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City Efficiency Committee finds few large cuts but recommends targeted efficiencies, cites PERS and tax limits as core pressures
Summary
A citizen City Efficiency Committee reported to the Salem City Council Feb. 24 that it found limited obvious waste in the general fund but recommended targeted studies and reforms to improve efficiency, citing rising PERS costs and constrained property tax revenue as major structural challenges.
The City Efficiency Committee presented its findings to the City Council Feb. 24 after a five-meeting, high-level review of the general fund.
Committee chair Bridal Moore told council the panel did not find evidence of "inordinate waste" in general fund operations but concluded the city faces structural budget pressures that are difficult to solve without new revenue. The committee cited…
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