# Budget Workshop Part 2


**Body:** City of Sunnyside Washington
**Date:** August 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

The City of Sunnyside, Washington, held Budget Workshop Part 2 on August 21, 2026, focused on financial management and budget practices. The discussion covered plans to restore structural budget balance, reserve repayment timelines, debt and bond issuance considerations, revenue estimates, affordability, and priority-based budgeting. The presenter advised that debt and other financial policies should be developed as the city’s financial foundation improves, and discussed how the council could guide allocation of public resources and future capital investment priorities.

Procurement-related discussion was limited to purchasing policy and controls: the council’s authority over staff purchasing, procurement-card limits and permitted uses, receipt and reconciliation procedures, and fraud prevention. Staff noted that a procurement-card policy was being reviewed. The council had also requested a policy on nonprofit use of city facilities and potential discounts; a draft had been prepared, but no approval or vote was reported. No contract awards, vendor selections, bids, or specific procurement spending were identified.

**Source:** City of Sunnyside Washington