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Portland council asks for tally of new fees as budget shows just shy of $1 million in contingency
Summary
Councilors pressed administration for a running total of new revenue from fee increases and a verification of general-fund contingency, after Director Levine said the contingency was just under $1 million and staff provided preliminary figures for TNC and golf fee revenue.
Councilor Sam Zimmerman asked the Portland City Council for a running total of the new revenue embedded in the approved budget, saying he wanted to verify how fee increases and other changes interact with the contingency the council created during prior budget action.
The question matters because Director Levine said the general‑fund contingency held "just shy of a million dollars," and councilors are weighing whether to reallocate other funds into new programs or rely on that contingency instead. "Just shy of a million dollars," Director Levine said in the meeting, giving the contingency figure as…
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