Our Budget

The District's conservation work is mostly funded by a small portion of your property taxes. In November 2004, the voters of the District approved the establishment of a permanent property tax rate limit for East Multnomah SWCD. The rate limit is a maximum of 10¢ per $1000 assessed value - by law this rate cannot increase. The district operates on an annual budget proposed by the budget officer with input from other members of staff and approved by the budget committee.

For more information about the budget process and this year's changes please read: Budget Message FY 2010-2011 (54.46 kB 2010-03-22 12:19:32)

This year's PROPOSED budget.  This document will change many times over the course of the budget meetings: Proposed Budget FY 2010-2011 (101.68 kB 2010-03-22 12:18:24)

To view the 2009-2010 Adopted budget please click here: 2009-2010 ADOPTED Budget (106.98 kB 2010-03-22 12:17:18)

Community Involvement

The budget meetings are open to the general public, and individuals are encouraged to participate in the process - that means you! The budget committee takes written comments as well as spoken comments to give people a chance to provide input even if they can't attend the meetings or run out of speaking time during the meetings. Written comments may be hand delivered at the second budget committee meeting or the District office prior to the meeting.

Thirty minutes will be allotted early in the agenda for public comment at the Budget Committee meeting on Monday, March 1, 2010 at our office. Additional public comment time will be available near the end of the agenda to accommodate members of the public who arrive later. The thirty-minute time period may be adjusted as needed by the presiding officer during the meeting. Remember, you are welcome to stay for the full meeting, not just the public comment period!

For more details on the public comment procedures, please read: Public Comment Procedure (14.36 kB 2010-03-22 12:11:39)