Little comment made on Medical Lake 2016 budget

With no one providing comment, the Medical Lake City Council’s first public hearing of the city’s $9.52 million budget at the Dec. 1 meeting was brief — just under a minute.

According to information provided by the city, the 2016 current expense fund is projected to be at just over $3.35 million, with $2.41 million going towards departments and activities funded through the fund’s property tax and various fees revenue. The $2.41 million reflects an increase of $120,032 over 2015 spending.

City Administrator Doug Ross said the current expense spending would leave the city with a cash reserve of...