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Bellevue unveils preliminary 2025–26 budget and new equity toolkit
Summary
City staff presented the preliminary 2025–2026 operating budget and 6-year capital plan, introduced a new Budget Equity Toolkit to assess impacts on historically marginalized communities, and outlined a calendar of public hearings and October study sessions.
City staff gave the Bellevue City Council an overview of the preliminary 2025–2026 operating budget and six-year capital plan at the Sept. 17 meeting, highlighting constrained revenue growth, a new electronic budget book and targeted investments in human services, housing, transportation and public safety.
Acting City Manager Diane Carlson framed the budget as a product of council priorities and updated financial policies. Chief Financial Officer John Risha and budget staff described the calendar for deliberations: a second public hearing the following…
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