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Covington council approves 2026 SCIP work plan and $15,085 membership contribution
Summary
The Covington City Council on June 10 approved the South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SCIP) 2026 work plan and authorized a $15,085 membership contribution for the city.
The Covington City Council on June 10 approved a resolution adopting the South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SCIP) 2026 work plan and funding Covington’s member contribution of $15,085 for 2026.
Claire Goodwin, executive manager for SCIP, presented the consortium’s mission and the executive board‑adopted 2026 work plan and budget. Goodwin described SCIP as a subregional affordable‑housing consortium of 11 South King County cities plus King County that coordinates capital and policy work to expand and preserve affordable housing across the subregion.
Why this matters: Covington’s membership in SCIP pools modest city contributions to support loans and grants for affordable‑housing construction and preservation across South King County, and the city’s continued contribution provides the jurisdiction a seat at SCIP decision‑making.
Key details from the presentation:
- 2026 SCIP operating budget: $501,975; approximately 64% of SCIP’s expenses are for the salaries and benefits of two SCIP staff. - Member contributions: SCIP uses population tiers to set dues; the executive board adopted a policy to increase member contributions by 15% annually through 2026 to work toward a balanced budget. Covington’s 2026 member contribution is $15,085. - Interest earnings: SCIP recommended applying a portion of interest earned in 2024 to create or bolster an unrestricted reserve; the presentation noted Covington’s share of the interest to be applied to the reserve would be $29,074 (allocation of interest requires member authorization). - Use of funds: SCIP intends to continue funding its housing capital fund, data updates to the affordable‑housing inventory dashboard and other professional services; SCIP has previously leveraged funds to support construction and preservation projects in the subregion.
Council members praised SCIP’s leverage of small member contributions to support regional housing efforts and moved to approve the work plan and authorize the contribution. The motion carried without recorded opposition.
