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Ordinance No. 2026-02 Amending the 2026 Budget to Carry Forward 2025 Funding (Approved 031026)1 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-02 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, amending the 2025-2026 biennial budget and providing for funding carryover items for work funded in 2025 but to be performed in 2026. WHEREAS, on November 12, 2024, the City Council adopted the budget for 2025-2026 biennial budget via Ordinance No. 2024-24; and WHEREAS, on March 10, 2025, the City Council adopted funding for carryover items for work funded in 2024 but to be performed in 2025 via Ordinance No. 2025-08; and    WHEREAS, on June 24, 2025, the City Council adopted a revised budget for 2025 via Ordinance No. 2025-17; and  WHEREAS on December 9, 2025 the City Council adopted a second revised budget for 2025 via Ordinance No. 2025-30; and WHEREAS, on December 9, 2025 , the City Council adopted mid-biennium modifications to the final budget of the City for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, which is the second year of the biennial budget via Ordinance No. 2025-28; and WHEREAS, funding for certain items was approved in the 2025 budget and this work is continuing in 2026, and these funds now should be carried over into the 2026 budget for work to be completed this year. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance No. 2025-28 and the 2026 budget are each amended as shown on the attached Exhibit A (Crosswalk Summary by Fund), which is hereby incorporated by reference. Section 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B (2025 Carry Over Requests), and hereby incorporated fully into this ordinance, are the totals of budgeted expenditures for each separate fund and the aggregate totals for all such funds combined in summary form for the revised budget. Section 3. The City’s Finance Director is authorized and directed by this ordinance to make the necessary changes to the 2026 modified budget. The Finance Director is further directed to make sufficient interfund equity transfers from the appropriate funds to cover the added amounts authorized by this ordinance. 2 Section 4. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be preempted by state or federal law or regulation, such decision or preemption shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from its passage and publication as required by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 10th day of March, 2026. APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 10th day of March, 2026. Clarence Morikwaki, Mayor ATTEST / AUTHENTICATED: Christine Brown, MMC, City Clerk PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL March 10, 2025 PUBLISHED: March 10, 2025 EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 2025 ORDINANCE NO: 2026-02 Attached: Exhibit A – Crosswalk Summary by Fund Exhibit B – Summary by Fund and Department CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND - 2026 REVISED BUDGET SUMMARY BY FUND Exhibit A - Crosswalk by Fund ORDINANCE NO. 2026-02 2026 EXPENDITURES 2026 MODIFIED BUDGET Ord. 2026-02 Operating Carryover 2026 REVISED BUDGET 001 GENERAL FUND 24,074,471 1,587,803 25,662,274 101 STREET FUND 4,717,954 492,402 5,210,355 103 REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX FUND 2,159,545 - 2,159,545 104 CIVIC IMPROVEMENT FUND 400,000 - 400,000 108 AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND 190,896 44,100 234,996 171 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT FUND 1,100,000 62,503 1,162,503 173 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE FUND - - - 201 GO BOND FUND 909,545 - 909,545 203 LID BOND FUND - - - 301 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND 1,379,981 - 1,379,981 401 WATER FUND 4,655,143 191,001 4,846,144 402 SEWER FUND 6,152,156 158,283 6,310,439 403 STORM & SURFACE WATER FUND 9,747,374 262,913 10,010,288 407 BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT FUND 3,639,681 - 3,639,681 501 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & REVOLVING FUND 330,000 - 330,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 59,456,745 2,799,005 62,255,750 CITY FUNDS 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENTS Prepared for the City Council Regular Business Meeting on March 10, 2026 Approved on March 10, 2026 SUBJECT DESCRIPTION FUND / Department Total Requested Change to Appropriation ENCUMBERED 2025 Contingency Remainder of 2025 Council Contingency General / Council 145,666 Increase No Climate Action - Solar and Battery Storage Feasibility Move remainder of funds for ongoing Solar and Battery Storage Grant General / Executive 83,000 Increase Yes Climate Action - Green House Gas Inventory Move remainder of funds for ongoing Greenhouse Gas Inventory work.General / Executive 15,932 Increase Yes Climate Action - Solarize Campaign Move remainder of funds for ongoing Solarize Bainbridge Campaign support work.General / Executive 24,900 Increase Yes Climate Action - E-Bike Voucher Program Move remainder of funds set aside in 2025 for ongoing E- Bike voucher program General / Executive 28,348 Increase No Climate Action Move remainder of available Climate Action budget for ongoing Climate Action work. General / Executive 40,268 Increase No Emergency Management - 2026 Classes Unused 2025 budget to supplement additional Wilderness First Aid classes in 2026 General / Executive 10,000 Increase No Emergency Management - Bainbridge Prepares Move remaining 2025-2026 community funding contract balance into 2026 General / Executive 7,763 Increase Yes Communications - COBI Connects Remaining Contract Balances for newsletter services General / Executive 24,988 Increase Yes Communications - Professional Services Contracts Remaining contract balances for graphic design, graphic support, and video production services General / Executive 37,821 Increase Yes Communications - City Manager Video Remaining contract balances and budget for City Manager Update video services General / Executive 11,002 Increase Yes Communications - Supplies, Postage & Printing Additional budget to support 2026 City messaging General / Executive 56,749 Increase No Equity & Inclusion - Training To support additional training in 2026 for Equity & Inclusion Manager and staff General / Executive 2,500 Increase No Equity & Inclusion - Supplies Will pay for interpretive sign for special events and support the purchase of an ADA podium General / Executive 1,485 Increase No Equity & Inclusion - Professional Services Supports remaining contract balance for equity support services provided by Scott Winn. General / Executive 13,545 Increase Yes Equity & Inclusion - REAC remaining budget Carries forward remaining portion of committee budget added in 2023 General / Executive 1,814 Increase No Transportation Polling Remaining contract balance for Transportation Polling study being performed by EMC Research General / Executive 23,600 Increase Yes ADA Transition Plan Remaining contract balance for Transition Plan work being performed by Transpo Group USA General / Executive 8,850 Increase Yes Farm Management Services Remaining contract balance for 2025 farm management provider Justin Domingus General / Executive 30,660 Increase Yes Suyematsu Farmhouse Repair Funds appropriated in 2024 for needed repairs to the Suyematsu Farmhouse General / Executive 60,000 Increase No Economic Development Remaining balance of funds added to 2025 budget for Economic Development activities General / Executive 130,000 Increase Yes Helpline House Food Bank Support Contract balance for Helpline House Food Bank support added in late 2025 General / Executive 30,000 Increase Yes Human Services Funding 2025 Contract balances for 2025-2026 Human Services Funding: First Years Children's Center, BI Special Needs Foundation, Senior Center Operating Support General / Executive 30,775 Increase Yes Notch Property Tenant Relocation Cost set aside for eventual relocation of Notch property tenants General / Executive 70,000 Increase No Parking Enforcement Software Budget carry forward requested due to purchase delays experienced in 2025 General / Police 35,000 Increase No Comprehensive Plan Professional Service relating to work on the Comp Plan being performed by Ryan Hughes General / Planning 60,211 Increase Yes Winslow Subarea Plan Ongoing work being performed by LMN Architects on the Winslow Subarea Plan General / Planning 175,783 Increase Yes Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2026-02 Ordinance No. 2026-02 Exhibit B - Carryover Request 1 of 3 SUBJECT DESCRIPTION FUND / Department Total Requested Change to Appropriation ENCUMBERED Shade Covenant Tree Removal Needed for ongoing mitigation for shade covenant agreement General / Public Works 40,350 Increase No Noxious Weed Control Add to 2026 budget amount to perform State required noxious weed mitigation General / Public Works 22,462 Increase No Groundwater Management Plan Contract balance for services related to development and review of Groundwater Management Plan General / Public Works 38,656 Increase Yes City Hall HVAC Controls Upgrade, Software Maintenance & Repairs Contract balance for work being performed by Johnson Controls. General / Public Works 62,749 Increase Yes Public Works Kitchen/Lunch Room Repairs Contract and PO balance for work being performed by FPH Construction General / Public Works 30,334 Increase Yes Ted Spearman Justice Center Heating Coil Repairs Contract balance for work being performed by Synergy Electrical Contracting LLC General / Public Works 13,593 Increase Yes Website Update Move remaining budget into 2026 to continue work on City website General / Information Technology 54,181 Increase Yes Cybersecurity Grant funding Move forward funding appropriated to support the use of Dept of Commerce Cybersecurity Grant General / Information Technology 40,600 Increase No Citywide SharePoint project Remaining professional services funding will be used for SharePoint project not started in 2025 General / Information Technology 10,212 Increase No Computer Equipment Aging computer equipment purchased during the pandemic will be needing replacement in 2026 General / Information Technology 50,000 Increase No PEG Funding PEG Funding appropriated in 2025 needs to be carried forward to support procurement in 2026 General / Information Technology 64,009 Increase No TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE INCREASE 1,587,803 Annual Roads Maintenance & Repair Remaining contract and budget amounts for annual road work started in 2025 Street / Public Works 230,362 Increase Yes Comp Plan Update - Transportation Component Contract balance for work being performed by Fehr & Peers Street / Public Works 29,151 Increase Yes Traffic Calming Implementation Carry forward budget balance to implement work identified in the Traffic Calming Handbook. Street / Public Works 25,000 Increase No Trail Repair & Maintenance Carry forward budget intended to support trail repair and maintenance Street / Public Works 54,150 Increase No 5-year pavement plan Contract balance for work being performed by Infrastructure Management Services LLC Street / Public Works 10,150 Increase Yes Design/Development Standards Update Contract balance for work being performed by RH2 Engineering Street / Public Works 15,742 Increase Yes ADA Transition Plan Excess facility repair funds to be carried forward for use in ADA plan implementation projects Street / Public Works 47,205 Increase No Roadside Tree Preservation & Removal Contract balance for work being performed by Peninsula Tree Service Street / Public Works 15,643 Increase Yes Rockaway Beach Road Subsurface Investigation Budget identified in 2025 and needed in 2026 to fund subsurface investigation to determine if a landslide or side- cast fill failure is present. Street / Public Works 60,000 Increase No On-Call Surveying Funds needed to support ongoing contract work being performed by AGO Surveying Street / Public Works 5,000 Increase Yes TOTAL STREET FUND EXPENDITURE INCREASE 492,402 Income Verification Contract balance for HRB income verification services Aff. Housing / Executive 10,700 Increase Yes Affordable Housing Professional Services Contract balance for Tory Laughlin Taylor and remaining appropriations for services relating to 625 Winslow Aff. Housing / Executive 33,400 Increase Yes TOTAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND EXPENDITURE INCREASE 44,100 Climate Action - Sustainable Transportation Remaining budget set aside for services relating to Sustainable Transportation activities including: Neighborhood Greenways, Transportation Wayfinding, Safe Routes to School, Cyclist Count Study, and Sustainable Transportation Feasibility studies TBF / Executive 62,503 Increase Yes TOTAL TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT FUND EXPENDITURE INCREASE 62,503 Ordinance No. 2026-02 Exhibit B - Carryover Request 2 of 3 SUBJECT DESCRIPTION FUND / Department Total Requested Change to Appropriation ENCUMBERED Groundwater Management Plan Peer Review Contract balance for work being performed by Keta Waters LP Water / Public Works 16,056 Increase Yes Water System Business Plan Contract balance for work being performed by Gray & Osborne Water / Public Works 36,569 Increase Yes Design/Development Standards Update Contract balance for work being performed by RH2 Engineering Water / Public Works 15,742 Increase Yes Water Emergency Response Plan (ERP) & Risk & Resilience Assessment (RRA) To fund contract work to be performed in 2026 by Geosyntec Consultants Water / Public Works 20,000 Increase Yes Water Software Maintenance & Training Purchase order balance for software support provided by Aquatic Informatics Inc Water / Public Works 6,727 Increase Yes Winslow Water Rights Contract balance for work being performed by Geosynec Constultants Water / Public Works 552 Increase Yes winslow Water Meters Purchase order balance for radio meter read purchases Water / Public Works 95,356 Increase Yes TOTAL WATER FUND EXPENDITURE INCREASE 191,001 Design/Development Standards Update Contract balance for work being performed by RH2 Engineering Sewer / Public Works 15,742 Increase Yes Sewer Repair Purchases Purchase order balance for supply purchases initiated in 2025 Sewer / Public Works 56,061 Increase Yes Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Grit Valve Actuator Move balance forward to aid in purchase of actuators initiated in 2025 from Beaver Equipment LLC Sewer / Public Works 18,900 Increase Yes WWTP UV Preventative Maintenance Preventative Maintenance work on WWTP UV disinfection equipment Sewer / Public Works 12,078 Increase No WWTP Laundry Services Purchase order agreement for laundry services Sewer / Public Works 2,279 Increase Yes Wastewater Beneficial Reuse Contract balance for work being performed by HDR Engineering Sewer / Public Works 53,223 Increase Yes TOTAL SEWER FUND EXPENDITURE INCREASE 158,283 Design/Development Standards Update Contract balance for work being performed by RH2 Engineering SSWM / Public Works 15,742 Increase Yes Annual Drainage Move unspent budget to 2026 to add to 2026 annual drainage balance SSWM / Public Works 231,116 Increase No Groundwater Management Plan Peer Review Contract balance for work being performed by Keta Waters LP SSWM / Public Works 16,056 Increase Yes TOTAL STORMWATER FUND EXPENDITURE INCREASE 262,913 TOTAL ALL FUNDS EXPENDITURE INCREASE 2,799,005 Ordinance No. 2026-02 Exhibit B - Carryover Request 3 of 3