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 Photo of a Portland City Council Budget meeting in council chambers
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The City just completed its first budget process in our new mayor-council government. After a multi-month process, council put its final stamp of approval to implement a $8.6 billion budget for the fiscal year that began on July 1.
Here is a look back of what that multi-month budget process looked like:
Council's adopted budget now immediately requires the administration to make a variety of citywide adjustments.
In Civic Life, funding for programs will be similar to the previous fiscal year’s ongoing funding levels. This means that the Neighborhoods program, including small grants, the Diversity Civic Leadership program, the Immigrant and Refugee Program work and our collaboration on the Multnomah Youth Commission will continue through this new fiscal year.
However, the adopted budget also eliminated five Civic Life positions, including a manager, a communications coordinator, two neighborhood program liaisons, and an administrative assistant. Civic Life currently has 9.5 positions and is working to assess how the staffing changes will alter the level of service the Civic Life team can provide our partners. We plan to share updates with our partners in the coming months.
Budget decisions that result in elimination of staffing positions are always difficult, and we would like to thank our outgoing staff for their important work and contributions. Their last day was on Aug. 1, 2025.
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Portland is a Sanctuary City, and the Mayor recently addressed the City’s position during the ‘No Kings’ Protest on June 15. And, on July 31, Mayor Wilson shared this letter to community partners announcing an executive order to align Portland’s city policies with federal anti-discrimination laws to protect $349 million in grants, while reaffirming the city’s unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Since the protest, Civic Life continues to hear stories unique to the immigrant and refugee community, including how children and their parents are afraid to engage in everyday activities like walking in their neighborhoods or attending school and church.
Civic Life has been in discussions with community leaders and the Mayor’s Office about the safety and mental health issues surrounding the immigrant and refugee community, and discussing the City’s participation in Welcoming Week. Following those discussions, we have learned that many community groups in Portland plan to hold events and rejoin hundreds of cities around the world to participate in Welcoming Week from Sept. 12 to 21, 2025.
More information about these community-led events and how you can participate in Welcoming Week will be shared in the coming weeks via Rose City Connection or the City’s social media channels.
If you are looking for more information, here is a curated list of resources previously shared for new Portlanders:
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 Rose City Connection is the City of Portland’s new, weekly newsletter highlighting the City’s most important stories, resources, news, events, and jobs. We know you rely on the Office of Community and Civic Life for vital connections with communities across Portland, and you’ll continue to read about our work there.
Civic Life’s monthly newsletter and social media accounts are retiring. In August, you will be migrated over to the Rose City Connection newsletter and Civic Life’s social media accounts will no longer be active channels.
As the City continues to transform its services to better serve you, communications services will be more streamlined. The best content from across the City can be found at these central locations:
Should you want even more detail, topic-specific articles can be found by visiting: portland.gov/news – offering Portlanders the ability to sort/filter events by:
- neighborhood;
- type of news (press release, report, traffic advisory, public notice, construction, etc.); and/or
- topic.
Furthermore, a customized and topic-specific events calendar showcases upcoming events by visiting: portland.gov/events. This webpage offers Portlanders the ability to sort events by:
- neighborhood;
- type of event (class, neighborhood association meeting, public meeting, volunteer event, etc.); and/or
- date.
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