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Bellevue Council adopts emergency appropriations ordinance; mayor explains veto rationale for related ordinance
Summary
Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. 2-26, making permanent appropriations for the 2026 fiscal year and declaring an emergency to put the law into immediate effect; Mayor Kevin Strecker reiterated that he vetoed a related ordinance (No. 21-25) because he prefers all five pay ordinances be considered together.
Bellevue City Council on Feb. 23, 2026, approved Ordinance No. 2-26, an ordinance making permanent appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the city during the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026, and declaring an emergency to allow immediate effect. The motion to adopt passed by a 7-0 vote.
The vote came after Council suspended the rules and gave the ordinance its third reading by title only. Council Member Shepherd moved to…
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