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Kirkland council declares emergency, sets aside $100,000 for local food providers amid SNAP disruption
Summary
Mayor Kelly Curtis and the City Council on Nov. 5 unanimously approved a resolution declaring an emergency and a fiscal note to reserve $100,000 from unallocated general‑fund balance to support local human‑service providers responding to an interruption in SNAP benefits.
Mayor Kelly Curtis and the City Council on Nov. 5 unanimously approved a resolution declaring an emergency and a fiscal note to reserve $100,000 from unallocated general‑fund balance to support local human‑service providers responding to an interruption in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits.
The emergency and funding were proposed by city staff after the federal government shutdown left SNAP benefits at risk. "Staff is proposing a fiscal note, to allocate $100,000 of the general fund balance from, to the emergency action fund to support local human services providers responding to the increased need from the temporary shutdown of SNAP," Kevin Pestring, financial planning manager, told council during the budget study session.
Why it matters: Council members said the pause in federal SNAP benefits could produce an acute rise in local demand for emergency food support, and they wanted a…
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