Ballard City Council approves FY2026–27 budget

The Ballard City Council unanimously approved the city’s Fiscal Year 2026–27 budget during its June 2 meeting after a brief public hearing.

Council Member Alfred Kettle moved to approve the budget, and Council Member Ben Allred seconded; all members present voted in favor. The council had opened a public hearing on the budget as part of the meeting and reported no concerns during that hearing before voting to adopt the plan.

The approval follows the council’s review of the proposed spending plan; council members did not request changes during the hearing. The council’s approval allows staff to proceed under the Fiscal Year 2026–27 allocations as presented at the meeting.

The council did not identify specific line-item changes during the meeting. The next formal steps are distribution of the approved budget document and routine implementation actions by city staff.