Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council Central Staff previews six-year budget review to aid 2026 budget process
Summary
Council Central Staff presented a six-year review of Seattle's budget (base year 2019) to give councilmembers longer-term perspective on departmental spending, fund sources (general fund, Jumpstart, other), and staffing trends; staff offered follow-ups and attachments for the upcoming budget cycle.
Seattle — Council Central Staff presented a six-year review of the city's budget to the Finance, Native Communities & Tribal Governments Committee on Sept. 17, 2025, offering a longer-term view to support the 2026 budget process.
Ben Noble, director of Council Central Staff, said the report builds on last year’s five-year analysis and uses 2019 as a base year because the city's financial system conversion around 2018–19 makes comparisons before that date challenging. "This document ... really builds on the work that was done…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
