2026-10-19 Snoqualmie Community Development Committee Meeting

The Snoqualmie Community Development Committee meeting, held October 21, 2026 (the meeting title lists October 19), focused on the department’s proposed 2027–2028 budget and staffing needs. Staff requested $200,000 annually for two years to hire expert consultants for planning work, including updates to the Shoreline Master Program and comprehensive-plan climate element, and possible annexation studies. The department also proposed an assistant planner position (budget figures discussed were approximately $127,000 for 2027 and $137,000 for 2028) and a $25,000 increase for community events. Staff described implementation of new permit-tracking software, but no vendor or cost was identified. Members questioned inconsistencies in the 2028 budget figures, including the department’s internal support-charge totals; the discussion did not resolve all of the calculations.

The committee discussed limited capacity to administer grants and planning work, including a previously relinquished King County Flood Control District home-elevation grant and an electronic plan-review grant that the city could not complete before it expired. No contract award, procurement approval, or spending vote was taken. The committee agreed to continue the budget discussion at its next meeting; the proposed consultant funding, staffing, and events increase remained under consideration.