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North Bend council debates mid‑biennium review, delays $600,000 recall motion
Summary
Council heard a mid‑biennium budget review and debated a proposal to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance recalling $600,000 from 2026 general‑fund appropriations for police spending; the council voted to postpone action to Dec. 2 for further staff analysis (5‑2).
The North Bend City Council on Nov. 18 heard a mid‑biennium budget review from Finance Director Martin Shaw and spent much of the meeting debating how and when to make budget adjustments tied to the city’s pending transition of police services.
Shaw told the council the mid‑biennial review is required under state law and that staff do not currently recommend a budget modification for police spending until the city has a fully executed interlocal agreement with King County. “We would rather wait until we have the ILA, understand what it is that they’re requiring of the city, and then we’ll bring…
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