The Spring Supplemental Budget is primarily intended to allow City Council and bureaus to make technical adjustments and other revisions to their current year budget. In FY 2025-26, the Spring Technical Adjustment Ordinance (TAO) addresses a 17.1 million reduction to the General Fund revenue forecast through a combination of General Fund returns of underspending in bureaus and draws on contingencies and other fund balances.
Official proposal and impact statementOrdinance2026-120
Should Portland adopt the FY 2025-26 Technical Adjustment Ordinance and make other budget-related changes?
The Spring Supplemental Budget is primarily intended to allow City Council and bureaus to make technical adjustments and other revisions to their current year budget. In FY 2025-26, the Spring Technical Adjustment Ordinance (TAO) addresses a 17.1 million reduction to the General Fund revenue forecast through a combination of General Fund returns of underspending in bureaus and draws on contingencies and other fund balances.
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Adopt the FY 2025-26 Technical Adjustment Ordinance and make other budget-related changes
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Passed · 8–3
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Final action on 2026-120: Adopt the FY 2025-26 Technical Adjustment Ordinance and make other budget-related changes
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Approval of this ordinance will change appropriation in 53 funds by a net increase of $171,566,396, primarily resulting from truing up beginning fund balance and other resources. There is a net decrease of $12.45 million to the General Fund. These changes are summarized in Exhibit 2. This legislation adds net zero FTE as noted in Exhibit 5.
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The City of Portland ordains.Section 1. The Council finds:Exhibit 1, attached, includes all incremental changes to the City appropriation schedule as a result of the Spring Technical Adjustment Ordinance.A memorandum, attached as Exhibit 2, identifies programs, projects, or activities that require appropriation adjustment or transfer of appropriation within bureau and fund budgets.Exhibit 3, attached, shows, for informational purposes, a reconciliation of changes to all funds.Exhibit 4, attached, shows, for informational purposes, all requests materially affecting the General Fund.Exhibit 5, attached, shows all position changes. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:The FY 2025-26 Appropriation Schedule is hereby amended by adjusting appropriations for certain expenditures in various funds as indicated by the increases and decreases presented in Exhibit 1; explanation of these changes is provided in the memorandum attached as Exhibit 2.The number of authorized positions in the FY 2025-26 Revised Budget is hereby amended as presented in Exhibit 5.The actions amending the FY 2025-26 Revised Budget contained in this ordinance are binding City policy.
Meetings, motions, amendments, and votes2 meetings · 15 votes
Passed as amendedAgenda item 5
Passed to second reading as amendedAgenda item 8
Recorded amendments
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Ryan 2: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Novick. (Aye (4): Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman; Nay (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Kanal). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as described in Smith 4: Moved by Smith and seconded by Novick. Motion withdrawn.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Smith 3: Moved by Smith and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (5): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Kanal). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Smith 1 as shown in Ryan 1: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Smith. (Aye (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (6): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Exhibit 1 as shown in Smith 1: Moved by Smith and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend the Ordinance as described in Smith 2: Moved by Smith and seconded by Zimmerman. (Aye (3): Ryan, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Clark). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 2: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Smith. (Aye (7): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Novick, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (3): Morillo, Green, Avalos; Absent (2): Clark, Zimmerman)
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 1: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Zimmerman). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 4: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Novick. (Aye (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (8): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 3: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Smith. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (5): Kanal, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos)
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Smith. (Aye (6): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (6): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Exhibit 1 as shown in Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morrillo 1 as amended: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (8): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Zimmerman, Smith) Passed to second reading as amended April 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
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Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Ryan 2: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Novick. (Aye (4): Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman; Nay (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Kanal). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as described in Smith 4: Moved by Smith and seconded by Novick. Motion withdrawn.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Smith 3: Moved by Smith and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (5): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Kanal). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Smith 1 as shown in Ryan 1: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Smith. (Aye (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (6): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Exhibit 1 as shown in Smith 1: Moved by Smith and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to call the question on Smith 2: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (4): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos; Nay (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend the Ordinance as described in Smith 2: Moved by Smith and seconded by Zimmerman. (Aye (3): Ryan, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Clark). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to limit debate to those in the queue: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (5): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Green, Zimmerman, Smith; Absent (1): Clark). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 2: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Smith. (Aye (7): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Novick, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (3): Morillo, Green, Avalos; Absent (2): Clark, Zimmerman)
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 1: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Zimmerman). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 4: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Novick. (Aye (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (8): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 3: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Smith. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (5): Kanal, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos)
Motion to reconsider Pirtle-Guiney 3: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Smith. Motion withdrawn.
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Smith. (Aye (6): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (6): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Motion to amend Exhibit 1 as shown in Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morrillo 1 as amended: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (8): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Zimmerman, Smith) Passed to second reading as amended April 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 16, 20264 yes · 7 no · 1 absent
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Ryan 2: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Novick. (Aye (4): Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman; Nay (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Kanal). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 16, 20266 yes · 5 no · 1 absent
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Smith 3: Moved by Smith and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (5): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Kanal). Motion failed to pass.
Final Council action · Apr 15, 20268 yes · 3 no · 1 absent
Final action on 2026-120: Adopt the FY 2025-26 Technical Adjustment Ordinance and make other budget-related changes
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20266 yes · 6 no
Motion to amend Smith 1 as shown in Ryan 1: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Smith. (Aye (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (6): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20265 yes · 7 no
Motion to amend Exhibit 1 as shown in Smith 1: Moved by Smith and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20264 yes · 8 no
Motion to call the question on Smith 2: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (4): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos; Nay (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20263 yes · 8 no · 1 absent
Motion to amend the Ordinance as described in Smith 2: Moved by Smith and seconded by Zimmerman. (Aye (3): Ryan, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Clark). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20265 yes · 6 no · 1 absent
Motion to limit debate to those in the queue: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (5): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Green, Zimmerman, Smith; Absent (1): Clark). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20267 yes · 3 no · 2 absent
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 2: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Smith. (Aye (7): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Novick, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (3): Morillo, Green, Avalos; Absent (2): Clark, Zimmerman)
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20264 yes · 7 no · 1 absent
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 1: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Zimmerman). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20264 yes · 8 no
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 4: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Novick. (Aye (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (8): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20265 yes · 7 no
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 3: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Smith. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20267 yes · 5 no
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (5): Kanal, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos)
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20266 yes · 6 no
Motion to amend Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morillo 1 as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Smith. (Aye (6): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (6): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Apr 8, 20268 yes · 4 no
Motion to amend Exhibit 1 as shown in Avalos/Dunphy/Green/Morrillo 1 as amended: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (8): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Zimmerman, Smith) Passed to second reading as amended April 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
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