City of Algona WA Workshop - November 9th, 2026

The City of Algona workshop on November 10, 2026 (identified in the meeting title as November 9) focused on financial controls, late filings, staffing constraints, and cost reduction. The finance lead reported late Labor & Industries and IRS filings that incurred $1,000 penalties each, and said a state audit found unpaid Washington Cares Act and paid-family-leave obligations; after filing overdue reports, the amount due was about $75,000. The city also has roughly $90,000 remaining on a previously purchased truck, and a business is seeking a possible $33,000 B&O tax refund that the finance lead will review. The general fund had about $100,000 in spendable funds as of September 30. No formal votes or contract awards were reported.

Procurement and spending discussions included replacing the 76 Station fuel arrangement with a different fuel supplier for better pricing and to avoid about $9,600 per year in late charges, and encouraging departments to use King County’s KCA supplier for local delivery and government pricing. The finance lead also described reviewing bills for necessity and cutting discretionary expenses and memberships. The city has not yet budgeted for website accessibility work required by April 2028, including accessibility features and meeting captions. Follow-up items included reviewing the potential B&O refund and providing council with a list of memberships; no related spending motion or approval was recorded.