Seattle Office of the Hearing Examiner Annual Reports, 1983-2019

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Office of Hearing Examiner
Title
Seattle Office of the Hearing Examiner Annual Reports
Dates
1983-2019 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet
Collection Number
1802-G7
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 Office of the Hearing Examiner is an independent office of the City that conducts administrative hearings, when authorized by the Seattle Municipal Code, to review the actions of various City departments. The office was created in 1973 and was part of the Municipal Courts until 1977 when it became an independent office. The Hearing Examiner is appointed by the City Council to serve an initial term of one year and subsequent terms of four years.

The Municipal Code grants the Hearing Examiner jurisdiction in more than 75 different types of matters. The majority of cases are appeals of decisions made by other City agencies, such as the Department of Planning and Development (Master Use Permits, SEPA determinations, Code Interpretations, Land Use and Noise Enforcement Citations and decisions on tenant relocation assistance); the Department of Finance (tax assessments); the Landmarks Preservation Board and Special Purpose District Commissions (decisions on certificates of approval for alterations); the Department of Executive Administration (licensing decisions); and the Department of Transportation (right-of-way use).

The Hearing Examiner has original jurisdiction and makes the initial decision in cases related to subdivision applications processed by the Department of Planning and Development; complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodation, or public contracts filed by the Office for Civil Rights and the City Attorney's Office; complaints for third party utility billing violations; petitions for review of floating home moorage fee increases; and others.

The Hearing Examiner's decision in a case is usually the City's final decision. However, the City Council has retained jurisdiction over certain land use actions, including Council Conditional Uses, rezone proposals, major institution master plans, planned unit developments, and landmark controls and incentives. For these cases, the Hearing Examiner holds a public hearing for the Council, gathers information to establish the record, and forwards the record and a detailed written recommendation to the Council for its use in making the decision.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Reports include organization charts, a description of administration and process, and case highlights for the year.

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 ca_collections.idno 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], Office of the Hearing Examiner Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-G7 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 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1983
1 1 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1984
1 1 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1985
1 2 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1986
1 2 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1987
1 2 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1988
1 2 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1988
1 3 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1990
1 3 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1991
1 3 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1992
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1997
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1998
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 1999
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2000
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2001
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2002
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2003
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2004
1 5 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2005
1 5 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2006
1 4 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2007
1 5 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2008
1 5 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2009
1 5 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2010
1 5 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2011
1 5 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2012
1 5 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2013
1 6 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2014
1 6 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2015
1 6 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2016
1 6 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2017
1 6 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2018
1 6 Hearing Examiner Annual Report 2019

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Office of Hearing Examiner

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)