Feasibility

Build a Birch Bay Budget

Compare a published 2027 model, then move any slider to test a different staffing or tax choice.

1Pick a modelChoose a starting point.
2See the resultRevenue, expenses and balance.
3Try your ownMove any slider to customize it.
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Choose a 2027 Starting Model

Selecting a model resets every slider and loads that model’s published result.

Current Model: BBIA Balanced · No Tax Increase Published preset
Operating Revenue$5.781M
Operating Expenses$5.759M
Annual Balance+$22K
Congratulations — you balanced the budget.This model lands close to break-even.
Customize

Staffing & Property Tax

Non-labor costs remain in the budget. Staffing sliders change the modeled labor or contract-staffing cost.

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BBIA: 7 · CAI: 12 · CAI high-police alternative: 19.
1.0 FTE
Published scenarios use 1.0 FTE.
3.0 FTE
Published scenarios use 3.0 FTE.
0.0 FTE
BBIA: 0 · CAI: 2.
3.0 FTE
Published scenarios use 3.0 FTE.
2.5 FTE
BBIA: 2.5 · CAI: 3.0.
1.0 FTE
Published scenarios use 1.0 FTE.
$2,131 each
Seven members. CAI’s approximately $81,984 council non-labor cost remains included.
$0.8772 / $1,000
Slider maximum: $1.60 per $1,000 AV, matching CAI’s modeled city maximum.
$500,000 home: about $36.55 per month at this modeled rate.
What is not in the operating balance? CAI separately estimates about $2.421M of 2027 REET and $340.8K of lodging tax. Those revenues are restricted and are not used to balance the operating budget above.

Method: Published presets reproduce the County/CAI and BBIA 2027 scenarios. Custom staffing uses CAI’s modeled labor costs while retaining the associated non-labor costs. Intermediate staffing levels are illustrative.

Please check back tomorrow, Friday, September 18, for additional information on this page, including our newly approved two-page Feasibility Study Executive Summary, links to previous feasibility studies, and other supporting materials.

Much of this information is already available on our Public Records page, but we’ll be organizing it here as well to make it easier to find.

Tonight was a long meeting, so we’re calling it a night. Thanks for your patience, and please check back tomorrow!