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City budget committee hears state shared revenue briefing; approves $90,000 errata for compensation consultant
Summary
The city budget committee received a detailed briefing on state-shared revenue sources and approved a post-publication errata to add $90,000 in human-resources contract costs for a compensation study; the committee then approved the budget and several levy motions.
The Springfield city budget committee held a public hearing on state shared revenues, received an in-depth presentation about the funding sources that feed the general and street funds, and approved a $90,000 errata to cover a compensation and classification consultant contract that exceeded the amount the city had budgeted.
Jessica Mummy, the city's budget and procurement manager, led the state-shared revenue briefing and described four primary state revenue sources that affect Springfield's general fund and street fund: the state's Highway Trust Fund, liquor apportionment, marijuana tax distributions, and cigarette tax changes from recent ballot measures. "Using projections from the state of Oregon, the League of Oregon Cities actually produces estimates on state shared revenues for cities to utilize when they're building their budgets," Mummy said.
Why it matters: State-shared revenues account for a material portion of the city's general fund and street-fund…
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