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Granite Falls council adopts 2025 budget ordinance
Summary
The Granite Falls City Council approved Ordinance No. 1057-2024 adopting the 2025 Annual Budget after a staff presentation and no public testimony. The meeting also approved routine consent items including nearly $2 million in claims and scheduled follow-up steps on budget implementation.
The Granite Falls City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1057-2024, approving the city's 2025 Annual Budget, following a staff presentation and no public testimony.
Deputy City Manager Jeff Balentine reviewed the budget calendar, recapped meetings where the budget was discussed and confirmed that the city filed its tax levy with Snohomish County. City Clerk Darla Reese entered five exhibits into the record, including the budget presentation and the ordinance text. "We gather for our Council meeting tonight and do so with heavy hearts," Balentine read as part of a staff tribute earlier in the meeting; he later summarized the budget materials for the council.
The council opened the public hearing; no members of the public signed up to speak and Mayor Matthew Hartman closed the public testimony portion. Councilmember Griggs moved to adopt Ordinance No. 1057-2024; Councilmember Glenn seconded the motion, which carried.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: approved (includes AB 125-2024: claims checks #414777'#414807 and one EFT totaling $1,962,227.86; and AB 126-2024: payroll claims dated Nov. 15, 2024, 21 EFTs totaling $80,735.16). Motion by Councilmember Glenn; second Councilmember Straughn; result carried. - Ordinance No. 1057-2024 (2025 Annual Budget): adopted. Motion by Councilmember Griggs; second Councilmember Glenn; result carried.
The ordinance adopts estimated revenues and appropriated expenditures at the fund level as presented in the city's budget documents. The deputy city manager indicated the next administrative steps for implementation but did not provide additional line-item changes during the meeting.
The council returned to other business after adoption, including periodic plan updates and personnel items. The ordinance was adopted by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the minutes.
