Everett City Council Meeting: October 28, 2026

The October 28, 2026 Everett City Council meeting included a first reading of Council Bill 2610-53, an ordinance creating a special construction project fund for Police South Precinct tenant improvements to accumulate design costs; the third and final reading was scheduled for November 18. The council also confirmed appointments to the Everett Housing Authority and Historic Commission. The mayor reported that the city’s AI permitting modernization tool is being refined for public ADU permit applications by spring, with possible expansion to other permitting areas; no vendor or contract award was identified.

The main agenda item was a public hearing on the proposed consolidation of Everett Transit with Community Transit. Speakers and council members discussed service levels, paratransit eligibility, employee seniority and benefits, public input and voting, taxes, and the proposal’s long-term finances. One commenter cited a proposed $54 million payment to Everett and transfer of $16 million in transit reserves to Community Transit. Staff described anticipated service-planning and labor-transition processes, but the council took no action on the consolidation at this meeting; it voted to close the public hearing. No contract award or bid approval was identified.