# 2026-09-22 Pullman City Council Meeting

The Pullman City Council’s regular meeting on September 22, 2026, included procurement- and budget-related discussion of the city’s 2026–31 Transit Development Plan. Transit staff described a proposed new facility on the Public Works campus, estimated at $20 million and several years away, and the need to increase vehicle replacements from two every two years to three or four; electric buses cost more than $1 million each. Staff said a contract for a comprehensive operational analysis, initially scoped as a fare study, is expected to be awarded early in 2027. The consent agenda was approved, including updates to the transit asset management plan, a transit grant reimbursement item concerning the completed Bishop Boulevard resurfacing project, and payment disbursements (the transcript’s total is garbled). No transit contract award was made at this meeting.

The council adopted revised public-records fees, including charges for certain body-camera video requests, and approved a revised ambulance-fee schedule with 10% annual increases beginning in 2027 for three years, followed by annual CPI-W adjustments. It also authorized a first collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters for part-time casual employees, including a new five-step wage scale. Revenue hearings discussed a proposed 0.9% increase in city property-tax revenue and a Metro Parks levy proposal using banked capacity, projected to raise taxes on existing properties by about 2.24%; levy resolutions are to return at a later meeting. The council also approved its 2027 legislative priorities. No vendor selection or new capital-project award was identified.

**Industries:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 23, 2026