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Staff outlines best practices for outside-agency partnerships; recommends Council direct policy development
Washington City Council · May 1, 2026
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Summary
City staff presented legal constraints, controls and best practices for financial partnerships with outside agencies and recommended that Council review sample policies, set priorities, and direct the City Manager to draft formal criteria and agreements.
City staff presented a formal overview of "financial partnerships," describing outside agencies as nonprofit organizations that extend city services through contracts and recommended steps to formalize those relationships.
Staff told the council that such partnerships must be authorized by state statute and serve a public…
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