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City Council - Budget and Finance Committee

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · October 6, 2025

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City of Bellingham Budget and Finance Committee Minutes October 6, 2025, 4:20 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Lisa Anderson, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist https://cob.org/council Call to Order Committee Chair Anderson called the meeting to order at 4:20 p.m. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward (Attended remotely) Committee Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Standing Committee Meetings: Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and, when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings. Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the evening prior to deliberation and formal vote. *Please note that due to a technical error, the audio recording from this meeting is primarily missing. 24685 1. An Ordinance Creating a New Fund to Account for the Renovation of the Central p. 3 Library Facility and Amending the 2025 Budget - Amendment No. 2 Eric Johnson, Budget & Treasury Manager, presented on the ordinance, which creates a new fund to account for the Central Library facility renovation and amends the 2025 budget. The change will improve transparency and financial tracking. Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of the ordinance creating a new fund to account for the renovation of the Central Library Facility and amending the 2025 Budget - Amendment No. 2. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:22 p.m. Budget and Finance Committee Minutes Page 1 October 6, 2025

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City of Bellingham Budget and Finance Committee Agenda October 6, 2025, 4:20 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Lisa Anderson, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist https://cob.org/council Legislative Office Manager: Jackie Weller Members of the public wishing to view the meeting in person may do so at Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at https://cob.org/meetings and on the City’s YouTube channel at https://cob.org/btv. Meetings are also broadcast in high definition on BTV on Comcast channel 321, and in standard definition on Comcast channel 10. Members of the public who do not have cable or Internet access may listen to the meeting via telephone by using any of the following phone numbers: ● (253) 215-8782 ● (346) 248-7799 ● (669) 900-6833 ● (301) 715-8592 ● (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 820 8653 7627 Password: 9 Call to Order Council Standing Committee Meetings: Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and, when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings. Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below: Budget and Finance Lisa Anderson, Chair Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist 24685 1. An Ordinance Creating a New Fund to Account for the Renovation of the Central p. 3 Library Facility and Amending the 2025 Budget - Amendment No. 2 Adjournment Agenda Information Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live at https://cob.org/btv on the internet as they occur Accessibility The Council Chambers is fully accessible. Elevator access to the second floor is available at City Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available, and a receiver may be checked out through the Deputy City Clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations, contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Committee Meetings: Monday, October 20, 2025 Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.

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