Kenmore City Council was scheduled to hold a public hearing on the preliminary 2025-2026 budget
In materials published ahead of the Nov. 12, 2024 meeting, the record showed a public hearing scheduled on the Preliminary 2025-2026 Biennial Budget, though it does not establish an outcome 1.
What the records say
In materials published ahead of the November 12, 2024 meeting, the record said the City Council was scheduled to hold a public hearing on the Preliminary 2025-2026 Biennial Budget 1. The agenda lists the item as presented by Finance & Administration Director Melinda Merrell and includes an agenda bill, a summary of revenues and expenditures by fund, and a presentation 1. The agenda bill says public hearings on the 2025-2026 biennial budget are scheduled for November 12, 2024, and November 25, 2024, with adoption scheduled for November 25, 2024 1.
- The City Council agenda for November 12, 2024, scheduled a public hearing on the Preliminary 2025-2026 Biennial Budget 1.
- The item was presented by Finance & Administration Director Melinda Merrell and included an agenda bill, a summary of revenues and expenditures by fund, and a presentation 1.
- The agenda bill says the citywide 2025-2026 proposed budget expenditures are $110,572,495 and budgeted revenues are $89,658,368 1.
Why it matters
The agenda bill says the public is invited and encouraged to attend all Council meetings and offer public comments 1. It also says adoption of the 2025-2026 biennial budget is scheduled for November 25, 2024, the same date as the second scheduled public hearing 1. The November 12 hearing was the first of the two scheduled budget hearings 1.