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Council adopts mid‑biennial budget amendment to fund police hires, equipment and cleanup reserves
Summary
Ordinance 2021 adjusts the 2025–26 biennial budget to reflect council-approved grants and new items: DOJ COPS-funded police hires, equipment purchases (reduced parks requests), and set-asides for environmental cleanup, with some use of fund balance indicated.
The Oak Harbor City Council adopted Ordinance 2021 on May 6, a mid‑biennial amendment that updates the 2025–26 budget to reflect grant awards, council decisions and new spending items.
Finance staff presented the amendment as a package of previously approved items and new requests. Finance manager Chaz Webster said the amendment incorporates grant-funded purchases (for example, Axon body-worn cameras and digital evidence storage), a 10% contingency allocation for the Northeast Seventh…
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