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Share your feedback to help the City of Portland shape its budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The Portland City Council will review written testimony, live testimony from listening sessions, a survey and other community input.
The City’s 12-month financial cycle begins July 1 and ends June 30 of the following year. The budget process includes five phases:
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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 learn more about the budget process and provide budget input. These opportunities will be advertised on this page. Opportunities that align with the phases of the budget process, include:
- Introductory presentations that provide financial context and budget information early in the budget process (Jan/Feb)
- Requested budget engagement to gather feedback to finalize the Proposed budget (Mar/Apr)
- Council hearings and meetings, 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
FY 26-27 Budget Events
View the overall FY 26-27 budget calendar adopted by City Council here.
Upcoming events
As events are scheduled for FY 26-27, you can find details about how to join in this section.
- February 25, 2026 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- City Council Work Session on Current Service Level Overview
- Watch the work session online or attend in-person.
- March 3, 2026 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Service Area Budget Overviews & Discussion: Public Safety and Community & Economic Development Service Area Presentations (1 of 2)
- Watch the work session online or attend in-person.
- March 11, 2026 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Service Area Budget Overviews & Discussion: Public Works, City Administrator's office, and City Operations Presentations (2 of 2)
- Watch the work session online or attend in-person.
Past events
- February 11, 2026
- Budget Learning session: This virtual budget learning session explained how Portland's budget process works and how to get involved.
- Watch the recording and access event materials.
Watch Budget Basics Video
Watch the four part series of videos explaining what the City of Portland's budget is, how it works, where money comes from and how it can be spent, balancing the budget and the process to completion.
Video 1 - What is the City's budget
Video 2 - Where does the City of Portland get its money
Video 3 - Balancing the City's budget
Video 4 - The Budget development and how to get involved
Videos 1 through 4 - Budget process combined
Explore Budget Priorities with the Balancing Tool
This tool allows you to explore ways in which to balance the FY 2026-27 General Fund discretionary budget. This tool shows high-level numbers and does not reflect actual scenarios or service impacts of potential reductions.
Explore budget priorities and tradeoffs in the FY 26-27 Balancing Tool
Provide input on your budget priorities
View submitted budget priorities
Submit Written Testimony
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
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 2026-27 Budget Development Process page, which includes documents from all phases of the development process. You can also track key presentations and documents as they are released throughout the process:
Keep up-to-date with FY 26-27 milestones
The Introduction to the Budget page provides an overview of the budget process and key concepts and terms.