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Milwaukie Budget Committee approves biennial spending plan, holds property tax rate steady
Summary
The Milwaukie Budget Committee voted to recommend the city managerproposed $208.9 million biennium budget for 2027and 2028 and left the certified property tax rate unchanged. Committee members directed staff to return with a follow-up review of utility reserve policy and rate-smoothing options tied to a major PFAS treatment project.
The Milwaukie Budget Committee voted to approve and recommend the city managerproposed biennial budget totaling $208,917,000 for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 and to forward the package to city council with the existing certified property tax rate unchanged at $4.1367 per $1,000 of assessed value.
The budget hearing included department presentations, line-item clarifications and extensive discussion of capital needs and utility finances. Finance Director Michael Osborne and Public Works Director Peter Passarelli told the committee that utility rates will need adjustments to finance multi-year projects, most notably plans to treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the citywater supply; staff modeled an approximate 8% water revenue requirement to smooth the financing and reduce the likelihood of a steep single-year spike later in the decade.
"This was essentially the first biennium…
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