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Troutdale budget committee weighs $84 million proposal, police ramp-up and $32 public safety fee
Summary
At an April 20 budget committee meeting, Troutdale staff presented an $84 million proposed 2026–27 budget that includes staffing to stand up a limited Troutdale Police Department and a proposed public safety fee increase to $32/month to help close a multi‑million-dollar shortfall.
Troutdale’s budget committee reviewed a proposed $84 million budget on April 20 that would add two full-time public-safety positions and raise a monthly public safety fee to shore up a growing structural gap in the general fund.
City staff said the proposed general fund adds 2.1 full-time equivalents — a police chief and a police lieutenant — to begin building a limited Troutdale Police Department and prepare policies and staffing ahead of an anticipated termination of the Multma County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) law-enforcement IGA. The presentation also recommends returning the TPCC building to local control if negotiations with Multma County…
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