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At the October 6, 2026, City Council meeting, the Mayor and City Council made the following proclamations:
🔹Proclaiming October 7, 2026, as a Day of Remembrance for October 7th Loss of Life
🔹Proclaiming October 10, 2026, as Arbor Day and Green Tacoma Day
🔹Proclaiming October ...11, 2026, as National Coming Out Day
🔹Proclaiming October 2026 as Filipino American Heritage Month
🔹Proclaiming October 2026 as Tacoma Arts Month and recognizing the AMOCAT Arts Awardees
You are invited to explore the future of Pacific Avenue at a Code Update Open House on October 20, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. with a brief staff presentation beginning at 6:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!
Talking Tacoma – Roadmap to Recovery, Part 4 with City Manager Hyun Kim, October 6, 2026
Reminder: Join us tonight, October 6, 2026, for the Tacoma City Council Meeting at 5 p.m. Here's a link to the agenda: https://ow.ly/BkGN50ZUB6y. This meeting will be hybrid, in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtual via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: ...https://ow.ly/CTM050ZUB6z and passcode: 349099, or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting will also be streamed live at https://ow.ly/fXOJ50ZUB6A and broadcast on TV Tacoma.
City Manager Kim shared his proposed 2027-28 budget with #TacCouncil Members today. In this latest Talking Tacoma podcast, he gives an update on the Roadmap to Recovery, a multiyear plan to strengthen the City’s financial future. Listen to the podcast➡️ ...https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-p3uen-1b7a1bf.
Tacoma’s City Manager, Hyun Kim, shared his proposed 2027-2028 budget with Council Members today during the October 6, 2026, Study Session. It includes data-driven cuts to costly alternative response programs – such as the HOPE Team and Community Service Officers - while committing to stronger ...emergency services for Tacoma community members. In this latest edition of the Talking Tacoma podcast, City Manager Kim gives an update on the Roadmap to Recovery, a multiyear plan to strengthen the City’s financial future while protecting the reliable services our community depends on.
Listen to the podcast ➡️ https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-p3uen-1b7a1bf
Read the proposed 2027-2028 budget ➡️ tacoma.gov/budgetdevelopment
Learn more about the Roadmap to Recovery ➡️ tacoma.gov/roadmaptorecovery
Today the City Council was presented with the City of Tacoma’s 2027-2028 Proposed Biennial Budget. Tacoma is facing a projected $40 million General Fund structural deficit as rising costs outpace revenue growth, and the cost of providing City services continues to increase. City Manager Hyun Kim ...outlined how the City is taking a proactive, multi-year approach to protect core services, balance the budget, and strengthen Tacoma’s long-term financial health.
Starting on October 13, budget presentations during the City Council’s Study Sessions will begin. These noon presentations offer a deeper dive into how the proposed budget influences each of the City Council’s priority areas.
To read the proposed budget and learn more, visit tacoma.gov/budgetdevelopment.
Today the #TacCouncil was presented with the 2027-28 Proposed Budget. City Manager Kim outlined how we're taking a proactive, multi-year approach to protect core services, balance the budget & strengthen our financial health. Read the proposed budget➡️ ...https://tacoma.gov/budgetdevelopment.
Reminder: Join us today (Oct. 6) at noon for the Tacoma City Council Study Session. Agenda items include:
🔷 Updated Proposed Budget Forecast
It’ll be conducted as a hybrid meeting on Zoom and in person at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.), Council Chambers, located on the... 1st floor. The meeting will be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and broadcast on TV Tacoma.