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<br />5.The City has made reductions year after year in order to minimize impacts to services including
<br />finding efficiencies, ensuring the most responsible use of all tax revenues, deferring investments
<br />in capital projects, workforce layoffs and elimination of vacant positions, encouraging early
<br />retirements, deferring payments to reserve funds, shuttering beloved services, eliminating
<br />recreational programs, and so much more, and
<br />6.After streamlining, cutting, and finding efficiencies in every possible area of operations, further
<br />cuts to meet a balanced budget will be detrimental to our quality of life and will have broad
<br />impacts on city services, including impacts on economic development, public safety, park
<br />maintenance, libraries, the animal shelter, street maintenance, neighborhood groups, social
<br />services, the arts and events, and
<br />7.Without approval of Proposition 1, the Mayor and City Council will need to identify substantial
<br />cuts year after year including $12.6 million in cuts for the 2025 budget, growing to an additional
<br />projected $35 million in cuts needed in 2030, and
<br />8.The Mayor and City Council understands that funding public safety and essential public services
<br />is essential for a strong, safe community and that funding is required for these services;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND EVERETT CITY COUNCIL THAT:
<br />That the Mayor and City Council of the City of Everett hereby expresses its support for the City of
<br />Everett Proposition No. 1, authorizing the City of Everett to fund essential public services, including park
<br />maintenance, libraries, animal shelter, street maintenance, neighborhood groups, social services, the
<br />arts, events and public safety through a property tax levy, and encourages voters to approve Proposition
<br />No. 1 at the primary election to be held on August 6, 2024.
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<br />Councilmember introducing Resolution
<br />Passed and approved this _____ day of ___________________, 2024.
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<br />Cassie Franklin, Mayor Don Schwab, President, District 3
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<br />Ben Zarlingo, Vice President, District 5 Mary Fosse, Council member, District 1
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