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Council reviews budget policy and capital projects; staff outlines water, wastewater and dispatch steps
Summary
Staff presented a draft budget policy and fiscal strategy for FY27 and updated the council on capital projects: local improvement district considerations, water plant pre-bid results (one bid received), and a dispatch transition from Metcom to Newcom with expected movement in 30-60 days.
City staff briefed the Hubbard City Council on a draft budget policy and fiscal strategy to guide preparation of the FY27 budget, and gave updates on capital projects and public-safety dispatch planning.
Administrator White said the budget policy sets fiscal principles to ensure transparency and compliance with Oregon budget law and asked council for direction on methodology; councilors expressed broad consensus. Staff noted that some street-fund balances have been earmarked to seed the newly adopted urban renewal agency and cautioned that a local improvement district (LID) would require front-loaded funds, creating possible double-commitment of limited street funds.
Public works and the superintendent reported that a pre-bid meeting for the water-plant construction drew strong interest but only one bid was submitted; the bid is under review and staff said the loan dollars must be spent by Aug. 21. On wastewater, predesign work for DEQ submission continues, and hydro-flushing and pavement patching work will begin shortly.
On dispatch services, staff reported that Metcom will not pursue legal action and that funds contributed toward the Marion County Radio Project will be refunded if jurisdictions do not participate. Staff said the city expects to complete the transition to Newcom within roughly 30 to 60 days after a jurisdictional plan is submitted and approved.
Councilors and staff raised implementation concerns, including the timeline for loans and grants and the need to manage infrastructure risk as water pressure and system changes are phased in.
