Mayor's Budget Address
On Monday, October 5, 2026, Mayor Rosen presented the 2025-2026 proposed budget in a public address held at the Edmonds Waterfront Center. The presentation was also livestreamed and recorded. Click below to view the recording.
biennial Budget
Beginning in 2025, the City of Edmonds is moving to a biennial budget instead of the historical annual budget. The City Council passed the ordinance to move to a biennial budget on May 16, 2023 (ORD #4301).
Commonly cited advantages of biennial budgets include:
- Reducing the total amount of time spent budgeting over a two-year period and freeing up time for other projects in year two,
- Encouraging the jurisdiction to think strategically over multiple years instead of just balancing the budget for a single year, and>
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For cities in particular, de-politicizing the budget somewhat because under state law cities may only adopt biennial budgets in even-numbered (non-election) years
For further reading on the biennial budget process, visit the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) website.
budget timeline
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