks, see Charter Art. XI.
Statutory Reference: For Charter Provisions on the City Planning Commission, see Charter Article XIV.
Statutory Reference: For Charter provisions on official bonds, see Charter Art. XVII §§ 3 and 4, Art. XIX § 4, and Art. V § 8.
Statutory Reference: For Charter provisions on office hours, see Charter Art. XXII § 4.
Statutory Reference: For Charter provisions requiring City books and records to be available for inspection, see Charter Art. XXII § 3.
Statutory Reference: For provisions regarding administration of federal grants and programs available to cities, see RCW 35.21.725 through 35.21.755.