Washington’s City Council, during its meeting Monday, is expected to consider at least five options when it comes to funding for outside agencies and economic-development groups in the upcoming fiscal year.

Earlier this year, the agencies and groups made their cases for city dollars during a council meeting.

Those options are:

• fund at the same amounts in the current fiscal year;
• reduce their current amounts by 10 percent;
• reduce their current amounts by 50 percent;
• not fund any outside agency or economic-development group;
• funding specified agencies, with the council determining how much those agencies would receive.

Last year during work on the current budget, the City Council reduced funding for the outside agencies by 10 percent, except for the Zion Shelter. For several years, the council has worked toward reducing the amount of money the agencies receive from the city.

Currently, the eight outside agencies (such as Zion Shelter and Eagle’s Wings) receive a combined $57,367 from the city, with the economic-development groups (such as the Washington Harbor District Alliance and Arts of the Pamlico) getting a combined $87,345 in city money for a total of $144,712.

For the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1, the nine outside agencies (now including Open Door Community Center) seek $76,630, including $10,000 for Open Door Community Center, which plans to open a shelter for homeless women and children.

For the upcoming 2017-2018 budget, outside agencies and economic-development entities have requested $169,440 from the city. Under the 10-percent reduction scenario, they would receive $140,021 in the next fiscal year, with that amount falling to $81,256 if their funding is reduced by 50 percent.

The outside agencies are the Boys & Girls Club of Beaufort County, Zion Shelter, Wright Flight, The Blind Center, Eagle’s Wings, Purpose of God Outreach Center, Cornerstone Community Learning Center, Open Door Community Center and Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library.

The economic-development groups — Washington Harbor District Alliance, Highway 17 Association, North Carolina Estuarium, Arts of the Pamlico and the Washington Kiwanis Christmas parade — are seeking a combined $92,810 for fiscal year 2017-2018. The current budget allocates a combined $87,345 to them.

The council has final say on funding for the outside agencies and economic-development groups.