The Over-expenditure Ordinance is primarily intended to allow bureaus to make technical adjustments and other revisions to their current year budget. However, bureaus are also permitted to request General Fund Unrestricted Contingency resources to address exigent needs preventing over-expenditure in bureau funds.
Official proposal and impact statementEmergency ordinance2025-228
Should Portland adopt the Supplemental Budget for the FY 2024-25 Over-expenditure process and make budget adjustments in various funds?
The Over-expenditure Ordinance is primarily intended to allow bureaus to make technical adjustments and other revisions to their current year budget. However, bureaus are also permitted to request General Fund Unrestricted Contingency resources to address exigent needs preventing over-expenditure in bureau funds.
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*Adopt the Supplemental Budget for the FY 2024-25 Over-expenditure process and make budget adjustments in various funds
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Official matter classification and recordThe Over-Expenditure Ordinance happens late in the fiscal year and, in a short timeframe, addresses mostly technical issues. There is little to no time for community involvement other than the public hearing. Community impacts in the ordinance are minimal as they reflect changes to budgets to match anticipated actual spending in order to avoid overspending any given appropriation category.
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Passed · 12–0
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Final action on 2025-228: *Adopt the Supplemental Budget for the FY 2024-25 Over-expenditure process and make budget adjustments in various funds
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Approval of the exhibits to this ordinance reflect several individual budget changes in 20 funds, with a net total appropriation increase of $324,099. All changes are summarized in Exhibit 1.
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Final legal actionEmergency ordinance 192074
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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 "Over-Expenditure Ordinance" Supplemental Budget Process. A memorandum, attached as Exhibit 2a and 2b, 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. There are no position changes in this ordinance.NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:The FY 2024-25 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 actions amending the FY 2024-25 Revised Budget contained in this ordinance are binding City policy.Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists in order to have the appropriations in Exhibits 1-5 of this Ordinance as filed be enacted upon the unanimous passage of this Ordinance; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.
Meetings, motions, amendments, and votes2 meetings · 3 votes
Passed as amendedAgenda item 11
Referred to City CouncilAgenda item 2
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Motion to decrease FY24-25 General Fund Bureau Program Expense for the Portland Police Bureau by $2,200,000 and increase General Fund Contingency in Fund and Debt Management by $2,200,000 to establish a Public Safety Set Aside for FY25-26: Moved by Green and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)
Motion to send the Ordinance, document number 2025-228, to the full Council with the recommendation that it be passed: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Novick. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Green, Avalos, Zimmerman)
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Jun 19, 202512 yes
Motion to decrease FY24-25 General Fund Bureau Program Expense for the Portland Police Bureau by $2,200,000 and increase General Fund Contingency in Fund and Debt Management by $2,200,000 to establish a Public Safety Set Aside for FY25-26: Moved by Green and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)
Final Council action · Jun 18, 202512 yes · 0 no
Final action on 2025-228: *Adopt the Supplemental Budget for the FY 2024-25 Over-expenditure process and make budget adjustments in various funds
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Jun 9, 20255 yes
Motion to send the Ordinance, document number 2025-228, to the full Council with the recommendation that it be passed: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Novick. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Green, Avalos, Zimmerman)
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