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City administrator lists 2024 highlights: levy passage, budget and infrastructure wins, public-safety milestones
Summary
City Administrator Mike Chambliss presented Snoqualmie’s top 2024 accomplishments, including voter approval of a public-safety sales-and-use tax levy, completion of the comprehensive plan, fire department reaccreditation, several capital-project milestones and technology upgrades.
City Administrator Mike Chambliss presented a summary of Snoqualmie’s top accomplishments for 2024 during the Jan. 27 council meeting, highlighting voter action, budget accomplishments, departmental improvements and several capital-project milestones.
Chambliss said the public-safety sales-and-use tax levy passed with about 66% approval, calling it a top accomplishment that supports council priorities for safety and neighborhood livability. He listed the approved biennial budget and capital-improvement plan; completion of the Community Development Department’s comprehensive plan work; and the fire department’s reaccreditation for five years, including a completed strategic plan and a record number of calls for service (reported as 1,715).
Chambliss noted the police department’s total number of calls declined by about 10% in 2024, the opening of a North Bend annex to increase community presence, progress toward near-full staffing, and a completed assessment to guide future accreditation efforts. IT upgrades included a new citywide VPN, a new phone system for the fire station and a new audio-visual system in council chambers.
Finance and human-resources staff implemented portions of a new ERP system to streamline payroll and HR functions; the clerk’s office implemented a new public-records policy, a new public-records-request form, and a Laserfiche Enterprise Content Management system (recorded in the meeting as the Laserfiche enterprise content system paid for with a grant). Parks and public-works projects cited by Chambliss included the opening of an all-inclusive playground, water-reclamation facility phase 3 nearing completion, substantial completion of the 384 Sewer Sidewalk project (final driveway tie-ins and repaving pending warmer weather), Kimball Creek Bridges finishing ahead of schedule and under budget, a tree-equity project that planted 140 trees downtown, and progress on a community-center expansion design.
Chambliss closed by thanking staff across departments and inviting further questions; council members praised the work and noted additional projects in progress. The presentation was listed on the agenda as informational; no formal council action was taken on the accomplishments presentation.
