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North Bend staff outlines progress on council goals; attorneys recommend charter changes for voter consideration

North Bend City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Staff briefed the council on strategic-plan progress — finance, transparent governance, public safety, infrastructure and economic development — and the city attorney presented recommended charter amendments, including a mayoral term change to four years and renaming the city administrator to city manager for a possible May ballot measure.

City staff presented a quarterly update on the North Bend Council’s strategic-plan "buckets," summarizing progress in financial stability, code modernization, public safety, infrastructure and economic development.

Staff highlighted a balanced budget produced with multiyear forecasting, digitization of 30 years of council minutes, a paperless finance initiative, and leveraged outside funding for projects. The library renovation raised about…

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