Editing Brier, Washington (section)

==Government==

The Brier city government has 19 total employees and budgeted general fund expenditures of over $4&nbsp;million for 2023.<ref name="FinancialForecast"/> It derives most of its revenue from [[property tax]]es.<ref name="Crosscut"/> The city government has fewer staff members relative to its population than other rural cities in the Puget Sound region.<ref name="FinancialForecast">{{cite web |author=Berk Consulting |date=July 17, 2024 |title=City of Brier Financial Forecast |pages=6–7 |url=http://www.ci.brier.wa.us/pdf/financialforecast2024.pdf |publisher=City of Brier |accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref> Former city councilmember Dale Kaemingk was appointed as mayor in July 2020 and was elected to a full four-year term in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldstein-Street |first=Jake |date=October 28, 2021 |title=Small-town policing takes center stage in Brier mayoral race |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/small-town-policing-takes-center-stage-in-brier-mayoral-race/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bratt |first=Cal |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Following in dad's footsteps |url=https://www.lyndentribune.com/news/encore-following-in-dad-s-footsteps/article_8b9184e0-4b11-11ed-8158-3bb3fe8f0939.html |work=[[Lynden Tribune]] |accessdate=January 7, 2024}}</ref>

At the federal level, Brier is part of the [[Washington's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]], represented by Democrat [[Suzan DelBene]] since 2012. The district encompasses parts of Snohomish and King counties between Arlington and [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] that generally lie east of Interstate 5.<ref>{{cite map |author=Census Bureau Geography Division |year=2023 |title=118th Congress of the United States: Washington – Congressional District 1 |scale=1:118,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA01.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Incumbents DelBene, Larsen say country is heading in right direction |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/incumbents-delbene-larsen-say-country-is-heading-in-right-direction/ |accessdate=January 16, 2024 |work=[[The Everett Herald]]}}</ref> At the state level, the city is part of the [[Washington's 32nd legislative district|32nd legislative district]], which also includes Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, [[Shoreline, Washington|Shoreline]], and portions of Edmonds and Seattle.<ref>{{cite map |author=Washington State Redistricting Commission |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Legislative District 32 |page=33 |work=District Maps Booklet 2022 |url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Maps/Redistricting%20Map%20Booklet_2022.pdf |publisher=Washington State Legislative Information Center |accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref> Brier is also part of the [[Snohomish County Council]]'s 4th district, which includes [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]], [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]], and northern [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]].<ref>{{cite map |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Snohomish County: County Council Districts |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/99589/County-Council-Districts-PDF |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref>