Lynnwood City Council holds public hearings on proposed budget and property tax levy

By Erin Freeman | Press Release At the November 9 business meeting, the Lynnwood City Council held two public hearings on the proposed 2021-22 biennium budget and 2021 property tax levy. The City of Lynnwood’s Finance Director Sonja Springer presented the council with the second public hearing on Mayor Nicola Smith’s proposed 2021-22 biennium budget. The […]

Lynnwood Mayor proposes 6.4% reduction for 2021-22 budget

By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff At the October 12 business meeting, Mayor Nicola Smith presented the Lynnwood City Council with a preliminary budget with general fund expenditures totaling $112,176,210. The 2021-22 preliminary general fund budget is a reduction of $7,786,102, or a 6.4% reduction from budgeted 2019-20 general fund expenditures. To ensure a […]

Lynnwood facing a projected $8.2 million budget shortfall

By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff At its May 28 Special Finance Committee Meeting, the City Council received an update about the anticipated general fund shortfalls imposed by COVID-19 financial impacts, following the city’s finance team receiving sales tax information for March earlier that week.  Finance Director Sonja Springer announced to the councilmembers that […]

City eying early separation as budget shortfalls projected

By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff City Council considers voluntary early separation and budget policy changes to fill $1.8 million revenue gap  The city of Lynnwood held a virtual special finance meeting on May 14 to discuss city incentives and budget policy changes to confront the $5 million general fund shortfall imposed by COVID-19. […]

City Council split on city-sponsored relief fund

By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The City of Lynnwood held its second virtual special finance committee meeting on April 23 to expand on City Council’s discussion about the city’s planned and proposed responses to finance-related issues from COVID-19. Council President Christine Frizzell asked City of Lynnwood’s Finance Director Sonja Springer to review the […]

City Council passes budget modifications and property tax levy ordinance

City Council passes budget modifications and property tax levy ordinanceLuke Putvin | Lynnwood Times At the November 25 business meeting, the Lynnwood City Council passed 2019-2020 budget modifications and a 2020 property tax levy ordinance. Both were modified slightly from the last time they were proposed at the November 12 business meeting, where many citizens […]