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Council holds public hearings on mid‑biennium budget amendments, county property tax levies and Snohomish EMS levy; no public testimony
Summary
Council held three related public hearings Oct. 21 — the 2025–26 mid‑biennium budget amendments, proposed 1% increases to King and Snohomish County property tax levies for 2026, and a 1% EMS levy increase for the Snohomish portion of Bothell. Staff outlined amendments and assumptions; no members of the public testified at any hearing.
Bothell — At a block of public hearings Oct. 21 City finance staff presented the proposed mid‑biennium (2025–26) budget amendments, the proposed 1% property tax levies (King and Snohomish counties) and a proposed 1% increase to the emergency medical services (EMS) levy for the Snohomish County portion of Bothell.
Deputy Finance Director summarized the mid‑biennium amendments as including a transfer to the budget stabilization fund, initiation of opioid settlement spending, a correction for…
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