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Portland Water Bureau's FY 2025-26 decision packages realign six administrative positions across bureaus to support Public Works Service Area operations, restructure fountain maintenance funding with Parks Bureau, and implement reduction packages totaling multiple eliminated positions to offset increased personnel and internal service costs.

Key points (each cites a PDF page):

Deputy City Administrator Staffing Support creates interagency agreement realigning 6 existing positions from Bureau of Transportation, Portland Water Bureau, and Bureau of Environmental Services to support Public Works Service Area operations and strategic initiatives. (p. 265 ↗)
Water & Parks Fountains Interagency restructures maintenance funding; Parks Bureau's budget has been less than actual costs for daily operation and preventive maintenance of the City's decorative fountains. (p. 265 ↗)
Enterprise Efficiencies reduction targets a city-wide redesign capturing half of a total target to be identified over coming months, determining which staff and costs move or are reduced. (p. 265 ↗)
Personnel Costs reduction package eliminates 8 positions to offset increased costs from new labor agreements and PERS contribution rate increases. (p. 265 ↗)
FY 2025-26 proposed capital outlay of $645.353 million; total bureau expenditures of $856.270 million; personnel services budgeted at $108.098 million. (p. 266 ↗)
Water Program Treatment is the largest program at $517.057 million; Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance budgeted at $10.830 million. (p. 266 ↗)

Amounts: $645,353,000 · $856,269,787 · $517,057,225 · $108,098,061 · $2,183,333,468 · Programs: Water Program Treatment · Conduits/Transmission · Distribution Mains · Customer Services · Bull Run Watershed · Parties: Deputy City Administrator · Bureau of Parks · Bureau of Transportation · Bureau of Environmental Services · Public Works Service Area

Portland Water Bureau — Decision Packages

Source: PDF pp. 265-267 ↗ · raw: 265 · 266 · 267

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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
Miscellaneous Fund Allocations	0	0	2,255,000	2,363,112	2,363,112
Charges for Services	248,622,253	261,977,327	275,777,900	295,465,439	296,297,291
Intergovernmental	1,346,852	891,530	705,000	755,000	755,000
Bond & Note	0	79,655,396	647,370,375	559,500,000	559,500,000
Miscellaneous	11,380,797	13,520,817	16,139,105	22,546,703	22,417,278
External Revenues Total	261,349,902	356,045,070	942,247,380	880,630,254	881,332,681
Internal Revenues
Fund Transfers - Revenue	218,899,417	275,440,090	738,323,101	937,789,278	940,789,278
Interagency Revenue	4,771,322	5,210,620	6,954,607	6,910,963	7,035,227
Internal Revenues Total	223,670,739	280,650,709	745,277,708	944,700,241	947,824,505
Beginning Fund Balance	282,184,993	264,945,411	279,646,579	354,176,282	354,176,282
Total	767,205,634	901,641,190	1,967,171,667	2,179,506,777	2,183,333,468
Requirements
Bureau Expenditures
Personnel Services	87,636,262	99,150,857	109,929,848	107,346,704	108,098,061
External Materials and Services	44,023,988	49,682,458	76,643,074	67,173,499	64,756,579
Internal Materials and Services	23,883,659	26,520,145	34,852,675	38,485,768	38,062,147
Capital Outlay	53,847,641	97,190,340	353,558,000	645,353,000	645,353,000
Bureau Expenditures Total	209,391,550	272,543,800	574,983,597	858,358,971	856,269,787
Fund Expenditures
Debt Service	66,683,770	66,884,884	75,144,702	92,692,542	91,976,852
Contingency	0	0	392,049,461	171,261,384	173,145,577
Fund Transfers - Expense	226,074,448	283,017,732	747,069,903	946,387,302	950,113,820
Debt Service Reserves	0	0	27,584,338	157,351	157,351
Fund Expenditures Total	292,758,217	349,902,616	1,241,848,404	1,210,498,579	1,215,393,600
Ending Fund Balance	265,056,868	278,984,075	150,339,666	110,649,227	111,670,081
Total	767,206,635	901,430,490	1,967,171,667	2,179,506,777	2,183,333,468
Programs
Bull Run Watershed	9,416,472	9,898,845	10,942,840	13,823,495	13,896,563
Bureau Support	30,134,874	34,377,017	37,208,176	36,770,101	35,823,814
Business Solutions	—	0	—	—	—
Conduits/Transmission	13,985,931	23,351,107	129,724,146	104,413,137	104,413,137
Customer Services	22,771,008	24,799,301	31,389,779	44,088,167	42,124,898
Data Management	4,733,351	7,580,788	9,521,069	7,916,664	7,972,206
Distribution Mains	33,863,846	33,650,339	31,302,236	42,521,720	42,570,720
Employee Investment	3,816,965	4,118,069	4,198,914	4,293,568	4,381,768
Field Support	9,107,877	12,365,402	9,986,352	9,836,633	8,919,476

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

Program	Actuals FY 2022-23	Actuals FY 2023-24	Revised FY 2024-25	Requested FY 2025-26	Proposed FY 2025-26
Fountains	1,087,333	1,513,740	1,671,030	1,942,763	2,242,763
Grounds/Parks	783,353	812,119	734,745	624,394	646,081
Groundwater	5,052,714	5,585,132	4,835,390	6,471,155	6,485,115
Hydrants	4,023,090	5,669,874	3,497,430	3,602,016	3,602,016
Hydroelectric Power	3,131,580	2,960,015	5,462,837	5,787,863	5,779,669
Meters	3,151,218	3,181,826	3,141,740	3,256,252	3,309,157
Planning	(12,903,595)	(15,520,011)	8,894,259	8,621,153	8,718,490
Pump Stations/Tanks	12,794,048	10,120,874	12,047,190	16,450,091	16,652,956
Security/Emergency Management	2,653,383	4,298,948	3,340,950	3,406,791	3,441,669
Services	11,791,983	14,120,948	11,220,680	10,487,339	10,487,339
Support Services	—	5	—	—	—
Terminal Reservoirs	6,919,880	16,496,383	19,671,406	3,431,696	3,431,696
Valves/Gates/Regulators	1,212,032	1,347,040	1,699,281	1,724,261	1,724,261
Water Efficiency	918,021	774,775	1,759,621	1,259,815	1,758,628
Water Program Treatment	32,128,936	61,807,873	221,473,433	517,057,225	517,057,225
Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance	8,817,251	9,233,390	11,260,093	10,572,672	10,830,140
Total Programs	209,391,550	272,543,800	574,983,597	858,358,971	856,269,787

City of Portland, Oregon - FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget 263

Parent: Portland Water Bureau · PDF: pp. 265-267 ↗