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Portland's FY 2026-27 budget establishes a new $4.9M Enterprise Services program consolidating Human Resources, Technology Services, and Procurement & Grants functions across the city. The initiative transitions these services from decentralized bureau operations to a coordinated model with centralized core teams and service area-embedded teams. The reorganization aims to improve consistency, reduce duplication, and ensure equitable service delivery across all departments, with the largest implementation wave occurring in FY 2026-27.

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New program offer in FY 2026-27 with $4,926,378 budget entirely allocated to personnel costs; previously budgeted across individual bureaus (p. 625 ↗)
Two-tier service model: core teams handle enterprise functions centrally; embedded teams provide responsive support within service areas (p. 626 ↗)
Largest staff realignments and reporting relationship changes occur in FY 2026-27; additional analysis continues throughout transition (p. 625 ↗)
HR core teams manage Labor Relations, Benefits, Classification & Compensation; embedded teams handle payroll coordination and recruitment support (p. 626 ↗)
Procurement & Grants core teams include Capital Work, Enterprise Services, and Grants Management; embedded teams support service areas with sourcing and contracts (p. 626 ↗)
Technology Services core teams lead infrastructure, enterprise applications, and service desk; embedded teams provide service area project and endpoint support (p. 626 ↗)
Initiative aims to reduce service delivery variability and ensure equitable access to administrative support across all service areas regardless of size (p. 625 ↗)

Amounts: $4,926,378 · Programs: Enterprise Services · Human Resources · Technology Services · Procurement and Grants · Labor Relations · Employee Relations · Parties: City of Portland · City Operations Service Area · Bureau of Human Resources · Bureau of Technology Services

Enterprise Services. .

Source: PDF pp. 625-626 ↗ · raw: 625 · 626

Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > Public Safety > Office of the Public Safety DCA > Enterprise Services. .

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Safety > Office of the Public Safety DCA > Enterprise Services Enterprise Services Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Internal Revenues $0 $0 $0 $4,926,378 General Fund $0 $0 $0 $4,926,378 Grand Total $0 $0 $0 $4,926,378 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 Personnel $0 $0 $0 $4,926,378 Grand Total $0 $0 $0 $4,926,378 Program Description and Goals Human Resources, Technology Services, and Procurement and Grants functions will be delivered across the enterprise through a coordinated model that includes service area–embedded teams aligned with centralized leadership within the City Operations Service Area (COSA). These embedded teams will report to their respective central bureaus while being assigned to support specific service areas, providing consistent, responsive administrative services. Implementation will follow a phased approach, with the largest wave of realignments and changes to direct reporting relationships occurring in Fiscal Year 2026–27. During this period, existing staff performing these functions within bureaus and service areas will begin transitioning into core and embedded teams. Additional evaluations and analysis will continue throughout the transition to refine service offerings, service levels, and delivery approaches based on enterprise needs. A primary goal of this realignment is to strengthen centralization of core services to support Portland's new form of government. This approach will improve consistency, coordination, and clarity of roles and processes, while ensuring that resources are aligned with citywide priorities and organizational needs. Services 625

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Human resources, information technology, procurement & grants, business operations Equity Impacts The Deputy City Administrator of Operations and the leadership of Human Resources, Technology Services, and Procurement and Grants are coordinating teams across the enterprise to deliver services in a more consistent, transparent, and equitable manner. By establishing clear roles, standardized processes, and defined service expectations, this model is intended to reduce variability in service delivery and ensure that all service areas, regardless of size or capacity, have equitable access to core administrative support. This approach will help minimize disparities that previously existed due to decentralized practices, improve clarity for employees navigating services, and support more equitable outcomes in hiring, contracting, technology access, and resource allocation across the organization. Changes to Program This program offer is new in FY 2026-27 and includes positions and resources that were previously budgeted in bureaus. Existing Human Resources, Technology Services, and Procurement and Grants functions currently operating within bureaus and service areas outside of City Operations will be transitioned into a coordinated, enterprise service delivery model. Under this structure, all service areas will be supported by the realigned and centralized Bureau of Human Resources, Bureau of Technology Services, and Procurement and Grants Office. These centralized functions will deliver services through a combination of core and service area–embedded teams to ensure both consistency and responsiveness in operational support. Within Human Resources, core teams will focus on enterprise functions including Labor Relations, Employee Relations, Operations and Payroll, Benefits, Workforce Recruitment and Training, Classification and Compensation, and Occupational Health. Embedded HR teams will provide direct support to service areas, including employee data management, timekeeping and payroll coordination, recruitment support, and training coordination. Within Procurement and Grants, core teams will include Capital Work (project and design sourcing), Enterprise Services (compliance, sustainability, purchasing, and business opportunity programs), and Grants management. Embedded teams will support service areas with non-capital sourcing and contract administration, grants administration, and coordination of technology- related procurements. Within Technology Services, core teams will lead infrastructure and architecture, enterprise applications, service desk operations, and data and GIS services. Embedded technology teams will provide service area support for projects and products, endpoint and application support, and data and GIS coordination. This model is designed to improve consistency, reduce duplication, and ensure that administrative services are aligned with enterprise priorities while remaining responsive to the operational needs of service areas. 626

Parent: Office of the Public Safety DCA · PDF: pp. 625-626 ↗