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Spokane council approves mid‑biennial budget changes, CDBG plan and neighborhood TIF grants
Summary
The Spokane City Council on May approved a package of budget amendments and program authorizations, including a Department of Commerce grant acceptance, nine new parks positions, an interdepartmental green space maintenance agreement, and a $4.48 million CDBG/HOME/ESG action plan; all recorded votes were 7-0.
The Spokane City Council approved several budget and program measures during its legislative session, including ordinances and resolutions to accept state grant funds, add parks staff, and allocate federal housing and homelessness dollars.
Clerk Miss Pfister presented a special budget ordinance (C-36-868) to accept funds from the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Connecting Housing to Infrastructure program; the council adopted the ordinance by recorded vote, 7-0. The council also approved ordinance C-36-869 to authorize nine additional Parks and Recreation positions, and ordinance C-36-870 to implement an interdepartmental green area maintenance agreement, each adopted 7-0.
Council members then approved a series of resolutions, including Resolution 2026-28 (approving an existing sidewalk maintenance and minor repairs public rule) and Resolution 2026-29 (activation of…
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