Committee advances biennial budget code change, approves fund transfers, accepts grant reconciliation and seeks cancellation of old personal-property taxes

The Snohomish County Finance, Budget & Administration Committee on Feb. 25 moved an ordinance updating county budget procedures to the March 12 administrative agenda, directed a clerical correction and transfer to cover 2024 collective bargaining costs, forwarded the county—s 2024 grant work plan reconciliation report for consideration, and advanced a motion asking the council to cancel uncollectible personal property taxes.

The ordinance, listed as Ordinance 25-009, would amend chapter 4.26 of the Snohomish County Code to reflect the county—s switch from an annual to a biennial budgeting process. For the record, Jim Martin, council staff, described the ordinance and the subcommittee work: "As part of the switch to biennial budgeting, the bud biennial budget work group formed a subcommittee to look at code changes that would be necessary to update code to reflect…