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Tenino council approves 1% ad valorem increase, advances 2026 budget process
Summary
The Tenino City Council adopted Resolution 2025-07 authorizing a 1% increase in the city's regular property tax levy (a $368.96 increase over last year's levy on the worksheet) and completed the second public hearing on the proposed 2026 budget; staff projected roughly $9,500 of additional property tax revenue (including new construction) for 2026.
Tenino officials voted to adopt a resolution authorizing the city's highest lawful levy increase of 1% for the 2026 tax year and completed the second public hearing on the draft 2026 budget.
The council moved and seconded adoption of Resolution 2025-07, which the staff read into the record and which the council approved by voice vote. The resolution notes the dollar amount of the increase over the previous year as $368.96 (this figure reflects the 1% statutory allowance on the levy worksheet and is exclusive of additional revenue from new construction or annexations). No members of the public spoke on the levy during the hearing.
Staff clarified the worksheet number shown during the work session is a legal maximum and not necessarily the amount the city will collect. Using last year's collections and projected new construction, staff said the city expects roughly $9,500 in increased property tax revenue next year (the figure described at the meeting combined the 1% allowance and projected taxable value from new construction). Council members discussed timing for county submission and confirmed staff will file the paperwork before the county deadline.
Councilors also accepted the second public hearing on the 2026 budget; the final adoption vote was scheduled for the next regular meeting (council noted the public would have access to the updated budget on the city website and at city hall before the final vote).
Other routine financial items approved during the meeting included the consent calendar and the procedural acceptance of the second reading of the budget hearing. Councilors asked staff to continue reviewing line items (noting narrow margins in the general and street funds) and to work to identify any additional revenue or budget amendments before adoption.
