The Burien City Council will select its Mayor and Deputy Mayor, review the city’s 2026 proclamations, receive an updated financial forecast, consider amendments to the 2026 budget and more during its regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., and can be viewed in-person at Burien City Hall (map below), live on Comcast TV Channel 21, via Zoom here, and via livestream here. Spanish interpretation will be available via Zoom.
The 2026 Burien City Council consists of Kevin Schilling, Linda Akey, Alex Andrade, Sarah Moore (reelected), Hugo Garcia (reelected), along with newly-elected members Rocco DeVito and Sam Méndez.
Download the full agenda packet here.
Agenda Highlights
ELECTION OF MAYOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR
- a) Election of City of Burien Mayor: Heather McCoy, City Clerk
- b) Election of City of Burien Deputy Mayor: City of Burien Mayor (TBD)
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- Burien Emergency Management Update: Chris Smith, Emergency Management Coordinator
COUNCIL REPORTS
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENT: Notice to all participants: Pursuant to RCW 42.17A.555, campaigning for any ballot measure or candidate in City Hall and/or during any portion of the Council Meeting – including the public comment period – is prohibited. Sign up here to comment.
BUSINESS AGENDA
- a) Discussion of 2026 Proclamations: Devin Chicras, Communications and Public Engagement Manager, Manuel Hernandez, Communications Specialist
- b) Financial Forecast Update: Casey Headley, Finance Director, Kaitlyn Graham, Senior Financial Analyst
- c) New TIB Grants – Ordinance No. 887, Amending 2026 Revised Budget: Rod Steitzer, Public Works Director, Casey Headley, Finance Director
- d) City Council Planning Calendar: Adolfo Bailon, City Manager
Burien City Council meets 1/12 at 5:30 p.m. Agenda: Elections of mayor and deputy mayor, proclamations, emergency management, financial forecast, transportation projects, and more. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/sbFmp3Kx26
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I am writing to thank Victoria Andrew’s for her Letter to the Editor titled Why Are We Out There? I too have attended a few of the protests held at the Big Catch Plaza in DesMoines as well as a couple in Renton and the No Kings rallies. I have never in the past, even during the Vietnam war when I was in college, felt the need to hit the streets to protest what our government is doing to the people and to this country. It is discouraging that people are asking why we are out there and seemingly oblivious to this slide into fascism being perpetrated by this administration. I am out there for all the reasons Victoria stated and to be part of the resistance in support of democracy which is under attack by this current regime. People need to wake up and realize the danger we are in. At the last one this past weekend there were very few young people there. That is discouraging, since the young people are the ones who are going to have to deal with this for the rest of their lives. Get out there with us!