City Acronyms

City Acronyms can be confusing so we've provided a listing of every City of Seattle service, program, department, division, office, and group acronym we could think of. The list is ordered alphabetically by acronym. We've included the acronym's full name and when possible a link to City Department and Agency web sites to help you find out more.

-- A --

• ACS - Auxiliary Communications Services
• ADS - Aging and Disability Services
• ASC - Applicant Services Center (Department of Planning and Development)

-- B --

• BIA - Business Improvement Area
• BIP - Budget Issue Paper

-- C --

• CAFR - Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
• CAMs - Client Assistance Memos
• CCCP - Comprehensive Child Care Program
• CDBG - Community Development Block Grant
• CIP - Capital Improvement Program
• CISO - Chief Information Security Officer
• COS - City of Seattle
• COW - Committee of the Whole - A committee of the Full City Council, held when the subject to be considered contains many items and relates to diverse subjects, or is of significant concern to all Councilmembers
• CRF - Cummulative Reserve Fund
• CRO - Community Resources Online
• CSB - Customer Service Bureau
• CSC - Civil Service Commission
• CSD - Community Services Division
• CTC - Community Technology Center
• CT0 - Chief Technology Officer
• CTTAB - Citizen's Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board

-- D --

• DEA - Department of Executive Administration
• DOF - Department of Finance
• DoIT - Department of Information Technology
• DON - Department of Neighborhoods
• DPD - Department of Planning and Development
• DPR - Domestic Partnership Registration Program
• DSVPO - Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Office
• DVC - Domestic Violence Council

-- E --

• ECOSS - Environmental Coalition of South Seattle
• EIC - Employee Involvement Committee
• EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
• EES - Environmental Extension Service
• EMP - Environmental Management Program
• EMS - Emergency Management Section
• EOC - Emergency Operations Center
• ERC - Age 55+ Employment Resource Center

-- F --

• FFD - Fleets and Facilities Department (formerly ESD)
• FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
• FTE - Full Time Equivalent

-- G --

• GIS - Geographic Information Systems

-- H --

• HCP - Habitat Conservation Plan
• HSD - Human Services Department
• HSP - Human Services Program, umbrella title for various programs managed by the Human Services Department

-- I --

• IMB - Infrastructure Management Board
• IRB - Industrial Revenue Bonds

-- K --

-- L --

• LCCTF - Latino Child Care Task Force

-- M --

• MFO - Mayor's Film Office
• MOSC - Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens
• MSBTF - Mayor's Small Business Task Force

-- N --

• NMF - Neighborhood Matching Fund
• NSC - Neighborhood Service Centers
• NSC - North Service Center (City Light)

-- O --

• O&M - Operations and Maintenance
• OCA - Office of City Auditor
• OCC - Office of Cable Communications
• OCC - Office of the City Clerk
• OCR - Office for Civil Rights
• OED - Office of Economic Development
• OFE - Office for Education
• OH - Office of Housing
• OHE - Office of the Hearing Examiner
• OIR - Office of Intergovernmental Relations
• OPM - Office of Policy and Management
• OSE - Office of Sustainability and Environment

-- P --

• PAFR - Popular Annual Financial Report
• PAN - Public Access Network (that's this website - seattle.gov)
• PCSD - Purchasing and Contracting Services Division
• PDA - Public Development Authorities
• PIO - Public Information Officer
• PPP - Public/Private Partnership
• PSH - Project SHARE
• PSRC - Puget Sound Regional Council

-- R --

• RCA - Revenue and Consumer Affairs
• RCW - Revised Code of Washington (Washington State Law)
• REC - Residential Energy Code
• RFP - Request for Proposal
• RFQ - Request for Qualifications
• RPZ - Residential Parking Zone

-- S --

• SAC - Seattle Arts Commission
• SAC - Seattle Acronym Control
• SAS - Seattle Animal Shelter
• SCAN - Seattle Community Access Network
• SCC - Seattle City Council
• SCL - Seattle City Light
• SCSM - Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities
• SCTA - Seattle Community Technology Alliance
• SCC - System Control Center (City Light)
• SOC - System Operations Center (City Light)
• SDOT - Seattle Department of Transportation
• SDU - Special Deployment Unit (Seattle Police Department)
• SEEC - Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission
• SEPA - State Environmental Protection Act
• SFD - Seattle Fire Department
• SHRC - Seattle Human Rights Commission
• SJI - Seattle Jobs Initiative
• SKCPHD - Seattle-King County Public Health Department
• SMC - Seattle Municipal Code (Seattle City Law)
• SNAP - Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare
• SOCR - Seattle Office of Civil Rights
• SSC - South Service Center (City Light)
• SPAM - Special Assistant to the Mayor
• SMT - Seattle Municipal Tower
• SPIDR - Seattle Planning Information and Data Resource Center
• SPD - Seattle Police Department
• SPL - Seattle Public Library
• SPU - Seattle Public Utilities
• SWC - Seattle Women's Commission
• SYEP - Seattle Youth Employment Program
• SLI - Statement of Legislative Intent

-- T --

• TDA - Trade Development Alliance
• TDR - Transfer of Development Rights
• TIB - Washington State Transportation Improvement Board
• TLA - Three Letter Acronym. Used extensively by computer professionals to make it sound like they are smarter than you are.
• TMF - Technology Matching Fund Program
• TVSea - former name of the Seattle Channel

-- W --

• WAC - Washington Administrative Code
• WAC - Water Availability Certificate (Seattle Public Utilities)
• WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation

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