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Council reviews mid-biennial budget amendments: HR, court reclassification, parks requests and senior-center funding
Summary
At the Nov. 24 special meeting the Lake Forest Park City Council reviewed multiple mid-biennial budget requests: staff recommended including a climate position, an HR staffing change versus temporary support, municipal court reclassification adding 0.5 FTE, a citizen-backed $25,000 pickleball request, and a senior-center funding request. Staff will refine cost figures before a Dec. 11 vote.
Lake Forest Park — Council members used their Nov. 24 special session to examine several proposed amendments to the 2025–26 budget, directing staff to finalize numbers and return with ordinance language for a scheduled Dec. 11 vote.
HR support: Finance director presented a comparison of continuing temporary HR coverage versus hiring a 0.8 full-time equivalent. The meeting record shows an estimate of about $107,000 annually if the city continued a temporary agency arrangement, compared with a fully loaded 0.8 FTE cost that staff estimated at roughly $122,500 when benefits are included. Council members said direct hire provides continuity and long-term integration with other departments;…
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