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Council adopts budget, utility and downtown grant measures and approves road closures and contracts
Summary
After an executive session, the Port Orchard City Council adopted a biennial budget amendment, revised low-income utility rate reductions, a new water-leak credit policy, a downtown building refacing grant policy, approved a contract change order for a non-motorized project, authorized outside legal services for the Building Board of Appeals, and approved downtown road closures for a graduation car cruise.
Following an executive session, the Port Orchard City Council voted on multiple ordinances, resolutions and contract items affecting the city budget, utility rates, downtown grants and capital projects.
The council adopted an ordinance amending the 2025–26 biennial budget to recognize a net increase in revenue and expenditure authority of $5,830,256 and to adjust salary-table FTEs (the finance director read the amendment into the record; Councilmember Morrissey moved adoption). The ordinance passed by voice vote.
The council adopted an ordinance to expand the city’s low-income utility discount: the fixed-base rate discount rises from 25% to 35% for eligible households, and…
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