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Milwaukie committee backs recruitment of eight FTE, citing service strain and public safety fee revenue
Summary
City Manager Emma Savore asked the budget committee to recommend a mid‑biennium budget adjustment to recruit seven positions (eight FTE) now to address service strains; several positions (two patrol officers, behavioral health specialist, library assistant, deputy court clerk) will be funded by a public safety fee estimated at $866,000/year; the
The Milwaukie Budget Committee voted November 10 to recommend a mid‑biennium budget adjustment to the full council that would allow the city to begin recruiting seven positions (eight full‑time equivalent roles) before the FY26 budget adoption.
City Manager Emma Savore told the committee the organizational assessment identified gaps that create service risk if staffing waits until the next biennium. “I am concerned that if I don't fill these now, I actually will start seeing some service impacts,” Savore said.
Positions listed in the request that would be funded by the newly…
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