Bothell City Council was scheduled to vote on the 2025-26 biennial budget on Dec. 3
The Dec. 3, 2024 City Council agenda listed a vote on an ordinance adopting the final 2025-2026 Biennial Budget, along with the 2025-2031 Capital Facilities Plan and the 2025 Fee Schedule 1.
What the records say
The Dec. 3, 2024 City Council agenda packet listed as Item 7a the approval of an ordinance (AB #24-196) adopting the final 2025-26 Biennial Budget, with the recommended action to approve the ordinance 1. The agenda packet includes the budget ordinance and a council budget question tracking sheet as attachments to that item 1. The same agenda also scheduled votes on the 2025-2031 Capital Facilities Plan (Item 7b) and the 2025 Fee Schedule (Item 7c) 1. This analysis refers only to what was scheduled; the packet does not record the meeting's outcome 1.
Why it matters
A city's biennial budget sets the level of funding for municipal services that Bothell residents use daily. The council's scheduled vote on this two-year spending plan is a key moment in deciding what the city can fund for 2025 and 2026 1.
What changed / what's next
- The proposed action on the Dec. 3 agenda was to approve the ordinance adopting the final 2025-2026 Biennial Budget 1.
- The available records are from the pre-meeting agenda packet; they do not show whether the council approved the ordinance or the other scheduled items 1.
- The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.