TL;DR (generated · confidence: high)

The Professional Development Fund program, administered by Workforce Recruitment & Training, provides professional development funding to employees covered by four labor unions. The budget increases from $165,000 in FY 2025-26 to $615,000 in FY 2026-27 as programs for DCTU and PROTEC17 are moved from Special Appropriations and collective bargaining agreements with AFSCME and CPPW expand coverage. Eligible expenses include tuition, conferences, certifications, and professional dues.

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Professional Development Fund budget increases from $165,000 (FY 2025-26) to $615,000 (FY 2026-27) (p. 454 ↗)
Program covers employees in four labor unions: AFSCME Local 189, DCTU, PROTEC17, and CPPW (p. 454 ↗)
Eligible expenses include seminars, classes, workshops, conferences, books, software, licenses, certifications, and professional dues (p. 454 ↗)
FY 2026-27 expenses: $501,200 external materials and services; $113,800 internal materials and services (p. 454 ↗)
Workforce Recruitment & Training exploring PDF automation system to improve administrative efficiencies (p. 454 ↗)
Services include consulting with employees, processing PDF requests, committee review coordination, and data analytics (p. 455 ↗)
Program utilization tracked by labor union, employee position, and bureau to ensure equitable access (p. 455 ↗)
New program offer for FY 2026-27; DCTU and PROTEC17 PDF programs moved from Special Appropriations (p. 455 ↗)
Program expanded with ratification of new collective bargaining agreements with AFSCME and CPPW in FY 2024-25 (p. 455 ↗)

Amounts: $615,000 · $165,000 · $501,200 · $113,800 · Programs: Professional Development Fund (PDF) · Workforce Recruitment & Training (WRT) · Parties: Bureau of Human Resources · American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 189 · District Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) · Professional Technical Employees (PROTEC17)

Professional Development

Source: PDF pp. 454-455 ↗ · raw: 454 · 455

Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > City Operations > Bureau of Human Resources > Professional Development

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget City Operations > Bureau of Human Resources > Professional Development Professional Development Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Internal Revenues $0 $0 $165,000 $615,000 General Fund $0 $0 $165,000 $615,000 Grand Total $0 $0 $165,000 $615,000 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $0 $0 $135,000 $501,200 Services Internal Materials and $0 $0 $30,000 $113,800 Services Grand Total $0 $0 $165,000 $615,000 Program Description and Goals Workforce Recruitment & Training (WRT) administers a professional development fund (PDF) for employees represented by four labor unions, including: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 189, District Council of Trade Unions (DCTU), Professional Technical Employees (PROTEC17) and City of Portland Professional Workers (CPPW). The Professional Development Fund (PDF) program is a legally binding obligation in accordance with collective bargaining agreements (CBA). Funding to support administration of PDF program and eligible expenses are covered in the CBAs. Eligible employees receive funding to cover for fees and/or tuition for seminars, classes, workshops, conferences, books, tapes, videos, software, licenses, certifications, and professional dues. WRT is exploring the development of a PDF automation system in accordance with the CBAs to improve administrative efficiencies. https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements ↗ 454

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Services Consult with employees on PDF process; Coordinate and process PDF requests; Coordinate PDF committee review; Track PDF utilization and accounting; Provide data analytics. Equity Impacts WRT ensures all employees covered by a labor union offering the PDF have access to voluntarily participate in this benefit development program. WRT tracks utilization of PDF by labor union, employee position, and bureau. Changes to Program This is a new program offer. The Professional Development Fund (PDF) programs for DCTU and PROTEC17 were moved from Special Appropriations for FY 2026-27. The PDF program also expanded with the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME and CPPW in FY 2024-25. 455

Parent: Bureau of Human Resources · PDF: pp. 454-455 ↗