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Multnomah County approves $1.04 million in additional utilities appropriations after sharp rate increases
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved two budget modifications to increase the Department of County Assets’ utilities appropriation by $1,041,619, citing higher-than-expected electricity and other utility price increases that pushed the FY25 utilities budget from $7.9 million to $8.9 million.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on March 15 approved two budget modifications that together add $1,041,619 to the Department of County Assets (DCA) utilities appropriation after larger-than-expected electricity and other utility rate increases.
DCA budget manager Lisa Wheaton told the board that the department increased the FY25 utilities appropriation to cover unexpected cost growth, saying, “This will increase the total utilities FY25 budget from 7,900,000.0 to 8,900,000.0.” The board approved the two items (R1 and R2) in separate motions; both passed on unanimous roll-call votes.
DCA said the county projected a 6% rise in electricity costs when the FY25 budget was developed in November 2023 but then experienced an…
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