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Council reviews first reading of 2026 budget amendment, notes $2.4M variance
Summary
At first reading of Ordinance No. 2841, Finance Director Kristen Reed reported a nearly $2.4 million difference between estimated and actual beginning fund balances, $1.4 million in additional revenues (mostly rollovers/grants), $2.6 million in increased expenses, and highlighted temporary FTE changes to support software implementation.
The Enumclaw City Council heard the first reading on June 22 of Ordinance No. 2841, the city’s first 2026 budget amendment.
Finance Director Kristen Reed summarized the amendment as an update to actual beginning fund balances, telling council that “the difference between our estimated beginning fund balances and actuals was almost 2,400,000.” Reed said most of the variance was due to projects not completed by year-end and rollovers. She reported a revenue increase of about $1,400,000 and an expense increase of about $2,600,000, which yields an increase in the city’s ending fund balance of just over $1,000,000.
Reed also called out personnel adjustments included in the amendment: increasing a media services technician position from 0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) to 1.1 FTE and adding a temporary 0.5 FTE administrative specialist in the finance department to support implementation of new financial software. She offered to answer council questions; none were raised at the first reading.
Because this was a first reading, council may propose changes at the second reading before a final vote.
