West Linn council adopts 2026–27 biennial budget, approves fee updates and related resolutions

The West Linn City Council on June 23 unanimously adopted the city’s biennial budget and capital improvement program for the 2026–27 fiscal biennium, approved a series of companion resolutions that update fees and state-certifications, and adopted a supplemental budget and fund consolidation to align accounts with the adopted plan.

The council approved the permanent property tax rate of $2.12 per $1,000 of assessed value for each fiscal year of the biennium, and adopted bonded debt levies of $1,851,000 for fiscal year 2025–26 and $1,862,000 for fiscal year 2026–27. Council members voted unanimously on each item.

City finance staff told the council the package reflects changes the budget committee recommended after May hearings, including new appropriations for the West Linn Chamber of Commerce and Main Street grants and corresponding reductions in some departmental material-and-service accounts to balance the biennium. The council approved the updates to the master fee schedule (effective July 1, 2025) to help balance the first year of the budget.

Among items the council adopted: - A state revenue-sharing declaration required to receive State of Oregon funds; staff estimated about $320,000 for each fiscal year of the biennium. No public testimony was offered on that item. - Certification that West Linn is eligible to receive state-shared revenues (cigarette, liquor, 911 and highway/gas taxes). Staff said the gas-tax portion of the revenues is projected…