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Committee reviews mid‑cycle budget amendments for police salaries, facilities and capital projects
Summary
City staff presented a package of budget adjustments including corrections to court and police salaries, expected facility repairs, a $133,000 change order on a surface‑water capital project and vehicle/equipment allocations. No amendments were adopted at the June 26 meeting; staff will return with revenue receipts and revised numbers.
Lake Forest Park staff presented an initial package of budget amendments to the Budget & Finance Committee on June 26 that would correct earlier omissions, add one‑time facility repairs and reconcile several capital projects. Committee members asked for more detail on revenues that would offset some costs; no amendments were adopted at the meeting.
Staff said the dashboard shows multiple operating lines that warrant attention: the community crime‑watch/community policing supplies line was at about 73 percent of its biennial budget; the dispatch line shows early invoicing patterns that will continue to make it appear underspent; executive and several other operating lines were tracking close to budget targets. Staff flagged police overtime and third‑party reimbursement revenue (for security provided to external events) as a pass‑through that…
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