Everett's proposed 2027 city budget totals $1,109,582,520, and the City Council will take it up Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting is one day earlier than the council's usual Wednesday schedule, according to a city alert posted Nov. 6, because Wednesday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day.
The budget ordinance, CB 2610-54, gets its second reading. Three tax-related ordinances also get first readings: CB 2611-55 would levy regular property taxes for 2027, CB 2611-56 would levy Emergency Medical Services (EMS) property taxes for 2027, and CB 2611-57 would impose a new sales and use tax for public safety purposes under state law RCW 82.14.345. Final readings for the budget and all three tax ordinances are scheduled for Dec. 2.
Three items involve the Everett Outdoor Event Center. CB 2611-58 would amend a prior ordinance to accumulate costs for the project. CB 2611-59 would authorize bond anticipation notes of up to $92,000,000 to provide interim financing. A separate bond reimbursement resolution would declare the city's intent to reimburse capital spending from future borrowing.
Other items on the Nov. 10 agenda include a $12,844,396.37 purchase of nine diesel-hybrid buses from Gillig LLC and a $949,954.99 contract for new playground equipment at Walter E. Hall Park. The council will also vote on a final reading of CB 2610-53, creating a special construction fund for Police South Precinct tenant improvements.
Meetings take place in the City Council Chambers at 3002 Wetmore Ave. In-person commenters should arrive before the meeting and sign up at the chambers. Virtual commenters must sign up online by 6 p.m. Tuesday, and written comments are due by 2 p.m.
