Title
Approval of the 2026 Finance Committee Workplan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the 2026 Finance Committee work plan, and forward to the full City Council for consideration.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the 2026 Finance Committee work plan, and forward to the full City Council for consideration.
Staff Contact:
Joan Lutz, Senior Budget and Finance Manager, 360.753.8760
Presenter(s):
Michael Githens, Finance Director.
Background and Analysis:
The Finance Committee annually proposes and sets its planned agenda items for the coming year. Once set, the proposed Committee workplan is provided to the full City Council for consideration. Items included in the workplan may be moved to different months or removed entirely at any time. The workplan allows for emergent issues that may arise to be added to the Committee agenda and discussed.
Climate Analysis:
The Climate Analysis framework will be completed for the individual work plan items being presented to the Finance Committee throughout the year.
Equity Analysis:
The Equity Analysis framework will be completed for the individual work plan items being presented to the Finance Committee throughout the year.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Items on the Finance Committee work plan will be of interest to the community and Council-appointed advisory committees, commissions and boards as well as City departments.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact related to the discussion.
Options:
1. Discuss and move to approve forwarding to the full City Council for consideration the 2025 Finance Committee Work Plan.
2. Do not discuss the draft of the 2025 Committee workplan.
3. Reschedule the discussion to another meeting.
Attachments:
Draft of 2026 Finance Committee Workplan.