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The Port of Seattle Commission held a public hearing on November 13, 2018, to introduce Resolution No. 3751, which proposed adopting the Port's final budget for 2019. The budget process began in April 2018 and included multiple Commission briefings covering aviation, maritime, and economic development plans before the preliminary budget was made available to the public on October 25, 2018. The final budget was set to be submitted to the King County Council and Assessor's Office by December 3, 2018, following a second reading and final passage on November 27, 2018.

In November 2018, the Port of Seattle Commission received a briefing on the proposed tax levy and five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) financing for 2019–2023. Staff recommended increasing the property tax levy from $72 million to $74.16 million (a 3% rise) to cover funding gaps in Maritime, Economic Development, and Northwest Seaport Alliance projects, even after deferring certain capital projects. The Airport division was noted as a self-funding enterprise with its own separate financing plan.

The Port of Seattle's Aviation Division presented its 2019 Business Plan and Budget Preview on June 26, 2018, outlining the process for translating long-term strategic goals into annual budgets and staffing plans. The presentation covers strategic priorities, anticipated budget needs, and staffing requirements for 2019, all grounded in the Port's broader Century Agenda framework. The planning process spans multiple time horizons, from a 5–10 year vision down to annual implementation through business plans, budgets, and performance plans.

The Port of Seattle's 2009 financial performance report, presented March 9, 2010, shows that operating revenues fell to $448.9 million against a budget of $486.4 million, a shortfall of roughly $37.4 million. To address budget pressures, the Port implemented a $16 million savings plan that included employee furloughs, travel and training cuts, voluntary separations, layoffs, and changes to retiree medical benefits. Despite these measures, income after depreciation came in at $46.8 million, about $4.7 million below the budgeted target of $51.5 million.

A 2003 Port of Seattle memo updates the Commission on the ballooning costs of the Sea-Tac Third Runway project, which had grown from an approved budget of $773 million to an estimated $1.1–1.15 billion due to environmental permitting delays, litigation, and stricter regulatory requirements. The project, intended to reduce airport congestion by allowing simultaneous landings on two runways during poor weather, was projected for completion in 2008 if construction contracts were advertised promptly. Key cost drivers included $151 million in additional environmental permit requirements, $55 million in delay costs, and $55 million in project scope additions.