Pipeline/2026-070
Emergency ordinance Document 2026-070

*Adopt a supplemental budget for the Portland Housing Bureau

Final ActionMateriality · Tier CReadiness · Ready With Caveats
Official record
What is being decided?

*Adopt a supplemental budget for the Portland Housing Bureau

What happens next?

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Where has it appeared?

1 Council session appearance; latest Feb 18, 2026.

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Assumption
  • Exhibit 2 identifies programs, projects, and activities that require appropriation adjustments or transfers for appropriation within bureau and fund budgets.
  • The allocation of funds toward these projects and programs is predicated on the passage of the resolution within Exhibit 2 by the full council.
  • Exhibit B identifies programs, projects, or activities that require appropriation adjustments or transfer or appropriation within bureau and fund budgets.
Risk
  • These programs include affordable housing services and financial assistance, the Risk Mitigation Pool and fee-supported activities (e.g., administration of City limited tax abatements and system development charge waivers)".
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Official material

Documents

5 linked files
Official page textRead

The City of Portland ordains.Section 1. The Council finds:The Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) has identified $20.7 million in Rental Service Office fees that need to be programmed and spent at the direction of Council as outlined in a November 22, 2025, memo to Council from the Deputy City Administrator. Ordinance 189650 requires that the Revenue Division deposit revenue from the residential rental unit registration fee into PHB's Housing Investment Fund (HIF) and that the revenue be administered by the PHB Rental Services Office (RSO) and further allows the Revenue Division to cover collection costs with fee revenue. Portland Policy FIN-3.11, which is a binding City Policy, describes the HIF's purpose as follows, "...support the City's housing initiatives, all of which serve to develop or preserve affordable housing in Portland or help low-and moderate-income individuals access affordable housing. These programs include affordable housing services and financial assistance, the Risk Mitigation Pool and fee-supported activities (e.g., administration of City limited tax abatements and system development charge waivers)". The RSO may use the funds for various uses so long as they are related to the stated purpose of the HIF. Exhibit A includes all incremental changes to the City appropriation schedule as a result of this budget amendment. Exhibit B identifies programs, projects, or activities that require appropriation adjustments or transfer or appropriation within bureau and fund budgets. This supplemental budget action only impacts the current Fiscal Year budget, 2025-26, appropriating $20.7 million. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Appropriation Schedule is hereby amended by adjusting appropriations to increase bureau beginning fund balance and operating expenditures in the Portland Housing Bureau by $20.7 million, with specific changes shown in Exhibits A and B.The actions amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Revised Budget contained in this ordinance are binding City policy.Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists due to the ongoing housing crisis; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.

Meeting-specific record

Motions, amendments & votes

1 vote records
Procedural

Motion to divide the question to vote on Items 2025-478, 2026-010, and 2026-070: Moved by Smith. Vote called to postpone Item 2026-070: (Aye (8): Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy; Nay (4): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Zimmerman)

Official impact statement

Money & effects

$20,700,000Stated Amount · keyword extracted
Purpose & background

To appropriate funds discovered within the Rental Services Office Fund that are currently unrecognized in the FY25-26 Adopted budget. These unspent funds will be deposited into Portland Housing Bureau's Housing Investment Fund (HIF), administered through PHB Rental Services Office (RSO), in accordance with Ordinance 189650 and City Policy Statement FIN-3.11.

Economic & real estate impacts

There is no direct impact to economic and real estate development within Portland Housing Bureau through this ordinance. However, the ordinance does make funds available to increase housing access and stability for Portlanders in various ways, pursuant to City Policy Statement FIN-3.11 and Ordinance 189650.

Community impacts

This ordinance amends the FY 2025-26 appropriation schedule makes one-time funds available to Portland Housing Bureau toward housing, homelessness intervention, and real estate activity in accordance with City Policy Statement FIN-3.11 and Ordinance 189650. Exhibit 2 identifies programs, projects, and activities that require appropriation adjustments or transfers for appropriation within bureau and fund budgets. The allocation of funds toward these projects and programs is predicated on the passage of the resolution within Exhibit 2 by the full council.

Financial & budgetary impacts

The ordinance is a one-time appropriation of $20.7 Million in unspent funds, increasing Portland Housing Bureau's beginning fund balance by that amount and amending the FY 2025-26 Appropriation Schedule.

100% renewable goal

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Follow-through

Implementation & accountability

Responsible organization

Rental Services Office

Binding direction

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Appropriation Schedule is hereby amended by adjusting appropriations to increase bureau beginning fund balance and operating expenditures in the Portland Housing Bureau by $20.7 million, with specific changes shown in Exhibits A and B.The actions amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Revised Budget contained in this ordinance are binding City policy.Section 2.

Rental Services Office · Observed
Binding direction

The Council declares that an emergency exists due to the ongoing housing crisis; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.

Rental Services Office · Observed
Binding direction

There is no direct impact to economic and real estate development within Portland Housing Bureau through this ordinance.

Rental Services Office · Observed
Append-only history

Timeline

  1. DOCUMENT PUBLISHED

    Observed in the official source.

  2. Council Action

    Postponed