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Enumclaw presents first reading of 2026 budget amendment with $2.4M beginning‑balance variance
Summary
Finance Director Kristen Reed presented the first reading of Ordinance No. 2841, reporting an estimated $2.4 million variance between estimated and actual beginning fund balances and FTE adjustments including converting a 0.5 FTE media technician to 1.1 FTE and adding a temporary 0.5 FTE administrative specialist.
The council heard the first reading of Ordinance No. 2841, a 2026 budget amendment, and a staff report from Finance Director Kristen Reed on June 22.
Reed said the difference between estimated and actual beginning fund balances was almost $2,400,000, largely driven by projects that were not finished as estimated and thus rolled over into the current year. She said the amendment shows a revenue increase of about $1,400,000, an expense increase of approximately $2,600,000, and a net increase in the ending fund balance of just over $1,000,000.
The ordinance includes staffing changes: increasing the media services technician position from 0.5 FTE to 1.1 FTE and adding a temporary 0.5 FTE administrative specialist in the finance department while the city implements new financial software. Reed noted most items in the amendment were previously visible in the consent agenda and offered to answer council questions; none were raised during the first reading.
Because this was the first reading, council did not take final action on the budget amendment at the meeting. Reed said the detailed changes are available in the ordinance chart and that many entries reflect rollovers from prior estimates to actuals.
