In a meeting lasting until nearly 11 p.m., the Lynnwood City Council on Monday approved an increase to business licenses and building permit fees and a salary increase for City employees, authorized the first steps toward a new public safety sales tax and swore in new Councilmembers and the mayor-elect. The Council also presented a tribute to the outgoing mayor and Councilmembers. Every seat in Council chambers was full, with City staff, family members and residents lining the walls and pouring into the hallway for the final Council meeting of 2025.

The meeting began with a proclamation for International Migrants Day (Dec. 18). The proclamation honored migrants in Lynnwood who left their home country and “helped build this city and its economy… through the major contributions of their wor

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