Continuing its commitment to fiscal prudence in a time of economic uncertainty, the Marysville City Council unanimously adopted the city’s next two-year budget at its Nov. 25 meeting.

The balanced 2025-2026 biennial budget of $450,135,923 proposed by Mayor Nehring maintains essential city services while essentially holding the line on staffing. It adds two new positions in 2025, a civil attorney and a wastewater treatment plant operator. 

“As residents and taxpayers ourselves, we put a priority on keeping costs contained while providing the city services that residents depend on,” said Mayor Jon Nehring. Nearly half (46%) of the General Fund pays for Police Department services. 

The budget includes a 5% rate increase for water, sewer and stormwater services to cover the inflationary cost of those services, particularly the increased price for the portion of water Marysville buys from the City of Everett. Starting in January 2025, that equates to an increase of $9.61 per bimonthly billing for a typical customer, or $4.81 per month. Garbage, recycling and yard waste rates are not going up.  

For the 13th year in a row, the City Council chose not to take the 1% property tax increase allowed by law. 

Council President Michael Stevens said, “I am grateful for a responsible and conservative budget that does not increase property taxes for our citizens.”