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Enumclaw council reviews first reading of 2026 budget amendment showing $2.4M variance
Summary
Finance Director Kristen Reed presented the first reading of Ordinance 2841 on June 22, citing an almost $2.4 million difference between estimated and actual beginning fund balances, revenue increases of $1.4M, expense increases of $2.6M, and staff FTE adjustments included in the amendment.
On June 22 the Enumclaw City Council heard the first reading of Ordinance 2841, the 2026 budget amendment. Finance Director Kristen Reed said the city’s actual beginning fund balances differed from estimates by roughly $2,400,000, primarily because several projects expected to finish in the prior fiscal year rolled over into 2026.
Reed said the amendment increases the city’s revenues by about $1,400,000 and increases expenses by about $2,600,000; the net effect on ending fund balance after the amendment is an increase of just over $1,000,000. The staff report identified line‑item rollovers for incomplete projects as the primary driver of the variance.
The amendment includes personnel adjustments: increasing the media services technician position from 0.5 FTE to 1.1 FTE and adding a temporary 0.5 FTE administrative specialist in finance to support implementation of new financial software.
Kristen Reed offered to take council questions; no substantive questions were recorded at the June 22 meeting. This was the ordinance’s first reading; no final vote was taken.
Next steps: Staff awaits council feedback before a second reading and potential adoption.
