Budget and homelessness at center of Everett mayor's race
EVERETT — In the race for Everett’s mayor, voters have a choice between a longtime transit employee and the incumbent, who was the first woman elected to the position.
Steve Oss, 60, is challenging Mayor Cassie Franklin, 50, to run city hall for the next four years. The mayor oversees day-to-day operations of over 1,000 employees, prepares an operating budget and implements policies set by the council. The monthly salary is $16,246.
Everett has had a budget deficit for almost two decades, the result of limited revenue growth and steady expense increases mostly tied to salaries and wages.
Oss has worked for Everett Transit since 1997. He started as a driver and has been an inspector for about 15 years. He has been the president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 883, which represents Everett Transit employees, for 16 years.
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