Decisions/2026-194
Resolution2026-194

What is Portland deciding about certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenues?

The resolution must be passed by Council to prepare the City for the beginning of a new fiscal year on July 1, 2026. The item is included because ORS 221.760 requires the City to certify that it provides certain municipal services in order to qualify for state shared revenues (cigarette and liquor taxes).

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Certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenues

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What this proposal would actually do.

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What would change

The resolution must be passed by Council to prepare the City for the beginning of a new fiscal year on July 1, 2026. The item is included because ORS 221.760 requires the City to certify that it provides certain municipal services in order to qualify for state shared revenues (cigarette and liquor taxes).

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Who may be affected

The Adopted Budget as filed includes programmatic changes that will impact the community. These programmatic changes invest resources and reallocate internal resources into bureau programs as articulated in the Mayor's Proposed Budget document and subsequent City Council Amendments passed on May 19-20, 2026. There were Council work sessions held to discuss the FY 2026-27 Budget process in April and May of 2026. Council conducted listening sessions in each district throughout 2026 as well. Public comment has been solicited on the City Budget Office website, and in accordance with Oregon Local Budget Law, live public testimony was received on April 21, 2026 during the Mayor's Proposed Budget Hearing and on May 18, 2026. Public comment will also be taken during the Tax Supervising Conservation Commission meeting on June 9, 2026 and during the City Council meeting on June 10, 2026.

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Financial implications

The resolution makes the City eligible for an estimated $19,496,999in cigarette, liquor, and state marijuana taxes in FY 2026-27.

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Final legal actionResolution 37747

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WHEREAS, ORS 221.760 provides as follows:Section 1. The officer responsible for disbursing funds to cities under ORS 323.455, 366.785 to 366.820 and 471.805 shall disburse such funds in the case of a city located within a county having more than 100,000 inhabitants, according to the most recent federal decennial census, only if the officer reasonably is satisfied that the city meets the requirements set out in subsection (2) of this section, or if the city provides four or more of the following municipal services: a) Police protection b) Fire protection c) Street construction, maintenance, and lighting d) Sanitary sewers e) Storm sewers f) Planning, zoning, and subdivision control g) one or more utility services. WHEREAS, City officials recognize the desirability of assisting the state officer responsible for determining the eligibility of cities to receive such funds in accordance with ORS 221.760;WHEREAS, the City of Portland is a city located within a county having more than 100,000 inhabitants; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Portland hereby certifies that the following services enumerated in Section 1 of ORS 221.760 are provided by the City:Police protectionFire protectionStreet construction, maintenance, and lightingSanitary sewersStorm sewersPlanning and zoningWater serviceBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Budget Office shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the State of Oregon, Department of Administrative Services to establish the City's eligibility for State Shared Revenues.

Meetings, motions, amendments, and votes2 meetings · 1 votes
Final Council action · Jun 17, 202612 yes · 0 no

Final action on 2026-194: Certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenues

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Aug 13, 2026, 1:04 PM PDT
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Sep 13, 2026, 2:23 AM PDT
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