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Finance director presents first 2026 budget amendment, cites nearly $2.4 million variance
Summary
Finance Director Kristen Reed presented the first reading of Ordinance No. 2841, describing an almost $2.4 million difference between estimated and actual beginning fund balances, revenue adjustments and temporary FTE changes tied to software implementation.
At the June 22 meeting the Enumclaw City Council received the first reading of Ordinance No. 2841, the city's first 2026 budget amendment.
Finance Director Kristen Reed said the audit revealed an almost $2,400,000 difference between estimated beginning fund balances and actuals. That variance is largely due to projects not completed by the prior year and rollovers into 2026. The amendment shows a net increase in revenues of about $1,400,000 (mostly rollovers and grants) and an increase in expenses of approximately $2,600,000; after the amendment the ending fund balance increases by just over $1,000,000, Reed said.
The amendment includes staffing adjustments tied to implementing new financial software: increasing the media services technician from 0.5 FTE to 1.1 FTE and adding a temporary 0.5 FTE administrative specialist in the finance department during the software transition. Reed said most items in the amendment had been visible in prior consent agendas but highlighted these FTE and fund-balance changes for council consideration.
This was a first reading; Reed invited questions but no substantive changes or a vote occurred on June 22.
