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Medical Lake finance director delivers first-quarter budget report; amendments eyed for train depot, public safety costs
Summary
Finance director presented Q1 financials showing revenues at 22% and expenses at 26% of year-to-date expectations; council was told proposed budget amendments will cover a train-depot land purchase and unbudgeted public-safety costs including a jail settlement adjustment.
Finance Director Rontel presented the City of Medical Lake’s first-quarter 2025 financial report on April 15, reporting revenues at roughly 22% of annual expectations and expenditures at about 26%.
Rontel told the council the revenue shortfall is typical for April because the first half of property taxes generally arrive in May and several large expenses — notably citywide insurance — are paid up front each January. He said grants tied to project work were at 43% because “a lot of work is being done and completed,” citing the city’s PFOS groundwater study administered with Eastern Washington University.
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