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Fiscal Measures

Taxes, levies, bonds, fees, and major appropriations the Council has voted on — each shown with the measure's own fiscal terms and the recorded vote. These are descriptive facts: a councilor's vote is never characterized as causing any outcome.

• Bond 2026-06-17

  Authorize sewer revenue bonds to finance sewer system capital improvements for an amount sufficient to produce net proceeds of up to $235 million and to refund outstanding sewer revenue bonds

  2026-165 — $235,000,000 · vote: passed

  In plain terms

  This measure authorizes the city to borrow money for its sewer system by issuing sewer revenue bonds. A revenue bond is borrowing that the city repays from a specific source of money — in this case, the revenue the sewer system collects, such as sewer charges — rather than from general taxes. The borrowing is sized to bring in up to $235 million in net proceeds, meaning the usable cash after the costs of issuing the bonds. That money pays for capital improvements, which are large, long-lasting projects to build, repair, or upgrade sewer infrastructure. The measure also lets the city refund, or refinance, sewer bonds it already owes — replacing existing debt with new debt, typically to change its terms. It affects sewer system finances and the ratepayers whose charges back the bonds.

  AI-drafted plain-language summary, reviewed by an editor — not the verbatim official record. See the sources for the exact wording.

  as of 2026-06-24 · source

• Levy 2026-06-17

  Approve levying taxes for the City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027

  2026-197 · vote: passed

  In plain terms

  This measure formally approves the property taxes the City of Portland will collect for the budget year running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. A levy is the act of imposing a tax; here it is the annual step of setting the city's property tax for the coming fiscal year. Approving the levy is what authorizes the county to place the city's tax amounts on property tax bills and collect them. It is a required yearly action tied to the city's budget for that period. It affects property owners in Portland, who pay the taxes the levy authorizes. The facts provided do not state a specific rate or dollar amount for this levy.

  AI-drafted plain-language summary, reviewed by an editor — not the verbatim official record. See the sources for the exact wording.

  as of 2026-06-24 · source

• Budget 2026-06-17

  Adopt the Supplemental Budget for the FY 2025-26 over-expenditure process and make budget adjustments in various funds

  2026-199 · vote: passed

  In plain terms

  This measure adopts a supplemental budget for fiscal year 2025-26 — the budget year ending June 30, 2026. A supplemental budget is a mid-year change to a budget that was already adopted, used to adjust spending and move money after the original plan is in place. This one is tied to the "over-expenditure process," the formal procedure the city uses when a fund needs authority to spend more than its original budget allowed. The measure makes budget adjustments across various city funds, meaning it changes the approved spending amounts in more than one part of the budget. It affects how the city is allowed to spend money for the remainder of that fiscal year. The facts provided do not specify the dollar amounts of the adjustments.

  AI-drafted plain-language summary, reviewed by an editor — not the verbatim official record. See the sources for the exact wording.

  as of 2026-06-24 · source

• Fee 2026-06-11

  Amend Portland Permitting & Development Fee Schedules to improve cost recovery to ensure an adequate level of service

  2026-152 · vote: passed

  In plain terms

  This measure changes the fees that Portland Permitting & Development charges. These are the fees people and businesses pay when they apply for permits to build, remodel, or develop property. The stated goal is to improve "cost recovery" so the fees more closely match what it costs the city to provide the service — the idea behind cost recovery is that the fee paid covers the work the city does to review and process the application, rather than that work being paid for from other sources. The change updates the city's fee schedules, which are the published lists setting how much each permit type costs. Anyone applying for the affected permits would pay the revised amounts.

  AI-drafted plain-language summary, reviewed by an editor — not the verbatim official record. See the sources for the exact wording.

  as of 2026-06-24 · source