Finance Director Erin Glynn presented the City of West Richland’s third-quarter financial report to the council on Dec. 2, outlining economic indicators, revenue sources and fund-level trends.

Glynn told the council the general fund "collected approximately 37% of budgeted revenues" through the third quarter and said, "Good news is sales tax revenue has seen an increase of 18%." She also noted an offsetting decline in building‑permit revenue, which was "37%" lower than last year, and fewer multifamily permits this year compared with 40 in 2024.

The presentation highlighted several fund-level details: the general fund continues to be driven by taxes (about 66% of revenue), with sales, property and utility taxes the primary components; utility-tax revenue was up about 6% relative to the prior third quarter, and property-tax collections rose about 6% year over year (with staff noting timing and new‑construction effects on that figure). Glynn said the city has collected roughly the expected share of revenues for the biannual budget and that the city keeps conservative projections for real-estate excise tax (REET/REIT) receipts used to fund capital projects.

Council members followed with technical questions. Council member Blum asked whether attached rowhouses and townhouses are treated as single‑family for code purposes; building‑official staff explained that attached single‑family (row/townhouse) units are categorized as single‑family under the building code. The council also discussed transfers to support well and street projects and the timing of delinquent tax recognition as explanations for year‑over‑year changes in property‑tax receipts.

The report concluded after a short question-and-answer period, with staff noting that capital-project reimbursements (including work on State Route 224) have increased activity in project funds.