Two-year City Budget Approved

At its June 21 meeting, the Bend City Council approved the City’s $1.3 billion, two-year budget.
In May, the Budget Committee, which is comprised of seven City Councilors and an equal number of community members, discussed and approved the proposed 2023-25 biennial budget in public meetings.
The Budget Committee included a few amendments that increased some key service areas:

• The Planning Fund increased by $400,000 to support code updates associated with legislative requirements.
• The Houseless Fund increased by $1 million to support administrative costs.
• The Affordable Housing Fund increased by $100,000 to support administrative costs; and
• The Police Department budget increased by $536,000 to support an additional patrol officer and an additional investigator.

The two-year budget’s operational revenues are $480.1 million. Of the $480.1 million of City-wide operating revenues, $136.1 million is in the City’s General Fund. The General Fund mostly consists of property taxes.  Property taxes and the General Fund primarily fund police, fire and street maintenance services.
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Documents are available at bendoregon.gov/budget.  The City Manager’s budget message also provides a high-level overview of the budget.
To learn more about how the budget works, watch this short, animated video, How The Budget Works