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Committee forwards mid‑biennial budget amendment and August financial report; members press for public discussion of newly received settlement revenue
Summary
Staff presented Budget Amendment No. 2 (2025–26), including carryforwards, new grants and a one‑time telephone utility‑tax settlement; the committee forwarded the ordinance to public hearing/first reading on Oct. 7 and asked for a public discussion of how to allocate newly recorded settlement revenue.
City finance staff presented Ordinance 2025‑2026 Budget Amendment No. 2 for committee review and scheduled it for public hearing and first reading on Oct. 7. The amendment incorporates newly known revenues (including grants and a one‑time telephone utility‑tax settlement that predated 2021), approved contracts and carryforwards of previously authorized capital appropriations from 2024. Finance staff said the amendment also carries forward unspent 2024 capital project balances—including large carryforwards for the maintenance and operations facility and various public works capital projects—so that the previously approved funds remain available in the 2025–26 budget.
Staff detailed three grants/new revenues: a Washington Attorney General (AG) grant of $150,000 (used for public‑safety programs previously described in the packet), a Department of Commerce electric‑vehicle charging grant of $300,000, and a utility‑tax…
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