Licensing and Consumer Affairs Annual Reports, 1973-1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Licenses and Consumer Affairs
Title
Licensing and Consumer Affairs Annual Reports
Dates
1973-1992 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
1802-H2
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Early reports are brief and list work done in the area of law enforcement, including weights and measures, new legislation, and special projects, such as searching for a new animal shelter. Later reports provide more complete descriptions of activities in the licensing, animal control, and audit and financial services divisions. One Animal Control Commission report is included, for 1974.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

CF Project. A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed "on file" with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which is periodically purged. Beginning in 1987, certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC. A single accession number, 1987-048, was assigned to the transfer of the CF to the Archives. The initial transfer included records dating from 1895. These records remain in the CF series until approximately 15 years after they were filed with the OCC, at which point they are removed to the Archives. The transfer of CF records to the Archives is routine and regular. New accession numbers are not created when these transfers are made.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Licensing and Consumer Affairs Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-H2 Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, Animal Control Commission Annual Report 1974
1 2 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1973
1 2 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1974
1 2 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1975
1 2 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1976
1 2 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1980
1 2 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1981
1 3 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1982
1 3 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1983
1 3 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1984
1 4 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1985
1 4 Licensing and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1986
1 5 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1987
1 5 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1988
1 4 Licensing and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1989
1 4 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1990
1 5 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1991
1 5 Licenses and Consumer Affairs Annual Report 1992

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Animal shelters--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Licenses

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Licenses and Consumer Affairs

Geographical Names

  • Seattle
  • Seattle (Wash.)