Revamp the Federal Way Council with District Seats

The GoFundMe funds go directly to the sponsor's personal account, which will then be 100% funneled for Citizens Initiative purposes.

District Federal Way IV (C.I. #24-003), a local Citizens Initiative, if receiving enough signatures and getting on the ballot and passing, would implement 6 ward or district seats and 1 at-large seat for the Federal Way City Council after a district map is drawn by a Districting Commission and the 2027 elections ensue. The ward system would have one City Councilmember for each of 6 wards, thereby ensuring close proximity of at least one councilmember to any particular City neighborhood and, as would follow, closer attention to all neighborhoods and areas, and more of a councilmember-to-constituent connection. There would still be an at-large councilmember elected in alternate election cycles, along with the mayor, except for the first 2027 election when all the Council seats would be elected together.

Exclusively a Federal Way petition, which only FW registered voters can sign. Speak at your community organizations in favor of the wards/districts petition. Be sure to ask for volunteers-for-the-committee, and pretty much exclusively, for the time being, to help us gather signatures. If you can't download and print the petition yourself (see the PDF Viewer on our website), we will mail you one.

Download and print the petition on the website (PDF Viewer) and start getting signatures (must be on 11" by 17" and double-sided paper; there are two sections). Mail the finished sheets to the committee address on the petition (On "separate-from-the-petition" paper, be sure to include your name & address, and how many sheets you've mailed in or handed in to us, so far). This will be considered an in-kind contribution.

The statement/title was revised by the City Attorney, as follows, quoted:

"Shall the City of Federal Way change the city council composition from seven "at-large" city council positions drawn from anywhere in the city limits to six positions from specifically defined geographical districts or wards (positions 1-6) with four-year terms and one "at-large" position (position 7) elected in 2027 to an initial two-year term from 2028-2029 and four-year terms thereafter, establish a five-member districting commission to define the districts, and codify eligibility and transition provisions?"

Website: https://generationjumpstart.net

WDFW IV President: C. Mark Greene

Listed on the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission Website: https://www.pdc.wa.gov/political-disclosure-reporting-data/browse-search-data/committees/co-2025-36003