Former Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess is back with a charter amendment setting a host of new mandates around homelessness, none of them funded by the measure. Asked how he responds to criticism this is an unfunded mandate, Burgess has pointed to a payroll tax he vigorously opposed as his pay-for. “Perhaps the most obvious … Continue reading Burgess Charter Amendment Would Swipe Revenue and Credit for Payroll Tax He Opposed