Community members are invited to provide year-round written comments related to the City of Portland's budget, or testimony on specific Council agenda items related to the budget process. These comments will be shared with City Council members and leadership and included in the public record.
Fill out our Budget Comment Form
The City’s 12-month financial cycle begins July 1 and ends June 30 of the following year. The budget process includes five phases: prepare, draft, propose, approve, and adopt.
You can learn more about how the budget is made each year on our Introduction to the Budget Process page.
Throughout the budget year, community members have many opportunities to provide input on the budget process. Opportunities that are closely timed to the budget process (see the budget calendar below for exact dates), include:
- Introductory presentations that provide financial context and budget information early in the budget process (Jan/Feb)
- Preliminary Budget Recommendations engagement to gather feedback to finalize the Proposed budget (Mar/Apr)
- Council hearings, which include public testimony (May/Jun)
Other opportunities include:
- Budget Comment and Testimony form, where written testimony is accepted year-round.
- Portland Insights Survey, a robust survey which gathers broad community perspectives (every other year)
- Budget Advisory Committees, which are currently being reevaluated potentially to be service-area based or Citywide
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Calendar
Information on testifying in person or virtually at Council meetings and hearings can be found at the links in the table below. Public testimony is not taken at work sessions. Council does not vote or take any action because work sessions are information only.
| Milestone | Type | Date | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service areas submit Requested Budgets | 1/24/2025 | ||
| Introduction to the Budget presentations in four districts | Introductory presentations | 1/27 - 1/30/2025 | View slides |
| City Administrator’s draft budget recommendations publicly released | 2/28/2025 | Read documents | |
| District listening sessions on FY 2025-26 budget | Preliminary Budget Recommendations engagement | 3/20 (District 1) 4/3 (District 2) 3/18 (District 3) 4/1 (District 4) | District 1 -View recording District 2 - View recording District 3 - View recording District 4 - View recording |
| City Council Work Sessions on draft budget recommendations | Work session | 4/2/2025 | View recording |
| City Council Work Sessions on draft budget recommendations | Work session | 4/16/2025 1:00 - 4:00 PM | View recording |
| Optional Finance Committee meeting on Revised General Fund financial forecast | 4/28/2025 | View recording | |
| Mayor's Proposed Budget document available | 5/5/2025 | Read documents | |
Mayor’s Budget Presentation and Council Discussion Public Testimony on Mayor's Proposed Budget | Hearing | 5/7/2025 2:00-6:30 PM | View recording |
| Utility Rate Review | 5/7/2025 | ||
| Prosper Portland Convenes as Budget Committee: Hearing on Proposed Budget | Hearing | 5/8/2025 | View recording |
| Optional Approved Budget Work Session | Work session | 5/14/2025 9:30-11:30 AM | Watch livestream |
| Budget Committee Work Session | Work session | 5/14/2025 2:00-5:00 PM | Watch livestream |
| Budget Committee Work Session | Work session | 5/15/2025 2:30-5:00 PM | Watch livestream |
| Council Amendment Proposal Deadline for CBO Drafting | 5/16/2025 by 5:00 PM | ||
| Action to Approve City & Prosper Portland budgets* | Hearing | 5/21/2025 9:00 AM | Watch livestream or sign up for testimony |
| Approved Budget Submitted to Tax Supervising & Conservation Commission | 5/22/2025 | ||
| Budget Committee Work Session | Work session | 5/28/2025 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Watch livestream |
| Budget Committee Work Session | Work session | 6/4/2025 2:00 - 5:00 PM | Watch livestream |
| Tax Supervising & Conservation Commission hearing on Approved Budget | Hearing | 6/10/2025 9:30 - 11:30 AM | Watch livestream or sign up for testimony |
| Council action to adopt budget - First Reading | Hearing | 6/11/2025 9:30 AM | Watch livestream or sign up for testimony |
| Council action to adopt budget - Second Reading** | Hearing | 6/18/2025 6:00 PM | Watch livestream or sign up for testimony |
* Council convenes as the City's Budget Committee under state law |
Accessibility Requests
The City of Portland is committed to providing meaningful access. To request translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, or other auxiliary aids or services, contact 503-823-1125, Relay: 711.
Find Budget Documents and Materials
You can find the all documents related to the budget for the upcoming fiscal year on our FY 2025-26 Budget Development Process page, which includes documents from all phases of the development process (preparation, preliminary, proposed, approved, and adopted).
Click here to access the FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget documents
View the Budget 101 Presentation