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Washington County holds budget-committee orientation, sets calendar and outlines steep cuts if revenues do not rebound
Summary
County leaders briefed budget committee members on Oregon budget law, fund types and a schedule that begins with the proposed budget release April 28; officials warned of multi-year shortfalls and presented reduction scenarios including a roughly $20.5 million (about 10%) general-fund cut option.
Chair Catherine Harrington opened a Washington County budget-committee orientation that County Administrator Tanya Angie and interim Chief Financial Officer John Steyer led, emphasizing Oregon budget law, the county’s calendar for the proposed budget and the scale of possible reductions if revenue shortfalls continue.
Angie told the group the county will deliver the proposed budget and a budget message on April 28, and she reviewed a schedule of committee meetings in May, including a consolidated session for all committees in mid‑ to late May. John Steyer walked members through the purposes of Oregon budget law and the required public process.
The orientation focused on context rather than detailed line‑by‑line proposals: county officials described the structure of funds (general, special revenue, internal service, capital project, debt service and trust/agency funds), recent bookkeeping changes preparing for a new enterprise resource planning system (Workday) and the county’s effort to…
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