Salem council directs staff to return with FY26 budget resolution; moves $50,000 to sustain Church at the Park safe-parking program

The Salem City Council held a public hearing on the recommended fiscal year 2026 budget and directed staff to return on June 23 with a resolution to adopt the budget committee’s recommended FY26 budget with amendments. During the hearing the council also approved an amendment to transfer $50,000 from remaining state sheltering grant funds to help sustain the Church at the Park safe-parking program through part of FY26.

Budget presentation and context Budget Manager Kelly Leinenbach presented the recommended FY26 budget, noting the budget committee reviewed the proposal and that the city would return on June 23 for formal budget adoption. Leinenbach said the recommended budget includes roughly $1,050,000,000 in resources and about $781,000,000 in expenditures across funds and that the local option levy passage restored many…