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Budget & Finance requests $50,000 in ongoing General Fund discretionary resources for external consultant services to provide revenue generation and administrative cost estimates for new tax and fee ballot measures, as required by City Council Resolution 37664 adopted June 12, 2024. The DCA is authorized to contract with consultants on an as-needed basis, with costs potentially shared with initiative petition chief petitioners (City contribution capped at $25,000 per measure).

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Package 23,714 requests $50,000 in ongoing General Fund Discretionary resources for external consultant contract services related to revenue estimates for new tax and fee proposals. (p. 274)
Council adopted Resolution 37664 on June 12, 2024, requiring the DCA of Budget & Finance to contract with a consultant to provide revenue generation estimates or administrative cost estimates for all new tax and fee ballot measures presented to Portland voters. (p. 274)
The DCA may delegate this activity to the Revenue Division and is authorized to contract with one or more consultants on an 'as needed basis' to facilitate timely estimates. (p. 274)
For Initiative Petition Ballot Measures, the City's contribution to external consultant costs is limited to $25,000 per measure, with the chief petitioner paying half the cost. (p. 274)
Budget appropriation will initially reside within Budget & Finance as the bureau responsible for administering Resolution 37664, though proposing bureaus may eventually be responsible for costs. (p. 274)

💰 $50,000 · $25,000 · 📋 Revenue Division · Office of the Deputy City Administrator of Budget & Finance · 🏛️ Budget & Finance · Office of the Deputy City Administrator of Budget & Finance

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23,714 - B&F - Revenue - Funding Resolution 37664 Service Area Budget & Finance DCA Jonas Biery Bureau Name Office of the Deputy City Administrator of Budget & Finance Director DCA of Budget & Finance Funding Type Name General Fund Addition Status: Recommended Package Desc Expense Recommended Total This request is to add $50,000 in ongoing General Fund Discretionary resources for reoccurring External Materials and Services $50,000 contract services related to revenue estimates for new tax and fee proposals. $50,000 Council adopted Resolution 37664 on June 12, 2024. It requires the Deputy City Administrator for Revenue Recommended Total Budget and Finance (DCA) to contract with a consultant to provide revenue generation estimates, or administrative cost estimates, or both, for all new tax and fee proposals (Ballot Measures) presented General Fund Discretionary $50,000 to Portland voters. The DCA may delegate this activity to the Revenue Division. $50,000 The resolution applies to all Ballot Measures whether referred by Council and circulated by Initiative Petition. Estimates must be obtained prior to any Council action for referring a Ballot Measure. If a City bureau or service area proposes the Ballot Measure, that bureau or service area may be responsible for the costs; however, initial budget appropriation will reside within Budget & Finance as the area responsible for administration of the Resolution. The DCA is authorized to offer a chief petitioner an agreement to contract with an external consultant to develop a revenue generation estimate of an Initiative Petition. The City and the chief petitioner will each pay half the cost. The City’s contribution is limited to $25,000 for each Ballot Measure. Obtaining these revenue and cost estimates in a timely manner is important. Having funds available will allow the DCA to contract with one or more consultant(s) on an “as needed basis” to facilitate timely estimates. It is possible to see one or two Initiative Petition Ballot Measures in a year. Therefore, a $50,000 allocation to the Revenue Division budget is requested in the event it is needed to comply with Resolution 37664. Service Impacts N/A Equity Impacts Providing the analysis required by Resolution 37664 will provide additional information to Portlanders regarding impacts of new tax or fee proposals.

Parent: Package Details · PDF: p. 274