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Multnomah County reviews funding options for Preschool for All as advisory groups refine recommendations
Summary
Consultants and county staff updated commissioners on TAG/PAG work to evaluate tax mechanisms (including property tax, indexing and means testing) to fully fund Preschool for All. Commissioners pressed for the underlying program assumptions, disclosure of advisory group conflicts of interest, and interactive models to test revenue scenarios.
County officials and consultants briefed the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on the next phase of planning for Preschool for All, outlining how two advisory groups will evaluate tax mechanisms to determine whether they can fully fund the program.
Steven Herrera, senior policy advisor in the chair’s office, said the county’s technical advisory group (TAG) and program advisory group (PAG) will work together to test baselines and sensitivity scenarios and then recommend a funding mechanism that would be sustainable over a 10‑year threshold.
"The TAG is charged with reviewing the program's ongoing revenue needs and issuing recommendations regarding a Preschool for All tax to ensure sustainable funding," Herrera said. He described the PAG’s role as recommending program and policy changes that respond to TAG’s fiscal work while keeping equity and the ballot measure’s intent central.
Echo Northwest, the county’s economic research contractor,…
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