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Sequim council confirms 1.5% general-fund cap, asks staff to gather nonprofit budgets before awarding 2026 municipal grants
Summary
Councilors agreed to base 2026 municipal funding on an existing cap equal to 1.5% of the city's general fund (estimated at $207,700), asked staff to notify applicants of the shortfall, requested applicants' overall budgets and set two work sessions to finalize allocation rules and scoring criteria.
Sequim City Councilors confirmed an existing funding cap of 1.5% of the general fund for the city's municipal grants program and directed staff to gather additional financial information from applicants before final award decisions. Councilors and staff said the 1.5% cap currently is estimated to produce $207,700 for 2026 but cautioned the figure could change as revenue projections are finalized.
Councilors said the total requests from applicants substantially exceed the cap. One staff estimate cited in the discussion placed total requests at $464,116. Councilors asked staff to tell applicants that the city received far more funding requests than it can cover and to request each applicant's overall budget and the portion of that budget the municipal request would represent.
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