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Council redirects PGE franchise fee receipts to general fund with Resolution 2025-03
Summary
By unanimous vote the council rescinded an older directive and adopted Resolution 2025-03 to direct PGE franchise-fee payments (totaling 5%) to the city general fund rather than the Street CIP fund.
The Dundee City Council approved Resolution 2025-03 to change where electric franchise-fee revenue from Portland General Electric (PGE) is deposited.
City staff explained that previous council action placed a portion of PGE franchise-fee revenue in the Street Capital Improvement Fund. The new resolution cancels the older resolution and directs the full franchise-fee receipts (described in the meeting as a total of 5%) to the city’s general fund.
A council member confirmed the vote did not increase the franchise fee itself and that the city remains constrained by any franchise terms; the change moves existing receipts to general fund use for broader municipal priorities. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
