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Council approved an ordinance allowing the city manager or designee to consider funding Kent Social Services to sustain food supplies for eligible residents affected by lost SNAP funding. The consent agenda also approved the 2026 capital plan appropriation ordinance and 2025 budget adjustments, but no dollar amounts were provided in the minutes.
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The ordinance does not state a specific payment, but it gives city administration authority to consider financial support for food assistance in Kent. Council also approved changes to the city’s 2025 appropriations and its 2026 capital plan. Firefighters may reside in a broader set of counties under an approved ordinance, and Sara McCarty was appointed to the Loan Review Board.
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