Edmonds committee forwards police social-worker grant to consent after questions on hours, match and supervision

Edmonds City Council Committee B on Oct. 21, 2025, forwarded agenda item 2.1 — a social-worker grant for the police department — to the consent agenda after committee members requested clarifying information on staffing hours, local match and supervisory arrangements.

Commander McClure, presenting for the police department, said the grant "does not cover full time wages. It only covers about 30 hours a week, unless the levy passes," and that a full-time social worker position would be 40 hours per week. He said the packet included a 29-page grant submission and that further specifics could be provided on request.

The committee pressed staff for financial and contract details. Councilmember Olson asked whether the required local match had already been identified in the city budget; McClure said he did not have that information at…