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Tualatin council adopts $165.5 million budget, levies permanent tax rate
Summary
At its June 23 meeting the Tualatin City Council unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget of $165,489,430, made two carryforward adjustments and set the city's permanent tax rate; no public testimony was offered for or against the budget at the hearing.
Tualatin City Council on June 23 adopted the city's fiscal year 2025–26 budget of $165,489,430, made two limited adjustments to the general fund and affirmed the city's permanent tax rate and bonded debt levy.
The adoption came after a public hearing in which city staff presented the budget and no members of the public testified for or against the proposal. Don Hudson, assistant city manager and finance director, told the council that the Twelton (Tualatin) Budget Advisory Committee had approved and forwarded the plan and that Oregon statute requires adoption before July 1.
Hudson said the council-approved budget includes two staff-proposed adjustments to the general fund: a $6,000 carryforward in the library budget for promotional and rebranding items (including a mastodon mascot) and a $40,000 parks-and-recreation allocation for a meals program at the Juanita Pull Center, the latter offset partly by $10,000 in donations and sponsorships and the remainder from general fund reserves. The budget also includes more than $26 million in one-time capital outlay projects, Hudson said. The staff presentation listed the city's permanent tax rate as $2.2665 per $1,000 of assessed value for operations and a bonded debt service levy of $5,000,263.16.
The hearing record shows no public testimony for or against the budget. After staff's presentation and questions from councilors about items including continued Bee City USA implementation in parks, Council members moved to adopt the resolution. A roll-call recorded the council's votes as affirmative; the council president announced the measure adopted.
Copies of the budget and the supporting staff material remain available through the city's finance office for residents seeking specific line-item detail. The city manager and finance director will carry out the budgeted appropriations beginning July 1, 2025.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article were identified in the meeting record as: Don Hudson, assistant city manager and finance director; Council President Pratt; Councilor Sacco; Councilor Hilliard; Councilor Reyes; Councilor Gonzales; and Councilor Brooks.
The council's budget adoption concludes the formal appropriation process required by state law and sets the city's spending plan for the coming fiscal year.
