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Planning staff warns of layoffs and urges commission to pause proactive items; commission agrees

City of St. Helens Planning Commission · April 14, 2026
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Summary

City planning staff warned commissioners of budget shortfalls that could lead to furloughs and layoffs and recommended removing proactive agenda items to conserve staff time; the commission agreed to remove proactive items from the printed agenda for the foreseeable future.

Planning staff told the commission the city faces budget pressures tied to a proposed utility-bill fee referendum that may not pass and that staff must consider furloughs and layoffs; the staff update named eight positions that could be affected and noted one staff member (Angelica) had already received a layoff notice but also had…

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