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As the Everett City Council unanimously passed the 2021 budget the City of Everett administration issued the final report from a 13-member Fiscal Sustainability Advisory Committee convened by Mayor Cassie Franklin. The report offered 24 recommendations for the Mayor and City Council to further explore in order to address the City’s general government budget deficit. […]

Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic the City of Everett, Washington was facing a $13 million dollar budget deficit for 2021. Today during a public Question and Answer session on social media, Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin revealed that gap has grown to $18 million dollars. Back in April the Everett City Council voted approval of $3.4 […]

There will be a public hearing on the proposed City of Everett budget tonight during the city council meeting. Here’s a look at the administration’s press release with Mayor Stephanson’s remarks from last week and links to the budget being proposed… Mayor Stephanson delivered his annual budget address, including an overview of his proposed 2017 […]

Long term budget deficits linger as Everett struggles with priorities… Today the Everett City Council budget committee heard that while things look good this year and next there’s a nine million dollar deficit in the budget for 2018, a 12 million dollar deficit in 2019 and a 15 million dollar deficit in 2020. Paul Kaftanski, […]

Currently the Everett Fire Department is one of three City of Everett departments under review as the city tries to reduce its long-term deficits. The city has hired a consulting firm, Fitch and Associates to look at short and long term ways to improve efficiency and reduce fire service costs. Everett is being asked to […]

As part of his 2016 budget address today Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson again highlighted his Safe Streets Plan and the two million dollars in the budget to address street level issues on multiple fronts. Everett Police Chief Dan Templeman told MyEverettNews.com that he anticipates having a special unit dedicated to Safe Streets including a sergeant […]

It should be an interesting City Council meeting in Everett Wednesday evening as Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson begins to roll out his plans for reducing a $13 Million dollar gap in the city’s finances. Among things the Mayor will be asking for are the formation of a Transportation Benefit District which would charge all vehicle […]

While health care is a major cost for most all employers, the city of Everett’s generous employee health benefits may cost it more than $1.5 million dollars in a so-called “Cadillac Tax” under the Affordable Care Act. That wouldn’t kick in until 2018 but several city council members are expressing concern that the city would […]

Currently the City of Everett is trying to address a projected shortfall of $13 million dollars in 2015. To deal with that, Everett has formed a team to try to come up with options to close that gap. As part of the ongoing Structural Deficit Advisory Team briefings at the Everett City Council, it came […]

Click Here to read the complete budget address from Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson to the Everett City Council Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson proposed his 2013 budget to the Everett City Council tonight. In his address the Mayor pointed out a budget gap of 10.6 million dollars between annual revenue and expense forecasts. In order to […]