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Hermiston council adopts $128.08 million FY 2025–26 budget and related resolutions
Summary
City Council approved the FY 2025–26 budget and a package of resolutions including state revenue election, appropriations, reserve funds, compensation plan and HUD Section 3 compliance; a dispatch services IGA for FY 2025–26 was also authorized.
The Hermiston City Council adopted the citywide fiscal year 2025–26 budget on June 9, approving the budget package and related resolutions that together comprise the city's spending plan for the coming year.
City Manager Smith presented the budget approved earlier by the budget committee and stated the total for all funds is $128,076,639 for FY 2025–26, covering the general fund and utility funds. "The budget approved by the budget committee for FY25–26 is a total of $128,076,639," Smith told the council.
Councilors voted to adopt four budget-related resolutions: Resolution 23-71 (annual election to receive state-shared revenues), Resolution 23-72 (adopt the FY 2025–26 budget, make appropriations and impose/categorize taxes), Resolution 23-73 (establish reserve funds), and Resolution 23-74 (establish the city's compensation plan for 2025–26). All four motions passed unanimously.
Smith also presented Resolution 23-75 — a Section 3 compliance plan related to the Agape House community development block grant project — and the council adopted that resolution. Smith explained the Section 3 plan encourages contractors to hire low- and moderate-income individuals when feasible and requires reporting on outreach efforts; it does not mandate hiring.
Councilors discussed the compensation plan's scope; City Manager Smith confirmed that positions covered by collective bargaining agreements remain subject to their negotiated schedules and are not set by the adopted compensation resolution.
The council also authorized the city manager to sign the FY 2025–26 intergovernmental agreement for dispatch services with Umatilla County. Smith said he continues to seek improved communication and rate discussions with county staff and that negotiations will continue beyond the authorization.
Public testimony on the budget was called for during the hearing; no members of the public testified in person or online. Following the public hearing and deliberations, the council closed the hearing and adopted the budget and associated resolutions by roll call; the record shows unanimous passage on each resolution and the dispatch IGA authorization.
