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Council opens FY2026–27 budget hearing, schedules adoption for June 10

Washington City Council · May 13, 2026
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Summary

Finance Director Brian Brown presented a high‑level summary of the proposed FY2026–27 budget (reported as $136 million); the council opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers and moved the formal adoption vote to June 10, 2026.

Finance Director Brian Brown gave a high‑level presentation on the proposed fiscal year 2026–27 budget, noting summary figures and required disclosures of officer compensation maxima. At one point the presentation slide referenced "$136,000 million," which staff characterized in discussion as a formatting/presentation error and indicated the intended figure is $136 million for the upcoming fiscal year.

The mayor opened the statutorily required public hearing on the FY2026–27 budget; no members of the public came forward to comment and the council closed the hearing. Council members noted the council will take the formal adoption vote at its June 10 meeting after canceling the May 27 meeting due to a lack of agenda items.

No action to adopt the budget was taken at this meeting. Council members asked that the record reflect the public hearing took place and that adoption will be scheduled on June 10.

Staff and council also opened and closed a related public hearing on the FY2026–27 compensation budget with no public comment.

Next steps: staff will finalize any outstanding exhibits and return the budget ordinance for first or final action at the June 10 council meeting.