TACOMA – The Pierce County Council approved Ordinance No. 2023-69s on Tuesday, Dec. 5, establishing a Small Business Strengthening and Security Grant Program to increase the viability and security of small businesses in unincorporated Pierce County and its small cities and or towns with a population less than 8,000. Under the program, eligible small businesses in Pierce County […]
Pierce County Council Adopts 2024-2025 Biennial Budget
TACOMA – On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the culmination of more than two months of work took shape with the Pierce County Council’s adoption of the final 2024-2025 Biennial Budget. The budget is the framework used to fund public services and invest public dollars into the priorities of the community and their elected Council for the next […]
Pierce County Council Fails to Override Community Needs Fund Veto
TACOMA – In a 4-3 vote, the Pierce County Council failed to override County Executive Bruce Dammeier’s veto of the Community Needs Fund (Ordinance No. 2023-68). The Council requires a supermajority to override a veto, where at least five members vote to override the Executive’s action. The program would have authorized the Council to provide funding […]
Pierce County Council to Hold Public Hearings on 2024-2025 Budget Proposal
TACOMA – Community members will have two opportunities to publicly comment on the Proposed 2024-2025 Biennial Budget. The Pierce County Council will hold public hearings on Ordinance No. 2023-44s on Tuesday, Nov. 14, and Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. or soon thereafter to hear public testimony on the Biennial Budget. What: Public Hearings on Proposed 2024-2025 Biennial […]
Council Chair Releases Proposed 2024-2025 Biennial Budget
TACOMA – On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Pierce County Council Chair Ryan Mello (District 4) went on an early morning walk in the Bethel School District with Pierce County Councilmembers Jani Hitchen (District 6) and Amy Cruver (District 3). The purpose was to see the routes hundreds of kids in the school district take each morning. On […]
Budget Development Update No. 4: Entering Budget Deliberations
Today (October 26) the Council entered its budget deliberations. A lot has transpired to get us to this point. The process began Sept 19 with County Executive Bruce Dammeier presentation of his 2024-2025 Budget Proposal. Thereafter, the Council heard from Gary Robinson, the County’s Finance Director, on Thursday, Sept. 28, when he provided an in-depth overview of […]
Pierce County Council Budget Development Update No. 3
The Council’s budget development work began again on (Wednesday, Oct. 18), at 9:30 a.m. with another Committee of the Whole. Human Resources and Parks & Recreation presented their 2024-2025 budget proposals. Today, the Council is hearing from District Court and the Auditor’s Office. Here is a recap of the Council’s work on the 2024-2025 Biennial […]
County Council Chair Comments on Commission on Equity
Submitted by Ryan N. Mello, Pierce County Council Chair. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the majority of the Pierce County Council voted to create a Commission on Equity. The idea for this commission came from an Equity Review Committee formed with bipartisan support in the summer of 2021 and championed by Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier. […]
Pierce County Council Announces 2024-2025 Budget Development Schedule
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier will present his proposed 2024-2025 Biennial Budget to the Council. Thereafter, the Council will begin its budget deliberations to produce the final budget for the County for the next two years. The Council aims to adopt the final budget by Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. “The Council […]