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Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee rejects motion to begin participatory budgeting program
Summary
A motion to establish a participatory budgeting effort as a committee project failed after roll‑call vote; members agreed to bring educational materials and revisit the topic on a future agenda.
Committee member Kevin moved on March 5 that the Citizens Advisory Committee begin work to establish a participatory budgeting program for Troutdale and to “take on” the effort as a committee project. Kevin said the committee should “actually begin to educate ourselves on what is participatory budgeting” and then “formulate a plan for initiating participatory budgeting.”
The motion drew a lengthy discussion about roles, timing and expertise. Staff and committee members said the budget committee and city staff prepare the budget and have technical knowledge about grant matching, capital improvement projects and statutory…
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