TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Finance
Kelley Cochran
425-556-2748
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Finance
Haritha Narra
Deputy Finance Director
Finance
Hailey Zurcher
Financial Planning Manager
TITLE:
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Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Report
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Review the City's financial performance from January 2025 to December 2025. Please note that the 2025 year-end process is still in progress, and the figures presented here are preliminary due to the impact on December figures.
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REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
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* Required:
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* Council Request:
Council has requested regular updates from the Finance Department.
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OUTCOMES:
The key financial highlights from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, include the following:
REVENUE:
Total General Fund revenue is 6.0%, or $8.9 million, above target.
* Property Tax is 1%, or $290,000, below target.
* Sales & Use Tax is 24% ($11.3 million) above target, driven primarily by growth in wholesale and information industries.
* Utility & Other Taxes are 2%, or $278,000, above target.
* Development Permits and Fees are 3%, or $481,000, above target. Development fees were updated in 2024.
* Business License Fees are 3%, or $170,000, above target.
* Other Revenues are 7%, or $2.6m, under target.
EXPENDITURES:
* Total General Fund and TIS expenditures are 2%, or $6.9 million, under target.
* Spend rate for some departments above/below target:
* Executive Department is 8.6%, or $1.3 million, below target primarily due to position vacancies and timing of spending one-time projects.
* Planning Department is 9.0%, or $2.7 million, below target primarily due to position vacancies and timing of one-time expenditures.
* Overtime Expenditures: Total overtime ...
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