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Board approves series of budget modifications to cover $57.1 million shortfall in Homeless Services
Summary
Multnomah County approved four budget modifications April 10 to address an estimated $57.1 million shortfall in the Joint Office of Homeless Services for FY25, using a mix of state and federal grants, program pauses, contingency and reserve funds while avoiding cuts to existing shelter capacity.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved four budget modifications Thursday designed to close a $57.1 million shortfall in the Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS) for fiscal year 2025.
The board voted to: accept additional state and federal sheltering funds; reprogram underused program budgets and one-time carryover; authorize use of the regional strategic implementation fund (RSIF) carryover; and draw from the department's stabilization reserve and county contingency to balance FY25.
The shortfall stems from three factors JOHS staff outlined: $26.5 million in spending above plan (carryover drawdown), an $8.5 million shortfall in tax collections versus forecast and a $22 million downward adjustment by Metro in the SHS (Supportive Housing Services) revenue forecast. Finance manager Antoinette Payne summarized the result as a $57.1 million gap that reduces the department's SHS budget from $304.8 million to an adjusted $247.7 million for FY25.
JOHS Director Dan Field told the board the department aimed to —manage…
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