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Lynnwood council adopts three ordinances including TPD sales tax renewal and interim finance amendment
Summary
By unanimous roll call, Lynnwood council adopted Ordinances 3510 (interim permitted-use changes), 3511 (renew 0.1% TPD sales tax for 10 years), and 3512 (extend interim finance director term and allow outside interim appointments); consent agenda items were approved by unanimous consent.
The Lynnwood City Council on May 26, 2026, approved several ordinances and consent items that the mayor and staff said will support near-term projects and administrative continuity.
On the unanimous consent agenda the council approved contracts and budget items including agreements with Sound Pathways and the YWCA Seattle-King-Snohomish (combined amount not to exceed $500,000), a design-services contract with David Evans & Associates (not to exceed $300,000) for the 33rd Avenue West Ring Road project, and a contract supplement with KBA Inc. for wastewater-treatment-plant owner-advisor services (supplement $430,810; total not to exceed $830,810). Voucher approvals of $3,740,584.20 and payroll dated May 15, 2026 of $1,715,004.99 were also approved by unanimous consent.
During business items the council adopted three ordinances by roll-call vote (6–0):
- Ordinance 3510: An interim ordinance that allows limited alterations to previously approved development agreements for permitted-use changes, effective for 180 days from publication. Council President Coelho moved the ordinance and the motion passed 6–0.
- Ordinance 3511: Renewal of the Lynnwood Transportation Benefit District 0.1% sales-and-use tax for 10 years. Public Works Director Jared Bond told the council the tax yields an estimated $3.2 million annually and that TPD funds have leveraged roughly $173 million in transportation projects to date. Council adopted the ordinance by roll call 6–0.
- Ordinance 3512: An amendment to Lynnwood Municipal Code 2.12.035 to extend the interim finance-director appointment window from 90 days to six months and to remove the requirement that the interim be a city employee, allowing an outside qualified individual to serve. The mayor said the finance director had submitted a resignation effective June 5; the ordinance was adopted 6–0.
Council members who voted yes were recorded as Wright, Lutweiler, Coelho, Mota, Parcel (or Partial as recorded), and Owings. The mayor said staff will proceed with implementation steps, including procurement and project coordination for TPD-funded improvements and recruiting for the finance director role.
The meeting also included public comment on other topics (sidewalk gaps, bus accessibility) and a substantive policy discussion about commemorative flags and whether parks should be included in city-flag displays; no final change to the flag policy was adopted at this meeting.
Next steps: staff will provide data on the interim parking/development agreement pilot in roughly 3–4 months; Parks will be asked to estimate costs for any expanded flag displays; and the mayor's office and HR will begin interim-finance appointment steps.
