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Votes at a glance: Bellingham council passes budget adjustments and ambulance 9‑1‑1 penalty ordinance, all 7–0
Summary
On May 11, the council passed a series of ordinances including budget reconciliation and appropriation amendments and an ordinance penalizing misuse of 9‑1‑1 for nonemergency lift assistance; all items carried on unanimous 7–0 roll-call votes.
During final consideration the Bellingham City Council voted on several ordinances and budget amendments. The council voted unanimously, 7–0, on each of the following:
- Agenda bill 24900: An ordinance amending the 2026 adopted budget to reconcile differences between estimated and actual 2026 beginning reserve balances and applying differences to ending reserve balances (roll call recorded Aye for all seven members).
- Agenda bill 24901: An ordinance amending the 2026 budget to increase appropriation authority in various funds to pay for goods and services authorized in the previous budget cycle (roll call recorded Aye for all seven members).
- Agenda bill 24902: An ordinance adopting 2026 budget amendment number 1 (roll call recorded Aye for all seven members).
- Agenda bill 24915: An ordinance amending Bellingham Municipal Code chapter 6.1 to establish penalties for misuse of the 9‑1‑1 dispatch system to obtain nonemergent lift assistance (motion carried 7–0 by roll call).
Each vote was recorded by roll call and confirmed as passed; the clerk recorded the votes as "Aye" from each council member and the council president closed the regular business and opened the public comment period.
