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Council reviews first reading of 2026 budget amendment adjusting fund balances and temporary FTEs
Summary
Finance Director Kristen Reed presented the first reading of Ordinance No. 2841, reporting a $2.4 million difference between estimated and actual beginning fund balances, revenue increases of $1.4 million, expense increases of $2.6 million and staffing FTE changes tied to new financial software implementation.
The Enumclaw City Council received the first reading of Ordinance No. 2841 on June 22, a 2026 budget amendment that reconciles estimated and actual beginning fund balances and authorizes rollovers for ongoing projects.
Finance Director Kristen Reed said the difference between estimated and actual beginning fund balances was almost $2,400,000. She said revenue increases—largely from grants and rollovers—total about $1,400,000, while expense increases amount to roughly $2,600,000, producing an increase in the estimated ending fund balance of just over $1,000,000.
The amendment includes temporary staffing changes to support the city’s implementation of new financial software: increasing the media services technician position from 0.5 FTE to 1.1 FTE and adding a 0.5 FTE administrative specialist in finance during the transition. Reed noted most items in the amendment had been reviewed through the consent agenda and invited questions; none were raised during the first reading.
This was a first reading; council may discuss and vote on the amendment at a subsequent meeting.
