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County advisers model multiple tax options as commissioners press for clear assumptions on Preschool for All
Summary
Multnomah County staff and Echo Northwest briefed commissioners on technical advisory group (TAG) and program advisory group (PAG) work evaluating tax mechanisms — including property tax, a delayed 0.8% increase, credits and indexing — and committed to sharing the underlying demographic and fiscal assumptions via dashboards and briefings so the board can assess sustainability.
Multnomah County staff and consultant Echo Northwest presented a progress update on the Preschool for All program and the technical advisory group's work on financing options, answering sustained board questions about which tax mechanisms could sustain the program.
Steven Herrera, senior policy adviser in the chair's office, said the county's approach pairs fiscal analysis with program-level planning: "The TAG is charged with reviewing the program's ongoing revenue needs and issuing recommendations regarding Preschool for All tax to ensure sustainable funding," he said. Echo Northwest summarized Phase 1 work and described Phase 2, which applies sensitivity tests to baseline conditions such as population change and participation rates.
Echo Northwest said the TAG compiled a ranked list of mechanisms it wants modeled. Those include a property tax…
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