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St. Helens council opens hearings on supplemental budget and state revenue sharing; councilor recuses from vote
Summary
The St. Helens City Council opened public hearings June 18 on a supplemental FY24-25 budget item and the FY25-26 state revenue-sharing budget; one councilor recused from discussion and any vote because a spouse is a city police officer.
The St. Helens City Council on Wednesday opened two public hearings related to the city budget: a supplemental fiscal year 2024-25 budget item and a public hearing on state revenue sharing and the proposed FY2025-26 budget.
A council member announced an actual conflict of interest and recused herself from the discussion and any vote because her husband is a City of St. Helens police officer. "I'm going to recuse myself from the discussion and the actual vote," the councilor said at the start of both hearings.
City staff summarized the supplemental item and the proposed state revenue sharing budget. Finance staff (identified in the packet as Gloria) said the…
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