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West Richland approves 2025–26 budget amendment, authorizes up to $3.6M interfund loan for SR‑224 project
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Summary
City Council approved an ordinance amending the 2025–26 biennium budget that recognizes several grants and consultant revenues and a resolution authorizing an interfund loan of up to $3.6 million (to be repaid with interest at 3.76%) to support the State Route 224 reimbursement‑grant project.
West Richland’s City Council on Feb. 10 approved an amendment to the 2025–26 biennium budget and a companion resolution authorizing an interfund loan to cover near‑term cash‑flow needs for a state‑grant reimbursed project. The council took the actions by voice vote after a staff presentation describing the revenue sources and appropriations.
Staff told the council the amendment recognizes $108,870 in consulting revenue from Sweets LLC for work on the Lewis and Clark branch comprehensive plan and adds $5,950 for contract assistance tied to House Bill work with SDS Group. It also recognizes a Transportation Improvement Board grant of $787,655 for a Bombing Range Road overlay project and appropriates an additional $685,138 for that work. For the State Route 224 project, staff recommended establishing an interfund loan from the cumulative reserve fund to the 301 fund for cash‑flow support because the state grant is reimbursement‑based. The staff presentation stated: “This amendment recognizes loan revenue not to exceed $3,600,000 as well as appropriate repayment for the same amount plus interest at the interest rate of 3.76%.”
Staff also reported line‑item appropriations from utility system development funds for the water and sewer finance work: $89,671 from the water system development fund and $13,724 from the sewer system development fund to pay the SCS Group for the water system finance chapter and rate study updates. In summary, staff said the amendment increases appropriations by $8,039,910 and recognizes increased resources of $8,136,525, bringing the revised city budget to $167,389,704.
Council moved to adopt "ordinance 0 2 dash 26" amending the 2025–26 budget and then voted to adopt "resolution 0 4 dash 26" establishing the interfund loan from the cumulative reserve fund to the 301 REIT fund. The motions were seconded and passed on voice votes with no recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
Next steps: Staff will execute the interfund loan mechanics and proceed with the contracts and grant administration described in the staff report. The council did not direct additional study or amendments beyond the items described in the staff presentation.
(Reporting note: financial figures and ordinance/resolution identifiers are taken from the staff presentation and council motion language recorded in the meeting transcript.)
