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Edmonds leaders review three budget paths and set public outreach as levy decision looms
Summary
City staff laid out three budget scenarios — the budget as adopted (with a $6 million levy assumed), a larger “community vision” funding level and a no-levy scenario — and provided a calendar for council deliberations and public meetings as officials prepare for a possible levy measure this fall.
Edmonds City Council members and staff spent a full-day budget retreat on May 9 reviewing updated revenue and expense projections and three possible approaches to the city’s 2026 budget.
Staff presented three linked scenarios: (1) the 2026 budget as adopted, which assumes a $6 million property-tax levy lift; (2) a higher, “community vision” funding level that would restore services and begin catching up on deferred maintenance; and (3) a no-levy or failed-levy scenario that would require deeper cuts and changes to service levels. Finance staff highlighted the uncertainty in sales tax and other revenues and said projections will be refined monthly.
Why it matters: the council must decide whether to place a levy lid lift before county filing deadlines this summer…
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