Whether out in the community or at a job site, Facilities and Administrative Services (FAS) teams work daily to serve the residents of Seattle. Here’s just a few of these moments of good work that took place so far this year.

WMBE Advisory Committee

FAS supports the City of Seattle’s WMBE Advisory Committee, which provides guidance to the City of Seattle regarding practices in support of equity, inclusion and participation of women‐ and minority‐owned businesses (WMBEs) in City of Seattle contracts.

On Jan. 11, the Advisory Committee met with Mayor Bruce Harrell to share their recommendations on how to better serve the WMBE community. Their recommendations can be found in the End-of-Year Report.

Accessibility Tour

FAS manages the City’s Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance program. This program ensures people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to access City services, programs and activities.

As part of this work, FAS team members Autumn Harris (in the black hat, looking down) and Holly Delcambre (in the white hat) recently accompanied Seattle Department of Transportation staff on a recent accessibility tour of downtown. They looked at curb ramps, crosswalks, construction blockage and more. FAS team members focused especially on the experience of DeafBlind community members navigating Seattle’s streets. Photo from Greg Spotts’ Twitter.

Seattle Animal Shelter

On Wednesday, February 1, SAS got a call about a fire at The Dog Resort in Seattle where approximately 100 dogs were being housed/cared for. Thanks to the Seattle Animal Shelter’s assistance and coordination 75 dogs were transferred to other boarding facilities. Several dogs were treated by SFD on scene and four were transferred to a veterinary facility for ongoing care. The rest were picked up by their owners from the scene.

Field Services Manager Don Baxter said this about the responding officers, “They were responsive, patient with the chaos, professional and compassionate. I could not have been more proud of the way they handled themselves.  They are an asset to City, FAS and the Shelter.”

More info: Dozens of dogs rescued from Seattle doggy day care fire  – Seattle Times

UW Career Fair

FAS’ Human Resources division actively reaches out in the community about great career opportunities available at FAS. Recently HR staffer John Blackmore (right) represented the City at the University of Washington National Society of Black Engineers/Diversity Career Fair on Jan. 25. He’s pictured here talking with a participant.

Interested in a career with FAS? Check out our job opportunities.