Council Meeting

Vista Conference Room Willis Tucker Park 6705 Puget Park Drive Snohomish, WA (in-person meeting only)

Agenda — 36 items

1. 1. Call to Order
2. 1 PRESENT:
3. 2. Public Comment
4. 3. Budget Calendar/Processes
5. 3 Council Chair Mead called the meeting to order at 12:09 p.m.
6. a. Biennial Changes
7. b. Department Presentations
8. 5 There were no persons present wishing to provide public comment.
9. c. Budget Pause-ECAFs
10. 4. 5-Year Forecast Discussion
11. 7 Jim Martin, Sr. Legislative Analyst, distributed a meeting packet including 2025-2026 biennial budget process materials. Mr. Martin began with discussing the draft budget calendar and responded to questions and feedback. He said the tentative date for budget adoption is November 6th, the day after Election Day. Mr. Martin continued the discussion and responded to various questions about the following topics:
12. a. General Fund
13. 8 2025-2026 Biennial Budget Meeting Packet 2024-0445
14. b. REET 1 & 2
15. 5. Early Revenue Consensus
16. 6. Department Budget
17. 13 Chair Mead provided his blanket approval, when also approved by the appropriate committee chair, to place ECAFs requiring urgent handling on the Administrative Session Agenda during Budget for consideration, when requested.
18. a. Councilmember Sponsored Initiatives
19. 20 1:26 p.m. Councilmembers discussed ideas for possible initiatives. Councilmember Dunn spoke about an initiative to help clean up graffiti. Vice-Chair Nehring spoke about a study analysis related to the 2024 budget condition for a secure withdrawal facility at the jail. Councilmember Low spoke about preserving and maintaining the Oso Memorial for future years. Councilmember Peterson spoke about a mobile drug treatment program.
20. 21 page break
21. b. Council Department Budget
22. i. Quarterly Budgets
23. ii. Front Desk Security - Costs
24. 25 1:35 p.m. Heidi Beazizo, Chief of Staff, led the discussion on this topic and spoke about possible security ideas at the front desk. Discussion ensued. 1:48 p.m. Ms. Beazizo continued discussion and responded to questions on the following topics:
25. iii. FTE
26. iv. Newsletter Costs
27. v. Performance Audit
28. vi. Other
29. 30 2:16 p.m. Chair Mead spoke about creating a better process to alert all councilmembers when new legislation is initiated internally. After further discussion, it was agreed that the clerks will alert councilmembers and staff immediately following submission of new legislation into Legistar so that councilmembers and staff are aware early in the process.
30. c. County Education Program (Mead)
31. 32 2:29 p.m. Discussion ensued related to involving more internships and student programs engaging youth and fostering local government.
32. 7. Other
33. a. WSAC
34. 35 2:39 p.m. Ms. Beazizo spoke about WSAC membership and discussion ensued.
35. 8. Adourn
36. 37 There being no further business, Chair Mead adjourned the Council for the day at 3:00 p.m.