Special Meeting: How should the City of Portland spend its budget surplus?
YThe City of Portland has a $62 million surplus in its budget, half of which they can spend over the next few months — it’s the Fall Budget Monitoring Process or BMP.
Yesterday, Council heard testimony from hundreds of Portlanders about how this money should be doesn’t, well into the night.
Some commissioners have released proposals for how these critical dollars should be spent.
The Portland NAACP is calling a special meeting Sunday, November 14th 6-7:30pm to discuss if our branch wants to take a formal position on how these monies are spent right now.
Please mark your calendars and join us!
Join us on Zoom at the link below:
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For more information on this Fall BMP process, please review the following links:
Council Hears Support and Criticism of Proposed $44 Million Fall Budget Package - Portland Mercury
Mayor proposes using $62M surplus on ‘human infrastructure’ - KOIN
JoAnn Hardesty statement on Fall BMP:
Mayor Ted Wheeler statement on Fall BMP:
A year after big cuts, Mayor Ted Wheeler wants to add to the Portland Police Bureau:
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/03/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-proposal-police-funding-increase/
Fall Budget Monitoring Process FAQ:
