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City Manager submits $365.6 million FY26 budget; council refers plan to Finance Committee
Summary
City Manager Daniel West submitted a $365.6 million recommended municipal budget and the City Council voted unanimously to refer the proposal to the Finance Committee for detailed review amid state funding uncertainty and proposals to use one-time funds and program changes to close a multimillion-dollar gap.
City Manager Daniel West submitted the City Manager's recommended fiscal year 2026 municipal budget — a $365,600,000 proposal — and the Portland City Council voted unanimously to refer the package to the Finance Committee for review.
The budget, delivered to the council as required by the city charter, was presented by Daniel West, City Manager. West told councilors the budget cycle was “extremely complex and very challenging,” citing rising health insurance costs as high as 20%, contractually required wage increases, and recent federal and state funding uncertainties that together produced a large budget gap.
West said the city began the process with an estimated $19 million shortfall that…
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