City Council - Budget and Finance Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · March 23, 2026
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Budget and Finance Committee minutes
March 23, 2026, 1:30 PM
Chair: Lisa Anderson Phone: 360-778-8200
Members: Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist Email: ccmail@cob.org
Web: cob.org/council
City Council committee meetings
Standing committee members receive reports and information, ask questions, and vote on a
recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the regular meeting. There is no public
comment period during committee sessions.
Call to order and roll call
Council President Stone called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m.
Present:
Committee Chair Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward
Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward
Board Member Jace Cotton, At-Large
Excused:
Committee Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward
Budget and Finance
24854 1. An ordinance amending the fee schedule for the Rental Registration and Safety
Inspection Program
Summary:
Julia Burns, Rental Protection Program Specialist, and Blake Lyon, Planning and
Community Development Director, presented the ordinance, which amends the fee
schedule for the Rental Registration and Safety Inspection Program. Council Members
discussed the ordinance and asked questions.
Action:
Daniel Hammill moved to recommend approval of the ordinance.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:49 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Budget and Finance Committee agenda
March 23, 2026, 2:10 PM
Chair: Lisa Anderson Phone: 360-778-8200
Members: Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist Email: ccmail@cob.org
Web: cob.org/council
City Council committee meetings
Standing committee members receive reports and information, ask questions, and vote on a
recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the regular meeting. There is no public
comment period during committee sessions.
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Call to order
24854 1. An ordinance amending the fee schedule for the Rental Registration and Safety
Inspection Program
Adjournment
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