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- City Clerk Home Page
- Clerk Services
- City Charter
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- Legislative Records
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- Seattle Municipal Code
- Rules, Decisions, and Other Resources
  - Consultant Contracts
    - Index to consultant contracts filed with the City Clerk.
  - Elections Code
    - Current administrative rules governing election code administration, including rules for production of voters' pamphlets.
  - Seattle Hearing Examiner Decisions
    - Full text of select decisions and recommendations of the Seattle Hearing Examiner.
  - Business Tax Rules
    - Full text of current administrative rules implementing the Seattle business and occupation tax, SMC 5.45.
  - Taxicab and For-Hire Vehicle Rules
    - Full text of current administrative rules implementing the Seattle taxicab and for-hire vehicle regulations.
  - Public Corporation Reference
    - Documents filed with the City Clerk by public corporations under SMC Chapter 3.110.
- Seattle Municipal Archives
  - About the Archives
  - General Indexes
    - Municipal Archives Guide
      - Descriptions of record series in the Archives at the collection level.
    - Subject Files
      - Folder titles and dates for most records in the Archives.
    - Published Documents Collection
      - Reference collection of documents published by City agencies, reports by consultants hired by the City, and publications of joint projects supported by Seattle City government.
  - Audio/Visual
    - Audio Collection
      - Index to audio recordings of Full City Council meetings, Council committee meetings, and public hearings.
    - Seattle Voices
      - Streaming samples of audio material from selected events.
    - Motion Picture Collection
      - Index to motion picture film, video, and digital video with links to streaming video where available.
    - Photo Archives
      - Index to photographs dating from the 1880s to the present, with thousands of scanned and digital images online.
  - Specialized Indexes
    - Annexed Cities Reference
      - Indexes to the ordinances of cities annexed into the City of Seattle between 1905 and 1910: Ballard, Columbia, Georgetown, South Park, Southeast Seattle, and West Seattle.
    - Council Committee History Database
      - Descriptions, membership information, and dates of existence for Seattle City Council committees from 1946 to the present.
    - General Files
      - Over 3,800 documents datin from the 1870s through 1905, primarily documenting City Council's interaction with its citizens and other City agencies.
    - Maps Index
      - Descriptions for over 1500 selected maps in the Archives, with digital images for most.
    - Research Library Index
      - Index to over 500 volumes available for public use in the the Clerk's Research Room. Specialized books about managing archives, archival practices, and information management make up the majority of the collection, seconded by a large history collection composed of local, regional, state, and national history volumes.
    - WTO Review Committee
      - Catalog describing over 13,500 documents concerning the 1999 World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference.
  - Exhibits and Education
    - Digital Document Libraries
      - Digitized primary source documents on Seattle history, including the Great Fire, the campaign for open housing, Hoovervilles, the New Deal, and the WTO protests.
    - Flickr
      - Selection of photos, documents, maps, and other materials from our collections.
    - Online Exhibits
      - Exhibits highlighting various aspects of Seattle's history.
    - Seattle Voices
      - Samples from our audio collection highlighting people and issues in Seattle's history.
    - Teaching and Learning
      - Information about archives, primary sources, preservation, and more, as well as projects and ideas for teachers about using historical records in their classroom.
  - Seattle Facts

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