2021–2022 Highlights and Accomplishments Budget Overview...........................................................................8–9

2021–2022 Highlights and Accomplishments

Renovation of the historic Snohomish Carnegie Building was completed in 2021.

CITY COUNCIL

• Updated the missions of and reauthorized the Public Safety

Commission and Design Review

Board. • Approved the award-winning

Midtown Planning District (see page 3) design standards and zoning, laying the groundwork for more housing options and strategic development within this area.

MAYOR AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR

• Convened a group of community members to identify and prioritize elements for the Veteran’s Memorial to be located at the Carnegie

Building site. • Began evaluating what modes of communication with the community are needed in a post-

COVID environment, including asynchronous meeting platforms and service request modules.

CITY CLERK & HUMAN RESOURCES

• Successfully negotiated three-year collective bargaining agreements with both City union bargaining units. • Received the WellCity award from the Association of Washington Cities to foster a healthy workforce and save 2% on medical premiums.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT

• Provided community event support and small business training and

resources to enhance recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and support business resiliency. • Established an Emergency

Preparedness & Response Task

Force to review and update the

City of Snohomish Comprehensive

Emergency Management Plan.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

• Received clean audits from the

Washington State Auditor’s Office for 2020 and 2021 annual financial reports. • Earned $375,000 in investment earnings for the biennium and served as the fiscal oversight for receipt of more than $2.8 million in ARPA funding.

INFORMATION SERVICES

• Upgraded the enterprise firewall appliance in an on-going effort to improve City’s cybersecurity infrastructure. • Migrated to Microsoft 365.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Implementation of a paperless permitting system. • Updated several municipal codes, including Land Use Tables.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

ENGINEERING DIVISION

• Worked with federal delegation on funding for the North Sewer

Trunkline Project (see page 3). • The Transportation Benefit District

Program was awarded $1.6 million from the state and approximately 2 miles of street pavement preservation projects were completed.

PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS

FLEET & FACILITIES

• Upgrades to the Senior Center

HVAC units, eliminating the natural gas HVAC units. • Completed roof and seismic upgrades at City Hall and the Engineering

Building.

PARKS

• Completing landscape and irrigation for the new Carnegie grounds. • Ongoing response to graffiti and vandalism throughout the parks system.

STREETS

• Installation of new rapid flashing beacon at crosswalk location of 22nd and Park Avenue. • Upgrades to crosswalks throughout the City and partnering with property owners repairing or replacing their sidewalks.

PUBLIC WORKS UTILITY OPERATIONS

SEWER COLLECTIONS

• Removal of the Kla Ha Ya Lift

Station. • Purchased new CCTV van with high-resolution camera that includes a hoist system for accessing via manholes.

STORMWATER

• Completed utility improvements on 4th Street, separating storm and sewer from Avenue J to Avenue E. • Worked with Snohomish School

District to clean up a pond behind the Snohomish Aquatic Center to improve drainage.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

• Received a 2021 Wastewater Treatment

Plant Outstanding Performance

Award from the Washington State

Department of Ecology. • Began installation of air gaps to protect drinking water from potential backflow of process water.

Budget Overview

The 2023-2024 Biennial Budget is comprised of 20 funds with a total budgeted revenue of $63 million and budgeted expenditures of $81 million (which includes starting the biennium with a beginning fund balance of $48 million). The 2023-2024 budget maintains fund balances as required by the City’s Financial Management Policies, but also puts more dollars into play to benefit the community and the City’s infrastructure.

Totals may not equal exactly 100% due to rounding.

WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

Retail Sales and Use Tax – Sales and retail tax continues to be one of the largest revenue sources for the City, totaling more than 20% of City revenue. Utility & Excise Taxes – Utility taxes based on the gross revenues of the local natural gas, telephone, electric, garbage, and cable companies and revenues collected following real estate transactions or assessed based on a designated purpose, like gas and hotel/motel taxes. Fines & Forfeits – Fees associated with late payments or fines resulting from code enforcement activities. Licenses & Permits – Fees for business licenses for those businesses owned or operating within City limits, as well as fees associated with issuing land use and building permits. Miscellaneous – Largely interest income, as well as some rental income that the City receives through lease agreements. Intergovernmental – Revenues received from Snohomish County, the State of Washington, or other grants at the local, state, or federal level General Property Tax – The City property tax rate is a small part of the total taxes paid by City of Snohomish property owners – around 4.3%.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH PUTS YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO WORK AT WWW.SNOHOMISHWA.GOV/BUDGET

WHERE THE MONEY GOES Services $24,141,142 Capital Outlays $23,189,740 Personnel $18,158,886 Transfers $9,918,917 Supplies $3,965,083 Debt Service $1,715,620 TOTAL $81,089,388

The 2023-2024 Biennium Budget includes more than $1.3 million for parks, almost $4 million for transportation, and over $14 million for sewer, stormwater, and wastewater.

Totals may not equal exactly 100% due to rounding.

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