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Portland FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget -- Index

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Source: FY-2026-27-Proposed-Budget.pdf ↗ · total 1,147 pages

Contents

Section PDF pages Description
[doc] User's Guide to the Mayor's Proposed Budget p. 14 ↗ Page 14 is a user's guide explaining how to navigate the budget document. It lists the major sections: Mayor's Message on budget priorities, Budget Overview of Council goals, Budget Notes on items needing analysis, Financial Summaries of revenues and expenses, Service Area Summaries with bureau details, and Fund Summaries showing fund resources. Contact information for the City Budget Office is provided.
[doc] Mayor's Message pp. 15-19 ↗ Mayor Keith Wilson's message frames FY 2026-27 as a critical fiscal moment requiring tough decisions across city services. Despite efforts to find efficiencies and reserve funding, significant budget cuts are necessary due to revenue shortfalls mirrored across regional jurisdictions. The budget prioritizes maintaining core public safety (all fire stations remain open, full police force retained), homeless services (though with substantial reductions), and parks. Major cuts include 31% reduction in city shelter services, 37% in city outreach, and 35% in police operational spending. The mayor emphasizes four cornerstones—shared vision, priorities, necessity, and sacrifice—and calls for new revenue sources including transportation and street damage fees.
[dir] Budget Overview pp. 20-27 ↗ Portland's FY 2026-27 proposed budget of $8.5 billion (4.0% decrease from FY 2025-26) advances five strategic goals: safe communities, economic vitality, quality of life, environmental protection, and efficient municipal services. General Fund discretionary resources total $742.5 million from property taxes, fees, and state revenues. The budget follows Oregon's Local Budget Law through committee review, public testimony, and adoption phases.
[doc] Budget Notes p. 28 ↗ The City of Portland's Business License Tax (BLT) is its most volatile major revenue source, projected at $220 million for FY 2026-27 and comprising ~30% of discretionary General Fund revenue. The Mayor proposed an $8.7 million initial contingency reserve (4% of BLT collections). City Council directs the Budget Office to develop a comprehensive Business License Tax Revenue Stabilization Reserve proposal by FY 2027-28, modeled on Multnomah County's 15% BIT reserve, with a phased build-out plan over three fiscal years through FY 2028-29.
[dir] Financial Summaries pp. 29-95 ↗ Financial Summaries presents detailed FY 2026-27 budget tables for Portland's $8.50B total budget, including appropriations by major bureaus (Water $1.84B, Environmental Services $1.55B), operating expenses of $3.84B, and capital allocations of $903.9M. The budget authorizes 7,118.1 FTEs and details revenue sources, tax levies, and urban renewal increment.
[dir] Service Area Summaries pp. 96-997 ↗ Service Area Summaries covers nine city service areas spanning executive, legislative, administrative, and operational functions. Major investments include water treatment ($393.8M), transportation construction ($214.4M), and affordable housing development ($203.2M).
[dir] Fund Summaries pp. 998-1143 ↗ Fund Summaries organizes Portland's special and enterprise funds across six functional areas: the General Fund ($1.18B), City Administrator's debt service and reserves, City Operations' internal services and retirement programs ($353.0M), and Community & Economic Development's housing and development programs. Public Safety manages dispatch and capital funds, while Public Works operates water ($1.11B), sewer ($783.9M), and transportation systems.
[doc] Appendix pp. 1144-1147 ↗ Appendix providing definitions of over 150 acronyms and terms used in Portland's FY 2026-27 budget. Includes references to city bureaus, state/federal programs, financial systems, and community initiatives. Notable definitions include ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act), OPSRP (successor to PERS), Civic Life (formerly Office of Neighborhood Involvement), and PCEF (Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund).

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