What: Ordinance C36970 adopting the City of Spokane biennial budget for 2027 and 2028, with related mid-biennium special budget ordinances.
Where it stands: A budget hearing was held November 4 and, per the captions, continued to November 11 (date as captioned; confirm).
Next: Confirm the continued hearing and final adoption.
Details
Built from the YouTube manual captions of the November 4 Legislative Meeting, which are rough in places.
One member of the public spoke at the budget hearing, raising lost revenue after the wildfire and property tax relief for burned homes.
Related special budget ordinances were pending that night: a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to expand the mobile response program (C36971), pay range adjustments (C36972), added positions for the regional 911 network (C36973), and a capital improvement loan to the General Fund to repay a one-time transfer from the Development Services Fund (C36964). Numbers are as captioned.
Hearing on Ordinance C36970 (2027-2028 biennial budget) opened with one public comment and, as captioned, continued to November 11. Related special budget ordinances were read as pending.