Business Services

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Portland Parks & Recreation > Business Services Business Services Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $74,584,484 $122,611,717 $115,497,281 $98,904,999 2020 Parks Local $52,470,787 $51,175,160 $45,760,599 $82,054,897 Option Levy Fund General Fund $6,114,158 $8,322,388 $5,432,131 $6,187,147 Golf Fund $201,053 $295,175 $0 $0 Grants Fund $431,364 $1,021,279 $0 $0 Parks Capital Improvement Program $11,115,093 $57,171,807 $60,200,000 $5,850,000 Fund Parks Endowment Fund $6,244 $7,866 $0 $0 PDX Clean Energy Community Benefits $0 $0 $347,730 $465,293 Fund Portland Parks $4,245,786 $4,618,043 $3,756,821 $4,347,662 Memorial Fund Internal Revenues $69,815,953 $71,481,985 $177,089,522 $100,704,502 2020 Parks Local $0 $0 $36,246,068 $9,133,054 Option Levy Fund General Fund $39,690,513 $44,697,215 $43,388,546 $40,445,497 Golf Fund $7,152,202 $7,864,711 $0 $390,601 Parks Capital Improvement Program $7,042,210 $4,686,292 $94,227,485 $46,984,116 Fund Parks Endowment Fund $200,496 $206,740 $0 $0 Parks Local Option Levy $0 $0 $0 $0 Fund PDX Clean Energy Community Benefits $0 $0 $0 $0 Fund Portland Parks $15,730,532 $14,027,027 $3,227,423 $3,751,234 Memorial Fund Grand Total $144,400,437 $194,093,702 $292,586,803 $199,609,501 899

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget 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 Capital Outlay $49,357 $50,001 $115,000 $0 External Materials and $14,982,855 $16,467,477 $21,597,358 $23,893,685 Services Internal Materials and $8,616,293 $9,049,024 $12,840,604 $17,421,996 Services Personnel $22,859,529 $24,666,683 $21,785,020 $16,747,001 Grand Total $46,508,033 $50,233,186 $56,337,982 $58,062,682 Program Description and Goals Portland Parks & Recreation's (PP&R) Business Services program provides the operational infrastructure for the bureau and supports all programs and activities. Business Services primarily represents the work of the new Public Works Business Services group - formerly Operations and Strategies within PP&R. However, the program also includes several large bureau-wide expenses associated with PP&R. The program provides the following benefits: • Core support services like workforce development, finance, stores (PP&R's supply inventory), accounting, technology, safety, emergency management, and performance and analysis • Leadership support of the various divisions, including managers and supervisors and their administrative support • Central costs such as utilities, facilities, and insurance • All funds management activity including management of balances, tax receipts, debt, cash transfers in and out of PP&R, etc. Through coordinated and integrated work with the direct service providing work units within the division, the Business Services program includes the following key functions: • Assess and evaluate PP&R performance to support improvement of community outcomes • Hire and retain a diverse workforce • Manage leasing and permitting of park properties • Provide employees with training and professional development opportunities • Provide information technology equipment and services to and for employees and the community • Provide staff with necessary learning tools and trainings related to ADA accessibility and Title VI compliance. • Provide transparent and compliant financial and accounting services • Procure materials and services in an ethical manner • Support career growth opportunities for youth • Support employee safety • Support the parks workforce by recruiting and hiring • Support long-term financial planning and sustainable funding • Collect and allocate System Development Charges to fund projects to meet the needs of a growing city • Track and communicate Parks Levy performance on voter commitments, engage the Parks Levy Oversight Committee Services Bureau support; Accounting; Budget; Employee engagement and support; External and internal communications; Reservations and payments; Division and executive leadership; Equity and inclusion services; Financial planning; Real estate services; Risk and 900

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget emergency management; System Development Charge fund management; Security services; Parking and transportation management; Technology; Volunteer services; Workforce development services; Parks Levy administration Equity Impacts PP&R's Business Services program includes the leadership and core services necessary to support PP&R's services and programs. The most direct and critical function for achieving equity goals is led by the Workforce Development team, which coordinates PP&R's employee recruitment, training, and retention efforts to ensure the bureau's workforce reflects the diversity of our city. Employee demographic data used to track progress is managed and reported by the Bureau of Human Resources. The Workforce Development Team also leads an equity-aligned and comprehensive Employee Development Program (EDP), providing consultations, training opportunities, and peer programming to equip employees with the knowledge and skills necessary to serve all Portlanders effectively. EDP training options include courses like Finding Your DEI Compass, Equitable Decision Making, Setting & Reaching SMARTer Equity Goals, and ICE Interaction Trainings for frontline employees. Program participation is tracked in City Learner, training needs are identified through employee surveys, and evaluations are managed by the Workforce Team. Changes to Program There were significant changes in the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget, including the reduction of 17.0 FTE and related personnel expense in Communications, Finance, Technology, Real Estate Services, Reservation & Payments, and administrative positions in the Assets & Development and Land Stewardship divisions. In the current fiscal year, the program has been impacted by the hiring freeze which, in addition to the cuts taken, has resulted in significant capacity gaps, increasing programmatic risks and decreasing our ability to be proactive in some strategic areas. Examples include: • Elimination of the Events and Activations team that was proactively working to activate parks – particularly in downtown; that work has retrenched to be the historically reactive permitting program • Elimination of the data management and analysis team 901

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