Leadership

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Bureau of Environmental Services > Leadership Leadership Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Internal Revenues $0 $44,859 $0 $0 Sewer System $0 $44,859 $0 $0 Operating Fund Grand Total $0 $44,859 $0 $0 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 $344,352 $410,011 $658,406 $648,406 Services Internal Materials and $889,145 $1,183,158 $4,163,841 $1,470,748 Services Personnel $3,566,067 $3,994,990 $4,095,434 $3,117,043 Grand Total $4,799,564 $5,588,159 $8,917,681 $5,236,197 Program Description and Goals The Leadership Team is responsible for implementing community-centered and data-informed strategies in all aspects of program development, planning, implementation, and decision making at the bureau. It leads and oversees implementation of the bureau's strategic and equity plans, which identify specific service delivery, workforce, and community-centered goals and outcomes. Bureau leadership functions as the primary liaison between bureau work groups, City Council, and other City bureaus and strives to provide affordable, cost-effective services to the community. Ultimate oversight, accountability and coordination of BES work is performed by a Bureau Leadership Team (Leadership Team) that includes the Director, group managers, and the Bureau's Chief Engineer. The Health, Safety, Security and Environment Team has been included in the Leadership Program to elevate and sustain a culture of physical and psychological safety for employees and implement critical facilities maintenance and security needs as stated in the Bureau Implementation Priorities. 751

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Services Bureau direction-setting; Oversee bureau operations; Manage bureau performance; City government liaison; Equity services; Safety & security services Equity Impacts The equity objectives of the Bureau are to provide equitable services to all communities and achieve equitable outcomes for communities that suffer disparities across all community indicators of health, safety, and well-being. Primary equity-centered priorities for FY 2026-27 include: • Expanding equity literacy and building a strong foundation of continual improvement in how to deliver services more equitably is a sustained mission and responsibility that will allow the bureau to discover new ways to achieve equity. • Supporting and creating transformative, equitable business practices, policies, and systems that identify and reduce disproportionate impacts on all communities. Continuing a bureau culture that advances workforce equity, supports the goals of the equity plan, and adopts and empowers a diverse and inclusive workforce bureau wide. The Equity Program developed tools like THRIVE: (Tips to Hire, Recruit, and Interview for Equity) which are enhanced practices and procedures that embed equity into the bureau's hiring and recruitment process and aim to guide and support the bureau in building a high-performing workforce. • Leveraging qualitative and quantitative data to track program access and service outcomes to ensure bureau levels of service and practices benefit our community. Through the use of tools like the Equity Data Toolkit, the bureau can assess existing service levels to improve performance and service delivery, as well as expand focused affordability programs and program participation, aimed at alleviating financial burden to customers with the greatest need. These equity-centered priorities align with the bureau's FY 2023-2025 Equity Plan and provide Bureau leadership and all bureau members a detailed framework to advance toward more equitable outcomes in areas of environmental justice, service delivery, workforce development, and government cultural competency. Changes to Program Internal services materials and services increased by $150,000 for Natural Area and remote facilities security services and $26,620 for City Attorney services. 752

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