December 31, 1998 - CURRENT
Section 4. 1998 General Government Expenditures
In 1998, government expenditures from the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, and Debt Service Funds totaled $762.1 million.
- 33%, or $251.4 million, was spent on public safety. Expenditures in this category cover law enforcement, community policing and crime prevention, the municipal criminal justice system, fire protection and prevention, emergency medical services, hazardous materials control, and emergency management.
- 7%, or $56.4 million, was spent on transportation, including the costs to maintain, repair, and upgrade the City’s bridge and street systems; install and maintain traffic control signals, signs, and markings; and administer rideshare and related alternative transportation programs.
- 12%, or $91.4 million, was spent on health, housing, and human services. This category includes the City’s low income housing programs, and the City’s support and resources to community agencies that provide youth development, child care, Head Start, elderly care, food banks, and shelters. It also includes expenditures to promote the general health of City residents with an increasing focus on health promotion and disease prevention.
- 17%, or $130.6 million, was spent on culture and recreation, including the City’s parks, libraries, Seattle Center, the Woodland Park Zoo, and the Seattle Aquarium.
- 15%, or $114.6 million, was spent on general government, planning and development, and
physical environment. This category includes a variety of administrative functions
necessary to develop City policies, direct the work force, manage the City’s
financial resources, and deliver services to customers. This category also includes
expenditures to protect and enhance Seattle’s physical environment, such as (1) the
costs of land use code development and enforcement, (2) review, permitting, and inspection
of new construction, and (3) Department of Neighborhoods work to help preserve and enhance
Seattle’s diverse neighborhoods.
- 16%, or $117.7 million, was spent directly on capital expenditures and indirectly on capital purchases via debt service payments in support of the functions above.
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