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Finance committee backs on-bill collection for Portland’s share of regional flood‑safety fee, sends ordinance to full council
Summary
The Finance Committee voted Sept. 22 to forward to full council a proposal to collect Portland’s share of a regional flood‑safety fee via a small line item on water and sewer utility bills, with staff recommending a $1.20 monthly residential charge and a 0.9% charge for nonresidential accounts.
Portland’s Finance Committee voted Sept. 22 to send to full council with a “due pass” recommendation an ordinance that would establish a mechanism to collect the city’s allocated payment to the Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District via a small line item on utility bills.
Jonas Birri, the city’s chief financial officer, told the committee the district — created by the Oregon Legislature in 2019 and given fee authority by 2024 legislation (Senate Bill 1517) — charged incorporated cities within the district a flood safety benefit fee for 2025–26. “The district is a district created by the state legislature in 2019, charged with managing the Portland Metro levy system and the Columbia Corridor in North Portland,” Birri said. He noted the district’s 2025–26 allocation for the City of Portland is roughly $5.3 million…
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