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Troutdale advisory committee proposes public prioritization of discretionary budget projects
Summary
At its Feb. 5 meeting the Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee agreed to pursue getting the budget committee's list of discretionary projects and to explore online public prioritization. Staff will check whether the list can be released and whether the budget committee can present to the CAC prior to April budget action.
Members of the Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee on Feb. 5 proposed collecting the city budget committee’s list of discretionary projects and asking residents to rank priorities online to guide which projects the city should pursue next.
The proposal, raised during public discussion at the committee’s regularly scheduled meeting, asked staff to obtain the list of discretionary items that the budget committee compiles each year and to make that list available so residents can indicate which projects they most want to see completed.
The idea is meant to separate discretionary projects from mandatory items (driven by county, city or state requirements) and to give the public a clearer way to influence which…
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