Kirkland City Council Adopts 2023-2024 Budget

Published on December 16, 2022

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Focused on Sustaining Services and Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The Kirkland City Council unanimously adopted the City’s 2023-2024 biennial budget on Tuesday, December 13. The City Manager’s preliminary budget is available on the City’s website, and the final adopted budget will be published in early 2023. 

“One of the most important things the Council does is adopt its biennial budget,” said Councilmember Neal Black. “The Council adopted a focused, balanced budget that sustains the services the community expects while enhancing efforts to build a Kirkland that is a safe and welcoming community where everyone belongs.  Thank you to our community who shared their priorities, input, and interests to help shape the budget, and to City staff for their hard work in preparing it.” 

The budget represents the City’s proposed revenue and spending plan for the next two years, totaling $1.02 billion. 

Highlights of the Kirkland 2023-2024 budget include: 

  • Sustaining all current levels of service for Fire, Police, Parks, and Public Works
  • Record level of investments in human services agency grant funding ($5.24 million over two years)
  • Funding to support the new Regional Crisis Response Agency, including staffing Mental Health Professionals ($4.68 million over two years) 
  • Investing in affordable housing and A Regional Coalition For Housing ($1.33 million over two years)
  • New Street Outreach Coordinator to connect unhoused residents with services ($329,000 over two years)
  • Supporting low-income residents with a Universal Low-Income Discount for rebates on utilities and Kirkland car tab fees ($680,000 over two years) 
  • Accelerated investment in safer routes to schools and other bicycles and pedestrian safety projects ($1 million per year starting in 2024)
  • Additional investments in street maintenance ($3.5 million over two years)
  • New 2.0 FTE tree and median maintenance team ($488,000 over two years)

The budget was informed by a community engagement process that included a Councilmember video series, an online feedback tool with over 200 responses, numerous social media and newsletter articles, written submissions to the City Council, and public testimony at multiple public hearings.  

For information about the City Budget, visit www.kirklandwa.gov/Budget.

 

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