Financial Health and Budget Information
The Budget is built upon the City Council’s strategic priorities and provides a long-term policy framework and financial plan to deliver high-quality programs and services to our community.
The 2025 Budget Priorities are:
- Enhance Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
- Proactively Maintain Infrastructure
- Increase Levels of Service
- Encourage Innovative Process Improvement
The Budget and City operations follow the adopted Organizational Values and Goals in the 2025 Strategic Plan:
Community Vitality
- Sustain and promote public safety
- Draw people to the community
- Promote a positive business environment/ community through efficient City processes
- Engage community groups and individuals to expand and improve services
Accessible and Optimal Infrastructure
- Design thoughtful, forward-thinking, and creative infrastructure while balancing cost and efficiency
- Proactively maintain existing infrastructure while balancing the needs of new projects
- Provide infrastructure to optimize the greatest public impact
- Continue to maintain and build out safe and accessible sidewalks, shared roadways, and connected trails
Financial Stewardship and Economic Success
- Promote diverse jobs and industries leading to a balanced economy
- Promote open communication and encourage financial collaboration with our community
- Balance financial decisions with long term goals
Organization Innovation and Excellence
- Promote exceptional service as the top priority
- Build governmental excellence through internal and external relationships
- Invest in employee professional development
- Promote problem-solving and thoughtful improvement of processes
Environmental Stewardship
- Protect and improve natural habitats
- Make conscious decisions to promote climate sustainability
- Enhance access to public spaces
- Improve Lake Stevens watershed clarity and quality
Lake Steven Financial Transparency Center: https://cleargov.com/washington/snohomish/city/lake-stevens
Opportunities to Engage
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City of Lake Stevens 2026 Budget Survey
As the city starts to work on prioritizing the 2026 city budget, we want to hear from our residents. The survey will help us better understand what is important to you and how we can better serve the Lake Stevens community.
"The city is committed to providing an open and transparent budget process to ensure our citizens have the information they need to understand the city's budget."
