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City presents 2026 preliminary budget; council hears questions on revenue and cuts
Summary
Finance Director Mike Giffins presented Olympia’s 2026 preliminary operating budget, outlining assumed new revenues (public safety sales tax half-year estimate $1.5M), planned reductions of roughly $1.284M to balance, and enhancements funded by grants. Council scheduled final balancing and ordinances in December.
Finance Director Mike Giffins presented the city’s 2026 preliminary operating budget during the second public hearing Tuesday, reiterating revenue assumptions and a package of reductions that bring the proposed budget into balance.
Giffins told the council the administration is budgeting conservatively for the new public-safety sales tax…
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