PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       7a 
STAFF BRIEFING             Date of Meeting   October 8, 2013 

DATE:    September 20, 2013 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Dan Thomas, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer 
Michael Tong, Corporate Budget Manager 
SUBJECT:  2014 Preliminary Operating Budget Briefing 

SYNOPSIS 
The purpose of this briefing is to discuss the preliminary operating budget in advance of
the formal budget reading in November. 
BACKGROUND 
The Port is preparing the 2014 budget. The budget process includes setting up and testing
new budget modules in the budget system, budget user training, department and division
strategic and business planning, publishing budget guidelines, establishing budget targets,
entering budget data into the system, running budget allocations and budget reports,
conducting department and division reviews, Executive reviews, and Commission reviews,
receiving public comments, filing the statutory budget with the King County Council and
Assessor's Office, and the preparation and release of the final budget document.
On October 8, 2013, staff will brief the Commission on the Aviation, Seaport, Real
Estate, and Corporate and Capital Development Division Operating  Budgets. The
presentation outline is as follows: 
1. Port-wide Total Operating Budget 
2. Aviation Division Operating Budget 
3. Seaport Division Operating Budget 
4. Real Estate Division Operating Budget 
5. Capital Development Division Operating Budget 
6. Corporate Operating Budget 
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BRIEFING 
PowerPoint presentation.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
September 20, 2013 
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PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
July 23, 2013  2014 budget retreat/process briefing. 
August 20, 2013  2014 budget assumptions briefing. 
August 20, 2013  2014 business and capital plans briefing. 
October 1, 2013  2014 Capital Budget Briefing.