2026-02-06 Special Meeting Minutes
Edmonds City Council Minutes
Special Meeting – Council Retreat
February 06, 2026
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Edmonds City Council
Special Meeting – Council Retreat
Meeting Minutes
February 6, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Rosen called the meeting to order at 8:30 am.
2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mayor Rosen read the City’s Land Acknowledgement.
3. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Luke Lonie called the roll. All members were present at the time of roll call with the
exception of Councilmember Olson, who arrived at 8:38 am, and Councilmember Nand, who
arrived at 8:43 am.
4. COUNCIL BUSINESS
1. Greeting and Overview – Council
Council President Dotsch opened the Council Retreat and outlined its intent.
2. GFOA / Performance Management Framework – Council
Interim City Administrator Todd Tatum briefed Council on the Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA) and presented on financial performance indicators and
metrics that affect the Edmonds community.
Councilmembers asked questions of Interim City Administrator Tatum
3. Community Priorities & City Mission Statement Review – Council
Council President Dotsch lead a discussion on the City’s priorities and vision statement
based upon the community survey and the GFOA presentation. Council President went
over the next steps and what to do with the information received in the survey and
presented by staff and Council President.
4. Break – Council
Council took a break from 9:20 am – 9:30 am.
5. Priority Setting Workshop – Council
Interim City Administrator Todd Tatum led a series of exercises intended to identify the
needs of the community and align the City’s priorities with those needs.
6. Break – Council
Council took a break from 11:50 am – 12:05 pm.
7. Working Lunch -Tyler Software Update – Council
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Brian Tuley, Information Services Manager, briefed Council on the status of the financial
software transition to Tyler Enterprises and requested input to identify next steps.
8.Communication Practices Update – Council
Natasha Ryan, Public Information Officer, presented guidelines and best practices for
communication in government.
9.Administrative Legislative Calendar Review – Council
Mayor Rosen and City Clerk Luke Lonie provided an overview of the administrative
legislative calendar, including updates to Council committee structure.
10.Break – Council (15 minutes)
Council took a break from 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm.
11.Next Steps and Implementation – Council (60 minutes)
Interim City Administrator Todd Tatum reviewed the products of the earlier exercises
and used them to identify next steps for implementing a structure consistent with the
results of the Community Survey.
12.Wrap Up – Council (30 minutes)
Council President Dotsch thanked staff for the work that went into the retreat.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:24 pm.
______________________City Clerk, Luke Lonie