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County adopts ordinance amending budget advisory committee rules to strengthen engagement
Summary
Multnomah County commissioners adopted amendments to MCC Chapter 3 that revise Community Budget Advisory Committee procedures, add conflict-of-interest language and direct implementation guidance for staff.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance on second reading amending Multnomah County Code Chapter 3 to revise procedures for Community Budget Advisory Committees (CBACs).
County staff and commissioners said the changes aim to strengthen public engagement in the county budget process, update conflict-of-interest language and provide implementation guidance to make CBAC input more consistently available to the board.
Amada Perez, director of the Office of Community Involvement, and Steven Herrera, senior policy adviser to the chair, briefed the board on edits made since the first reading. Herrera said the package includes a cleaner, more accessible version of the amended code and updates to section 3.303 on conflicts of interest.
Several commissioners praised the outreach and revisions. Commissioner Vince Jones Dixon and Commissioner Joan Dixon (remarks reflect the transcript's references to committee practice) thanked staff for follow-up work with district offices and CBAC leadership. Commissioner Joan Dixon asked specifically about a proposed deletion of a formal meeting-minutes requirement; Perez said that while the code language may change, the county will continue the practice of providing meeting recordings, transcripts and notes and will issue a policy and procedure guidebook for CBACs.
The board had no public testimony on the item and adopted the ordinance by roll-call vote. The recorded vote: Commissioner Moyer, aye; Commissioner Shannon Singleton, aye; Commissioner Brehm Edwards, aye; Commissioner Vince Jones Dixon, yes; Chair Vega Peterson, aye. The ordinance was adopted on second reading.
Staff said the amendments are intended to make CBAC feedback more useful to budget decisionmakers by standardizing engagement, clarifying conflict-of-interest rules and providing staff with clearer operational procedures for meeting records and outreach.
