Portland Utility Board Support
Source: PDF pp. 505-506 ↗ · raw: 505 · 506
Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > City Operations > City Budget Office > Portland Utility Board Support
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget City Operations > City Budget Office > Portland Utility Board Support Portland Utility Board Support Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Internal Revenues $142,311 $329,348 $0 $448,812 General Fund $142,311 $329,348 $0 $448,812 Grand Total $142,311 $329,348 $0 $448,812 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 $996 $4,682 $20,726 $19,863 Services Internal Materials and $559 $2,092 $86,461 $17,358 Services Personnel $142,269 $242,700 $309,521 $411,591 Grand Total $143,824 $249,474 $416,708 $448,812 Program Description and Goals The Portland Utility Board (PUB) is a community-based advisory board created by the Portland City Council to provide budgetary and policy oversight of the public utility bureaus in the Public Works Service Area—the Portland Water Bureau and the Bureau of Environmental Services. Support of the PUB is housed in CBO to ensure independence from the management of the utility bureaus PUB is responsible to oversee and advise. CBO provides support to ensure that the board is equipped to advance its general mission, goals, and workplan priorities, which include providing timely, relevant, and effective input to inform Council and management decisions impacting bureau investments, policies, practices, and procedures. The achievement of these duties requires PUB staff to work closely with the board, receiving direction from the members and working behind the scenes to ensure seamless and effective board meetings and deliverables. Although difficult to evaluate and describe the impact of advisory work, particularly with limited quantitative data, the Board's annual reports capture the more qualitative accomplishments and impacts of their work. 505
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Services organizational, logistical and administrative support; analytical and strategic support Equity Impacts The program's internal impacts include support for development and maintenance of inclusive Board meetings and processes, diverse member recruitment, and training and tools for deep understanding and commitment to equity, particularly racial equity. The Board adopted and annually evaluates their Beliefs, Values, and Anti-Racist Principles to guide its interactions. These continue to be foundational to their work requiring ongoing review and holding each other accountable to the principles. CBO staff work to ensure members can apply an equity lens to their work. Racial equity continues to be identified in the Board's workplan as a core focus for all discussions and recommendations, including the need to analyze current distribution of burdens and benefits and consideration of reparative actions to address harm done by past inequities. The Board thus serves as an effective and efficient avenue for City leadership to get diverse community input on budget and policy matters grounded in equity. Changes to Program The PUB and support staff continue to anticipate and respond to changes in response to governance transition to maximize the Board's impact and ensure their investments are relevant. PUB finalized new appointments early in FY 2025-26, returning the board to fuller membership. With significant transition, central evaluation and modification of advisory boards is in process and the PUB has contributed to that work and in FY 2026-27 will continue to align with emerging guidance. 506
Parent: City Budget Office · PDF: pp. 505-506 ↗