Boardman budget committee approves $86.1 million fiscal-year plan

The Boardman Budget Committee approved the proposed fiscal-year budget for 2026 at a committee meeting after a staff presentation and discussion of capital priorities. A committee member moved to approve the budget as presented, citing a total package of $86,133,690 and a permanent property tax rate shown in the materials as $4.2114 per $1,000; another member seconded the motion and the committee approved it by voice vote with members responding “Aye.”

The budget document presented by city staff reallocated park activity into a newly created park fund (funded initially by a $625,000 transfer from the general fund), continued capital planning for streets and sewer projects, and included specific reserve transfers and loan repayments (for example, a $146,150 annual payment related to the PERS side account and the first payment on a $1,600,000 loan for property acquisition). The presenter summarized the document as “the road map the city's leadership has planned for this coming year,” and noted that staff will flag any corrections at the public budget hearing. The committee noted a small discrepancy in the printed levy figures (988,000 vs. 998,000) that staff said they would clarify in the record.

What's next: staff will post the final corrected budget materials and present the document at the budget hearing for public comment and formal adoption steps required by Oregon budget law.