MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 11, 2020 Finance Director Dave Turley speaks to councimembers via Zoom Thursday. Meeting for five-and-a-half hours Thursday night, the Edmonds City Council slogged through 41 proposed amendments to the city’s draft 2021 budget, then sent them off to be included for approval during next Tuesday’s Dec. 15 council meeting. The amendments proposed by councilmembers were wide ranging, from adding $210,000 the city’s $500,000 building maintenance fund (approved) to “unfreezing” the positions of two police officer hires (rejected) to hiring a three-year temporary position — at $140,000 annually — to rewrite the city’s code (also approved). All of the proposals approved Thursday night will appear on the council’s Dec. 15 consent agenda.