Introduction to Council legislative Actions: Ordinances, Resolutions, and Motions

The City of SeaTac uses three options for taking legislative action: (1) Ordinances; (2) Resolutions; and (3) Motions. Following are descriptions of the three options and links to pages with the current Ordinances and Resolutions: 

Ordinances
Ordinances are law and generally prescribe permanent rules of conduct or government.

Resolutions

Resolutions are generally expressions of the opinion of the City Council.

Motions

In addition to Ordinances and Resolutions, the SeaTac City Council uses Motions to conduct business. A "Motion" provides authority to do a specified act.