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Granite Falls staff brief council on dock bid, WWTP staffing and police radio encryption

City of Granite Falls City Council · April 1, 2026

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Summary

City staff reported a June 5 dock-project bid opening, a sewer backup at N. Granite and Stanley streets, progress on the WWTP project and a proposed budget amendment to add a WWTP Operator III; the police chief reported new encrypted digital radios, Flock cameras, and a new county 911 live center.

During the May 21 meeting, Public Works Director Charles White told the council that the dock project is scheduled for a bid opening on June 5. He also reported a recent sewer backup at the intersection of N. Granite and Stanley Street and provided an update on the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) project.

Deputy City Manager Jeff Balentine said staff are advancing an RFP for city planning services and asked the council to consider a budget amendment that would add a WWTP Operator III position. The proposed staffing change was presented as a budget amendment item to be considered by the council; no formal vote on the amendment was recorded during the meeting minutes.

Consultant Police Chief Tom Dalton updated the council on calls for service, burglary and vehicle-theft trends, traffic-patrol activity, and the department's recent technology changes: deployment of Flock cameras, the county's new 911 Snohomish County live center, and new digital radios for the police department that are now encrypted (the fire department radios remained unencrypted, according to the report). Dalton also noted readiness exercises such as an 'ice caves' training activity and that the Mount Loop Highway would open Friday.

These staff reports provided the council with operational updates and identified items (dock bids, WWTP staffing and sewer backups) that staff may return to the council for project decisions or contract awards.