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Issaquah reviews mid‑biennium budget fixes; director proposes moving Metroflex funding to TBD and using public‑safety sales tax for recurring costs
Summary
Director Kristen Garcia presented a multi‑year decline in Issaquah’s unrestricted general‑fund balance and proposed a package of mid‑biennium adjustments, including removing select new spending, moving Metroflex money out of the general fund for possible TBD support, and using public‑safety sales tax revenues to offset recurring safety costs.
Director Garcia presented a historical review showing the city’s unrestricted general‑fund balance fell from roughly $20 million in 2020 to about $9 million (≈14% of expenditures) in 2024, driven by slower ongoing revenue growth, one‑time and ongoing commitments, ARPA spending and storm‑related costs in 2024.
Garcia walked council through candidate mid‑biennium adjustments intended to restore reserves toward the policy target of 15%: removing several proposed one‑time expenditures from the mid‑biennium adjustments (for example, a $150,000 affordable‑housing study and a Pickering Barn generator/server relocation), reallocating Metroflex funding ($120,000 in the adopted budget for 2026) out of the general fund with a proposal that the TBD could…
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