In accordance with RCW 35A.33.052, the chief administrative officer (city manager) shall prepare the preliminary budget in detail, making any revisions or addition to the reports of the department heads deemed advisable by such chief administrative officer and at least sixty days before the beginning of the city's next fiscal year he or she shall file it with the city clerk as the recommendation of the chief administrative officer for the final budget.

(To review the 2017 Preliminary Budget, click on the 2017 Budget file image to the right.)