During the review of the consent agenda, the city council discussed the first supplemental budget for the 2025-26 biennium to address unforeseen expenditures and staff workload impacts. City staff confirmed that previous reductions in communication capacity will be managed using existing resources rather than adding new personnel at this time. Additionally, staff clarified that internal employee promotions and reclassifications are tracked administratively within the supplemental budget without increasing the overall employee count or requiring new funding.
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Vancouver City Council · Mar 16, 2026 · 18:32–19:04 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: supplemental budget consent agenda
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17:31 I don't have any other cards, Councillor, so we'll go right into the consent agenda. We have 23 items. I do need to read a couple of them into the record for titles. Hang on. Item number 20, an ordinance relating to management of the public rights-of-way grant team to Fat Beam LLC and its affiliates of Washington LLC, a non-exclusive and revocable franchise to install, operate, and maintain a telecommunication system on, in, over, upon, and across the public ways of the city of Vancouver, Washington, establishing certain rights, duties, terms, and conditions which, with respect to the franchise and setting and effective date and conditions,
18:26 grantee and city are sometimes collectively referred to as the parties. Item 21 is the first supplemental budget, an ordinance relating to the 2025-26 biennial budget, and making supplemental appropriations in various funds needed to meet certain necessary expenditures to be incurred in 2025-26, which were not and could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of the adoption of the 2025-26 budget, declaring an emergency, and providing for an immediate effective date. Item 22, an ordinance of the city relating to changes to the bylaws of the Downtown Redevelopment Authority, adopting an amendment to Section 2.09 of the bylaws, clarifying the employment status of the executive director.
19:20 So, Councillors, are there any items on the consent you would like to pull? No? Item 21 and 22. I'll accept a motion of approval for items 1 through 20 and 23. Move to approve. Perez, seconded by? Harless. Harless. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Pass. Thank you. Councillor Fox, supplemental budget, item 21, please. Yeah, in reading the staff report for this item tonight, I know we had several questions that Council had brought up at our workshop,
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cross_cutting keyword 18:32–19:04 supplemental budget, consent agenda
, Washington, establishing certain rights, duties, terms, and conditions which, with respect to the franchise and setting and effective date and conditions, grantee and city are sometimes collectively referred to as the parties. Item 21 is the first supplemental budget, an ordinance relating to the 2025-26 biennial budget, and making supplemental appropriations in various funds needed to meet certain necessary expenditures to be incurred in 2025-26, which were not and could not reasonably have b