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Finance director presents 2026 budget amendment; council hears first reading
Summary
Finance Director Kristen Reed presented the city's first 2026 budget amendment (Ordinance No. 2,841) noting an almost $2.4 million variance in beginning fund balances, $1.4 million revenue increase, $2.6 million expense increase, and staff FTE changes; this was a first reading with questions invited.
The Enumclaw City Council heard a first reading of Ordinance No. 2,841, the city’s 2026 budget amendment, at its June 22 meeting. Finance Director Kristen Reed said the amendment reconciles an almost $2.4 million difference between estimated and actual beginning fund balances and rolls uncompleted projects into the new fiscal-year plan.
Reed said the ordinance shows a $1.4 million increase in revenues (mostly rollovers and grant adjustments), a $2.6 million increase in expenses and an ending fund-balance increase of just over $1 million. She told council members that many items on the amendment had already appeared on the consent agenda and that staff was available to answer questions.
The budget amendment includes staffing adjustments: increasing the media services technician from 0.5 full-time equivalent (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 said the ordinance’s last page contains the revenue and expense reconciliation chart and invited council questions; none were raised during the first reading.
This was the ordinance’s first reading; Reed said staff would be available to answer questions in subsequent meetings. No adoption vote took place that evening.
