CITY COUNCIL BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
Regular MeetingLake Forest Park, WA · October 16, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 16, 2025
It is noted that this meeting was held in person in the Emergency Operations Center at City
Hall and virtually via Zoom.
Budget & Finance Committee members present: Jon Lebo, Chair; Semra Riddle, Vice Chair;
Paula Goode (via Zoom)
Budget & Finance Committee members absent: none
Other Councilmembers present: Tracy Furutani, Larry Goldman, Ashton McCartney
Staff present: Tom French, Mayor; Phillip Hill, City Administrator; Lindsey Vaughn, Finance
Director; Jessica Halterman, Deputy City Clerk
Others present: 0 visitors
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Riddle called the October 16, 2025, Budget and Finance Committee meeting to order
at 6:00 p.m.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Cmbr. Goode moved to adopt the agenda as presented. Chair Lebo seconded. The
motion to adopt the agenda as presented carried unanimously.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
September 2025 Budget Monitoring Dashboard
Director Vaughn reviewed the September budget monitoring dashboard and responded to
questions.
NEW BUSINESS
Update on contract renewals for the Magistrate Judge, Prosecutor Services, and Public
Defender Services for the Municipal Court
Administrator Hill gave a brief presentation and responded to Council questions.
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Vice Chair Riddle invited comments from the public.
There being no one in the audience wishing to speak, Vice Chair Riddle closed Public Comment.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Vice Chair Riddle adjourned the meeting at 6:44 p.m.
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Semra Riddle, Vice Chair
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Agenda
CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
cityoflfp.gov Meeting Location: In Person and Virtual / Zoom
17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTENDING THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY:
Join Zoom Webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88351661801
Call into Webinar: 253-215-8782 | Webinar ID: 883 5166 1801
The City Council Budget and Finance Committee is providing opportunities for public comment by
attending in person to provide oral public comment.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE WITH ORAL COMMENTS:
If you are attending the meeting in person, there is a sign-in sheet located near the entrance to the
Council Chambers. Fill the form out and the Presiding Officer will call your name at the appropriate time.
Oral comments are limited to 3:00 minutes per speaker. Oral comments are not being accepted via Zoom.
The meeting is being recorded.
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
3. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
A. September 2025 Budget Monitoring Dashboard
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Update on contract renewals for the Magistrate Judge, Prosecutor Services, and Public
Defender Services for the Municipal Court.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
State law, RCW 42.17A.555, does not allow the use of public facilities to promote or oppose
ballot measures. Promoting or opposing the City’s levy lid lift ballot measure during a council
meeting would be use of a public facility in violation of state law. This includes comments
made during the Public Comment section of a Council meeting. The statute, however, does
not limit your ability to support or oppose a ballot measure on your own time using your own
resources.
The Council will not be accepting online public comments. This portion of the agenda is set
aside for the public to address the Council on agenda items or any other topic the Council might
have purview or control over. However, the Mayor or Council may not respond to comments from
the public. If the comments are of a nature that the Council does not have influence or control over,
then the Mayor or presiding officer may request the speaker suspend their comments. The Council
may direct staff to follow up on items brought up by the public. Comments are limited to a three
(3) minute time limit.
6. ADJOURN
Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact city hall at 206-368-5440 by 4:00 p.m.
on the day of the meeting for more information.
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