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Cassie Franklin will focus largely on public safety, housing and human services, and community engagement over the next four years, she told The Daily Herald in an interview.
The resolution directs city staff to, among other things, protect the rights of future workers if they push for unionization.
The district, which collects rates to provide services for downtown businesses, will now include more properties along Pacific and Everett Avenues.
The federal grants will pay for Community Transit and Everett Transit to replace diesel vehicles with hybrid buses.
No employees will be laid off. The city will pause some pension contributions and spend one-time funds to prevent a $7.9 million deficit.
The changes, mandatory due to a new state law, add a number of services to those subject to business and occupation taxes.
The new ordinance makes it a crime to expose children to domestic violence, adding a penalty on top of existing law.
The law allowing the city to create buffer zones, areas that ban sitting or lying down on public property, will be in effect through the end of 2027.
Cassie Franklin’s proposed budget reduces city grants, pauses pension contributions and uses COVID relief funds to close a $7.9 million general fund gap.
Courts can now ban people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the area, located just south of downtown Everett.
Courts can issue orders preventing people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the areas, known as SODA zones.
The law allowing the city to create zones that ban sitting or lying down on public property will sunset at the end of the year unless the council extends it.
At the newly built neighborhood, residents have waited years for a park and commercial businesses to open.
The city could use one-time COVID relief funds as a significant balancing measure to prevent a $7.9 million general fund deficit.
The new law removes requirements for small school upgrades to go through lengthy hearing examiner reviews.
The agreement governing construction of a stormwater facility includes goals for more apprenticeship labor and prioritizes local hires.
Filings also show officials were unable to serve council candidate Niko Battle with court documents at his listed address.
