Kenmore City Council budget presentations were scheduled for Oct. 14
Department heads and staff were scheduled to present 2025-2026 General Fund revenue and departmental spending plans at the Oct. 14, 2024 City Council meeting 1.
What the records say
In materials published ahead of the Oct. 14, 2024 City Council meeting, the agenda listed budget presentations covering General Fund revenues and proposed 2025-2026 spending across many city departments 1. The departments on the list were City Council, City Manager's Office, City Clerk's Office, Housing & Human Services, Public Safety, Finance & Administration, Legal, Human Resources, Non-Departmental, Special Projects, and Development Services 1.
- The Oct. 14, 2024 agenda scheduled budget presentations covering General Fund revenues and proposed departmental spending for 2025-2026 1.
- The presentations were to be made by department heads and staff, spanning Finance & Administration, Public Safety, Housing & Human Services, Development Services, and other departments 1.
- The budget presentation file was updated on Oct. 14, the day of the scheduled meeting 1.
Why it matters
The presentations are the scheduled, public start of council review of how General Fund revenue would be allocated across departments for the 2025-2026 biennium 1. That gives residents a chance to compare the proposed plan with council priorities — public safety funding, housing and human services, and development work among them — and to weigh in at the listed public hearings for the preliminary budget on Nov. 12 and the final budget, with possible adoption, on Nov. 25, 2024 1. (Analysis: which departments gain or lose proposed funding is the signal to watch before the final budget vote.)