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Finance director outlines nearly $2.4M variance in first 2026 budget amendment
Summary
Finance Director Kristen Reed presented Ordinance 2841 (first 2026 budget amendment), reporting an almost $2.4 million difference between estimated and actual beginning fund balances, revenue increases of about $1.4 million, expense increases of about $2.6 million, and temporary FTE adjustments to support software implementation.
At the June 22 meeting Finance Director Kristen Reed presented the first reading of Ordinance 2841, the City of Enumclaw’s 2026 budget amendment.
Reed told the council the primary purpose is to reconcile differences between estimated and actual beginning fund balances; “the difference between our estimated beginning fund balances and our actuals was almost 2,400,000,” she said. Reed explained most of the variance is due to projects that were estimated to finish by year end but were not, producing rollovers into 2026. The amendment also reflects a revenue increase of about $1,400,000 (largely rollovers and grants) and an overall increase in expenses of about $2,600,000, leaving an increased ending fund balance of just over $1,000,000.
Reed highlighted staffing adjustments included in the amendment: a media services technician position increasing from 0.5 FTE to 1.1 FTE and a temporary 0.5 FTE administrative specialist in the finance department to support a new financial software implementation. This was presented as a first reading; Reed said she was available to answer questions and council offered none at the meeting.
