Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Beaverton leaders hold workshop to review current-year general fund shortfall
Summary
City officials met in a council-requested workshop to review the current fiscal year general fund, hear program-level presentations and establish a common baseline ahead of the 2025–26 budget process. City staff said property tax provides about 60% of general fund revenue and noted a current-year gap between revenues and expenditures.
Beaverton — City officials convened a council-requested workshop to review the current fiscal-year general fund, hear department-level briefings and build a shared baseline before next year's budget is published.
The meeting was not intended to set policy for the 2025–26 budget, Mayor Lacey Beatty said; rather, it was to increase council members' understanding of the city's fiscal position and each department's cost drivers. "As a reminder, tonight's meeting is not about our future budget," the mayor said.
City Manager Jocelyn Lisonbee opened the packet of financial slides and said the general fund currently brings in roughly $89,000,000 in revenue, while general fund expenditures are about $97,000,000. "We currently have approximately $89,000,000 coming in in revenue," she said. The…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
