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Council narrows mayor-and-council budget to a modest reduction; directs staff on travel and youth trip priorities
Summary
The Tigard City Council agreed by consensus to pursue a 3% reduction scenario for the mayor-and-council portion of the general fund budget and directed staff to implement targeted reductions to consulting and modest travel cuts while preserving key memberships and youth-travel opportunities.
The Tigard City Council continued its discussion of mayor-and-council budget reductions and, by consensus, directed staff to pursue a modest 3% reduction scenario with targeted adjustments rather than deep cuts.
Finance Director Eric Kang and Deputy City Manager Emily Church presented scenarios showing how 3% and 10% reductions would affect discretionary items. The department said most of the mayor-and-council budget is personnel and nondiscretionary; the proposed scenarios focus on discretionary line items such as professional services, memberships and travel.
Councilors settled on the following guidance during the discussion: pursue the 3% (scenario 1) approach; reduce…
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