Budget Committee Openings!
Applications for Budget Committee are being accepted February 7, 2024 through March 21, 2024.
The application for citizen appointment is provided below in Supporting Documents.
The Molalla Budget Committee consists of the City Council plus an equal number of citizen members approved and appointed by the City Council. State law, ORS 294.336, mandates a budget committee for all Oregon local governments.
Budgeting in the State of Oregon, Chapter 294.311 paragraph 5 of Oregon State Law defines a budget as:
A plan of financial operation embodying an estimate of expenditures for a given period of purpose and the proposed means of financing the estimated expenditures.
Local budget law for local government is set out in ORS 294.305 to 294.565, Chapter 294.321 defines the six major purposes of local budget law:
- To establish standard procedures for preparation, presentation, administration, and appraisal of municipal corporations;
- To provide for a brief description of the programs of a municipal corporation and the fiscal policy which is to accomplish these programs;
- To provide for estimation of revenues, expenditures and proposed taxes;
- To provide specific methods for obtaining public views in the preparation of fiscal policy;
- To provide for the control of revenues and expenditures for the promotion of efficiency and economy in the expenditure of public funds;
- To enable the public, taxpayers and investors to be apprised of the financial policies and administration of the municipal corporation in which they are interested.
Local government in Oregon operate on a fiscal year that begins July 1 and ends the following June 30. Budgeting requires local governments to evaluate plans and priorities with regard to the financial resources available to meet those needs. In Oregon, a budget is necessary to justify the need for a given tax rate and amount of property taxes.
Current Budget Committee Officers are:
- Glen Boreth - Term Expires 12/31/2024
- Levi Davis - Term Expires 12/31/2024
- Elizabeth Klein - Term Expires 12/31/2025
- Darci Lightner - Term Expires 12/31/2025
Budget Committee members, Planning Commissioners, and City Councilors are required to fill out a Statement of Economic Interest on or before April 15th of each calendar year.
Budget Committee members are also required to adhere to City of Molalla's Code of Conduct and follow the Public Records Overview. Both documents are provided below in Supporting Documents.
