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Ellensburg staff outline $126 million budget, spending limits and recordkeeping rules
Summary
City staff gave an overview of the city's biennial budget, revenue mix, reporting controls, and open-meeting and public-record requirements, and reiterated limits on local taxing authority under state law.
City staff provided an overview of Ellensburg's budget, fiscal controls and public-records and open-meeting rules at a public orientation meeting, saying the city's annual operating budget is roughly $126,000,000 and that officials must follow state limits on local taxation.
The presentation said Ellensburg's population is "just under 21,000" and described the city's biennial budgeting practice and financial controls. "We all have to be accountable for every single penny that we spend, because these are public dollars that belong to our community," a staff presenter said.
City staff said the general fund services covered in the overview include police, library, parks and recreation and street…
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