Mayor Greg Nickels Speeches & Letters

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Mayor's Letters, Speeches, Op-Eds, and Executive Orders

Executive Orders
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Executive Orders
04/11/08	Encampments - Acrobat PDF 40 kb • Unauthorized Encampment Response Procedures - Acrobat PDF 347 kb
04/04/08	Inclusive Outreach & Public Engagment - Acrobat PDF 43 kb • Attachment A - Inclusive Public Engagement Policy - Acrobat PDF 89 kb
03/14/08	Rescinding Executive Order 284960 concerning the retirement age of City employees - Acrobat PDF 228 kb
03/14/08	Rescinding Executive Order 30014 concerning the Environmentally Critical areas - Acrobat PDF 212 kb
03/13/08	Restrictions on Bottled Wiater - Acrobat PDF 334 kb
01/29/08	Municipal Stormwater Permit - Acrobat PDF 72 kb
01/29/07	Translation & Interpretation Policy - Acrobat PDF 48 kb
09/07/05	Tree Replacement - Acrobat PDF 219 kb
06/06/05	National Incident Management System - Acrobat PDF 872 kb
02/16/05	Paper Waste Reduction - Acrobat PDF 445 kb
10/25/04	Worker Retention in City Lease Agreements or Contracts - Acrobat PDF 453 kb
08/31/04	Rescinding Executive Orders 02-02 and 02-03 - Acrobat PDF 186 kb
08/24/04	Multi-Department Capital Projects Governance Structure - Acrobat PDF 1.07MB
04/08/04	City-wide Aquatic Ecology Strategy - Acrobat PDF 488kb
04/08/04	City Recognition of Valid Marriage Licenses - Acrobat PDF 189kb
01/28/04	City Labor Relations Expectations and Standard Operating Procedures
06/06/03	Executive Order 05-03 on Worker Retention - Acrobat PDF 3.02MB
04/04/03	Acceptance of Mexican ID card as proper identification from individuals requesting city services - Acrobat PDF 254kb
02/19/03	Information Technology Infrastructure Self-Performance Policy - Acrobat PDF 263kb
02/18/03	Citywide Printing, Copying and Graphic Design Production Standards and Policy Compliance - Acrobat PDF 211kb
02/04/03	Inter-Departmental Coordinated Permitting - Acrobat PDF 219kb
09/26/02	Outreach to Minority & Women-owned Businesses

Speeches
02/19/08	2008 State of the City Address
09/17/07	2007 Budget Address
03/07/07	2007 State of the City Address
09/25/06	2006 Budget Address
03/06/06	2006 State of the City Address
01/09/06	Second Inaugural Address
09/27/05	2005 Budget Address
09/16/05	Mayor Withdraws Support for Monorail Speech
02/07/05	2005 State of the City Address
09/27/04	2004 Budget Address
02/02/04	2004 State of the City Address
10/17/03	Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Vancouver, B.C. Speech
09/29/03	2003 Budget Address
02/03/03	2003 State of the City Address
09/23/02	2002 Budget Address
09/11/02	September 11 First Anniversary Address
01/28/02	2002 State of the City Address
01/07/02	Inauguration of Greg Nickels as Seattle Mayor

Op-Ed Pieces
06/08/2006	City needs real solution to transportation woes - Seattle PI
12/5/04	A tunnel to keep the traffic moving, a new welcome mat for Seattle's front door
06/11/04	Grocers and Workers Must Avoid a Bitter Strike
11/17/03	Unburden Northgate: Seattle Times Editorial
11/08/03	Mayor Nickels Remarks on Groundbreaking for Light Rail

Letters to the Editor
05/24/02	Letter to the Seattle Times Regarding Transportation Funding
04/09/02	Letter to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Regarding the Mayor's First One Hundred Days in Office
03/26/02	Letter to the Seattle Times Regarding the Clean Seattle Initiative

Letters
03/13/08	Mayor to End Purchase of Bottled Water for City Buildings
03/04/08	Message to All City Employees: Sound Shake
11/09/07	Mayor Nickels' Message to City Employees: Veterans Day
09/21/07	Seattle Climate Action Now
09/14/07	Mayor's 2008 Proposed Budget Introduces New 311 Service
06/13/07	Join the National Marrow Registry
05/31/07	Mayor Nickels' Message to City Employees: West Nile Virus
04/19/07	Mayor Nickels Invites You to Celebrate Earth Day 2007
01/09/07	Mayor Nickels' Message to City Employees: Weather Advisory
09/11/06	September 11 Fifth Anniversary Memorial Message
06/30/06	4th of July
06/08/06	West Nile Virus
05/02/06	Foster Care Month
04/28/06	Paper Cuts: Simple Steps to Reduce Paper Use
04/25/06	Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
02/23/06	Mayor's statement on Philippine Disaster Relief
02/13/06	Mayor Announces OnHold Music
02/02/06	Mayor Announces “Go Hawks Day”
01/31/06	Mayor's statement on the Death of Coretta Scott King
11/10/05	Mayor's statement on Veterans Day
10/25/05	Mayor's statement on the death of Rosa Parks
09/07/05	Mayor's update to employees on the City's response to Hurricane Katrina
08/30/05	Message from Mayor Nickels about Hurricane Katrina
08/10/05	Mayor's Letter to the Seattle Monorail Project Board
07/20/05	Announcement of New Seattle.gov Web Site
07/07/05	Mayor Statement on London Bombings
05/26/05	Mayor Message on West Nile Virus
04/12/05	Mayor Message on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Thursday, April 28, 2005
02/28/05	Mayor Message on the Anniversary of the Nisqually Earthquake
01/14/05	Mayor Announces Results of Day of Giving for Tsunami Relief
01/14/05	Mayor Announces Day of Giving for Tsunami Relief
12/29/04	Mayor Nickels' Letter to City Employees Regarding the Tsunami in Southeast Asia
12/22/04	Holiday Message from the Mayor to City Employees
11/12/04	Letter from Mayor's Office to William Ruddell regarding Providence House's Proposal to Create Transitional Housing for Sex Offenders in the Wallingford neighborhood
10/27/04	Mayor Nickels' Letter to City Employees on the Passing of George Benson
09/27/04	Mayor's Message to City Employees regarding Proposed 2005-06 Budget
07/30/04	Message from the Mayor: Seattle Awarded "Oscar of Good Government"
06/09/04	Mayor Nickels' Message to City Employees: West Nile Virus
06/09/04	Mayor Nickels' Letter to City Employees on the Passing of President Ronald Reagan
05/07/04	Mayor Nickels Letter to Employees on the Family and Adoptive Leave Bill
04/22/04	Mayor Nickels Statement on Light Rail North Link Preferred Route
03/05/04	Mayor Nickels Letter to Employees on Proposed Changes to Biennial Budget 2003-04
02/02/04	Mayor Nickels Statement on Jorge Carrasco's Confirmation by City Council
01/06/04	Mayor Nickels' Snow Update To City Employees
01/05/04	Mayor Nickels' Letter To City Employees on Snow Advisory
12/16/03	Statement by Mayor Greg Nickels on Boeing's decision on 7E7
12/09/03	Letter to Council on Adopted Budget
12/08/03	Nickels Praises Council Passage of South Lake Union Biotech Code Amendments
11/25/03	Mayor's Thanksgiving Letter to City Employees
11/24/03	Mayor Nickels' Comment to City Council on Passage of 2004 Budget
11/21/03	Mayor's Letter to City Employees on 40th Anniversary of the Assassination of President Kennedy
11/17/03	Mayor's Letter to City Council on 2004 Budget
11/07/03	Mayor's Letter to City Employees on Light Rail Groundbreaking
10/03/03	Mayor's Letter to Nancy Waldman Regarding the Search for a School Superintendent
09/11/03	Mayor's letter to Rep. Dunn Regarding Sound Transit's Light Rail Funding
09/11/03	Letter to employees marking the second anniversary of September 11th
4/29/03	Mayor's message to employees regarding the terrorism-response exercise, TOPOFF 2, that Seattle is hosting.
4/15/03	Mayor's message to employees regarding spending cuts at City Light and other city departments.
3/20/03	Mayor's message to employees regarding the war in Iraq.
11/19/02	Mayor's message to employees regarding completed budget
09/23/02	Mayor's Budget Message to Employees
08/27/02	Mayor Nickels' Letter To City Employees
06/27/02	Letter to Council Announcing the Mayor Does Not Concur With Council Resolution 30467, Regarding Racial Profiling
06/27/02	Letter to Council Announcing the Veto of the Hedreen Legislation
06/17/02	Letter To All Employees Regarding The City's Budget.
05/17/02	Letter to Council Regarding the Reservoir Covering Program
05/08/02	Letter to Council Regarding City Light's Third Tier Rate
04/25/02	Letter to Council Announcing No Increase in Electrical Rates
04/23/02	Letter to State Legislators Regarding the Seattle Housing Levy
03/04/02	Letter to Council Transmitting the Pioneer AIA Pilot Final Report
02/04/02	Letter to Speaker Frank Chopp Regarding Transportation Funding

Mayor's Office: Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue, 7th Floor
Mailing address: PO Box 94749 Seattle, WA 98124-4749

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