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The Office of Government Relations, led by Director Sam Chase, manages federal, state, tribal, international, and regional advocacy for the City with a FY 2025-26 proposed budget of $3.04M and 10 FTE (reduced by one analyst position).

Key points (each cites a PDF page):

Reduction package eliminates 1.0 permanent Analyst III position; offset by interagency agreement with Budget & Finance's Centralized Business Operations to provide centralized administrative support. (p. 121 ↗)
Total proposed budget FY 2025-26: $3,039,316 (same as requested); no variance from requested amount. (p. 122 ↗)
Personnel services: $2,118,508 (proposed), comprising 70% of total budget; external materials and services: $471,291. (p. 122 ↗)
Program budgets: State Relations $1,099,616 (largest), Tribal Relations $606,104, Federal Relations $605,483, International Relations $447,757, Regional Relations $280,356. (p. 123 ↗)
FTE staffing reduced from 11.0 to 10.0 positions due to elimination of Analyst III position; remaining positions include Director I, Deputy Director I, and three Government Relations Specialist roles. (p. 124 ↗)

Amounts: $3,039,316 · $1,099,616 · $2,118,508 · $606,104 · $605,483 · Programs: Federal Relations · International Relations · Regional Relations · State Relations · Tribal Relations · Parties: Sam Chase, Director

Office of Government Relations

Source: PDF pp. 121-124 ↗ · raw: 121 · 122 · 123 · 124

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Office of Government Relations Office of the City Administrator Office of Government Relations Sam Chase, Director City of Portland, Oregon - FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget 117

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	Actuals FY 2022-23	Actuals FY 2023-24	Revised FY 2024-25	Requested FY 2025-26	Proposed FY 2025-26
Resources
External Revenues
Charges for Services	40,000	40,000	0	0	0
Intergovernmental	240,494	297,030	225,943	40,000	40,000
Miscellaneous	1,052	(80)	0	0	0
External Revenues Total	281,546	336,950	225,943	40,000	40,000
Internal Revenues
General Fund Discretionary	699,203	694,130	1,158,111	1,060,477	1,060,477
General Fund Overhead	1,607,753	1,689,413	1,640,464	1,672,839	1,672,839
Interagency Revenue	266,000	266,000	266,000	266,000	266,000
Internal Revenues Total	2,572,956	2,649,543	3,064,575	2,999,316	2,999,316
Beginning Fund Balance	0	(58,410)	0	0	0
Total	2,854,502	2,928,084	3,290,518	3,039,316	3,039,316
Requirements
Bureau Expenditures
Personnel Services	2,151,453	2,190,601	2,257,310	2,119,860	2,118,508
External Materials and Services	449,384	545,915	687,487	466,616	471,291
Internal Materials and Services	312,073	315,294	345,721	452,840	449,517
Bureau Expenditures Total	2,912,911	3,051,810	3,290,518	3,039,316	3,039,316
Ending Fund Balance	(58,410)	(123,726)	0	0	0
Total	2,854,502	2,928,084	3,290,518	3,039,316	3,039,316
Programs
Federal Relations	945,688	997,988	867,584	645,551	605,483
Government Relations	20,889	9,888	—	—	—
International Relations	334,906	429,949	490,858	440,505	447,757
Regional Relations	171,784	282,496	304,780	276,758	280,356
State Relations	727,956	968,323	1,125,028	1,082,232	1,099,616
Tribal Relations	711,688	363,165	502,268	594,270	606,104
Total Programs	2,912,911	3,051,810	3,290,518	3,039,316	3,039,316

City of Portland, Oregon - FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget 119

Class Title	Min	Max	Revised FY 2024-25 No.	Revised FY 2024-25 Amount	Requested FY 2025-26 No.	Requested FY 2025-26 Amount	Proposed FY 2025-26 No.	Proposed FY 2025-26 Amount
30003977 Administrative Specialist III - CPPW	83,221	118,768	1.00	94,995	1.00	94,995	1.00	94,995
30003980 Analyst III - CPPW	107,266	151,882	1.00	127,370	0.00	0	0.00	0
30003034 Deputy Director I	129,771	183,082	1.00	183,082	1.00	183,082	1.00	183,082
30003037 Director I	157,019	228,259	1.00	183,895	1.00	183,895	1.00	183,895
30003525 Government Relations Specialist I	97,510	126,693	2.00	218,390	2.00	218,390	2.00	218,390
30003061 Government Relations Specialist II	107,266	151,882	3.00	389,022	3.00	389,022	3.00	389,022
30003062 Government Relations Specialist III	117,957	168,709	2.00	307,320	2.00	307,320	2.00	307,320
Total Full-Time Positions			11.00	1,504,074	10.00	1,376,704	10.00	1,376,704
Grand Total			11.00	1,504,074	10.00	1,376,704	10.00	1,376,704

120 City of Portland, Oregon - FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget

Parent: Office of the City Administrator · PDF: pp. 121-124 ↗