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Bonney Lake council hears early warnings on budget as insurance, personnel costs rise
Summary
Council members and staff discussed the biannual budget and heard that insurance and personnel remain the largest pressure points; staff will present a multi-year forecast at the upcoming retreat and final '25 figures will not be available until after Jan. 20.
At a Bonney Lake City Council meeting, council members and staff discussed early steps for the biannual budget and flagged steep insurance and personnel costs as key pressure points.
A council member urged examining memberships and subscriptions to find savings “so that we're not having to cut people,” the council member said, advocating for cuts to nonessential subscriptions or memberships where appropriate. A staff member responsible for budget figures told the council the city cannot close the…
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