John Burley

Burley, serving as Chair, opened the Everett Committee on Ways and Means meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, and identified the committee. He then invited those present to stand and salute the flag, saying, “Can we please stand and salute the flag?”

After the opening, Burley noted the agenda before the committee. He said, “Alright. We have one item on the agenda, and this is a order of by councilor Stephanie Smith as president.” He announced that the matter concerned borrowing $2,000,000 for the MSBA high school feasibility study project.

Burley also managed the procedural aspects of the meeting, recognizing motions and confirming that four members were present. The extracted record indicates that he identified the agenda item, kept the meeting moving, and handled committee procedure in his role as chair. No separate questions, objections, or policy positions from Burley are recorded in the extracted activity beyond his opening and agenda-related remarks.

No votes by Burley are listed in the meeting data, and no roll call or recorded vote involving him appears in the extracted record. The available information shows him acting as presiding officer rather than as a substantive participant in debate.

At the Everett Ways and Means Committee meeting on Monday, April 27, 2026, John Burley, the Budget Director, played a brief procedural role at the start of the session. He announced the attendance status for the committee, stating, “We have three members present,” and then confirmed, “We do have a quorum.” This established that the committee was properly constituted to conduct business.

Burley’s participation, based on the available record, was limited to this opening procedural clarification. He did not make any policy remarks, present budget proposals, raise questions, or engage in substantive discussion during the meeting segment reflected in the extracted activity. No motions, amendments, or votes involving Burley were recorded in the available data.

His statement about the number of members present and the existence of a quorum served an organizational function, confirming that the committee could proceed with its agenda. There is no indication in the provided material of any exchanges requiring follow-up, disagreement, or debate in connection with his remarks.

Because no votes were attributed to Burley in the extracted activity, there is nothing to report regarding his position on any motion or outcome. The record provided captures only his administrative announcement and confirmation of quorum.

At the Everett City Council Budget Hearing (Small Departments) on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Budget Director Munson Burley, referred to as Mr. Burley, addressed how the council could handle budget recommendations and later voting. He told the council, “You could do as you did with the other budgets, except the budget as presented.” He then clarified that the council would still have a later opportunity to act on the broader budget package, saying, “And you still have the option on June 8 when you do vote on the overall budget to make any recommendations that night.”

Mr. Burley’s remarks were procedural and focused on the council’s remaining options in the budget process. His statement indicated that, even if the council did not make changes at that point in the small departments hearing, members could still raise recommendations when the full budget came up for a vote on June 8. This framed the hearing as part of a larger sequence of budget deliberations rather than a final decision point on every item.

No individual vote by Mr. Burley was recorded in the extracted activity. However, he did participate in announcing the outcome of a vote during the meeting. He stated, “five two, the motion has passed,” indicating that the motion carried by a 5-2 tally. The extracted record does not specify the exact motion, but it does show that Mr. Burley served in the role of announcing the result after the council reached its decision.

Overall, Mr. Burley’s contributions centered on guiding the council through the timing and procedure of budget actions, while also formally reporting the outcome of the vote that passed by five to two.

John Burley, serving as Budget Director, opened the Everett Legislative Affairs meeting on Monday, April 27, 2026, by confirming attendance and quorum. He stated, “We have three members present,” and then, “We do have a quorum.” He also noted that a flag salute was unnecessary because it had already been done earlier: “We do not need to salute the flag because we already did that.”

Burley then moved the committee into its business agenda. He said, “So we’ll jump right into the items of business,” and proceeded to call items in sequence. His recorded remarks show him managing the meeting flow and advancing the agenda without extended debate or commentary. He marked the transition to specific agenda points by saying, “Alright. Item 2,” followed later by “Alright. Item number 4,” “Alright. Item number 5,” and “Alright.”

In addition to these agenda calls, Burley announced Item 6 and identified it as a request for confirmation of Laura Evans’s appointment to the Everett Disability Commission. This was the only substantive item specifically described in the extracted activity. His role in the meeting, as reflected in the record, was procedural: opening the session, confirming that the body could act, and moving the committee through its scheduled business.

No votes by Burley are listed in the extracted record, and no motions, roll calls, or outcomes are provided. Likewise, there are no recorded questions from Burley, nor any positions he explicitly staked out on the underlying matters. The available record shows him keeping the meeting on track and recognizing agenda items, rather than engaging in debate or policy discussion.

At the Everett Legislative Affairs Meeting on Monday, April 13, 2026, Budget Director John Burley played a procedural and advisory role, focusing on quorum, appointment handling, and follow-up questions.

Burley opened by confirming that the body had enough members to proceed, stating, “We have four members present. We do have a quorum.” He then addressed how to handle an appointment-related matter involving an individual who might appear later. Burley recommended that the committee “send this whole dual recommendation case” until the person showed up at a regular meeting, adding that if the individual did not appear, the members could then “do whatever you feel is appropriate at that point just in case he does show up.” This reflected his preference to preserve the issue for a later meeting rather than act definitively before the individual had an opportunity to attend.

He also responded to a procedural question about whether the matter could be reconsidered, answering simply, “Yes.” In addition, when questions arose about the cemetery commission appointment, Burley suggested the information could be obtained directly by phone. He said, “I think that’s a question that can be answered directly by a telephone call, and talk to Mr. Mangan. He could get you the information.” He then clarified that the committee should not delete the appointment on the basis of those unanswered questions: “So, we don’t want to delete this appointment with those particular questions.”

Burley ultimately recommended a favorable action on the appointment, saying, “So I would recommend that you move favorable on the appointment, and Mr. Mangan can help you get the answers that you need or the questions that you just asked?” He did not cast any recorded votes during the meeting.

Across the discussion, Burley’s position was consistent: keep the appointment moving forward, avoid premature deletion, and use direct follow-up with Mr. Mangan to resolve outstanding questions.