Budget Committee

The purpose of the Budget Committee is to review and approve the District’s budget and related activities on a fiscal year basis. To do so, the Budget Committee must assess the District mission (The mission of the EMSWCD is to help people care for land and water), responsibilities, necessary activities, related expenditures, assets, liabilities, and revenue sources. You can find budget documents on the Budgets, Reports and Plans page.

Members of Budget Committee

  • Directors: Mary Colombo, Mike Guebert, Laura Masterson, Ramona DeNies, and Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky.
  • Staff: Kelley Beamer, Executive Director and Dan Mitten, Chief of Finance and Operations

Upcoming Budget Committees

  • Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 4:00PM. Notice of public budget hearing and budget summary. A public hearing will be held by the Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission (TSCC) on the budget approved by the Budget Committee for the East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, Multnomah County, State of Oregon, for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The hearing will be held at the District Office, 5211 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97217 on Tuesday, May 20th, 2025, at 4:00 pm. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the budget with interested persons. A copy of the budget document will be available by request or on our site here.

    The public is welcome to attend, and any member of the public may attend the meeting and testify. While this is an in-person meeting, if you wish to join the meeting virtually, please call United States (Toll Free): 1 (646) 749-3129 and use Access Code: 813-852-349 or join via computer, tablet, or smartphone with the following link: https://meet.goto.com/EastMultSWCD/tsccbudgethearing. Meeting attendees requiring Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations should call (503) 222-7645 x 100 as soon as possible. To better serve you, five (5) business days prior to the event is preferred.

    (Per ORS 294.448(2) (d), please note change in tax levy amount below):

    • Total FY 2025-2026 Budget Requirements: $23,398,694
    • Total FY 2024-2025 Levy Amount: $0.1000/$1,000 of assessed value ($6,778,509)
    • Total Proposed FY 2025-2026 Levy Amount: $0.1000/$1,000 of assessed value ($7,164,573)
    • Proposed Change from Last Year’s Levy Amount: plus $386,064

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  • Monday, May 5, 2025 at 5:30PM. EMSWCD will hold the final meeting of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Committee on Monday May 5, 2025, at 5:30 pm at the EMSWCD Office, 5211 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR, 97217. The agenda will include the review of the 3rd & final draft of the proposed FY25-26 Budget; approval of the FY25-26 Budget and set maximum tax levy via resolution. The public is welcome to attend by calling into the meeting, but no public comment will be taken during the budget portion. Copies of the budget document will be available by request or on the Budgets,Reports, and Plans page.

    While this is an in-person meeting, if you wish to join the meeting virtually, please call United States (Toll Free): +1 (571) 317-3116 and use Access Code: 668-986-709 or join via computer, tablet, or smartphone with the following link: https://meet.goto.com/EastMultSWCD/budgetcommitteemeeting.
    Meeting attendees requiring Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations should call (503) 222-7645 x 100 as soon as possible. To better serve you, five (5) business days prior to the event is preferred.

  • Monday, April 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM. EMSWCD will hold the second meeting of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Committee at the EMSWCD Office, 5211 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR, 97217. The agenda will include budget review and discussion. The public is welcome to listen, pose questions and comments. Public questions and comments will be taken at this meeting and copies of revised budget will be available by request or on the Budgets, Reports and Plans page.

    While this is an in-person meeting, if you wish to join the meeting virtually, please call United States (Toll Free): +1 (646) 749-3129 and use Access Code: 668-986-709 or join via computer, tablet, or smartphone with the following link: https://meet.goto.com/EastMultSWCD/budgetcommitteemeeting. Meeting attendees requiring Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations should call (503) 222-7645 x 100 as soon as possible. To better serve you, five (5) business days prior to the event, is preferred.

  • Monday, March 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM. EMSWCD will hold the first meeting of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Committee at the EMSWCD Office, 5211 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR, 97217. The agenda will include hearing the budget message and receiving the draft budget for fiscal year July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026. Procedures for receiving public testimony will be established. The public is welcome to listen in to this meeting, but no public comment will be taken at the time. A copy of the budget document and procedures for receiving public testimony may be obtained by request on or after March 3 on the Budgets, Reports and Plans page.

    While this is an in-person meeting, if you wish to join the meeting virtually, please call United States (Toll Free): +1 (646) 749-3129 and use Access Code: 668-986-709 or join via computer, tablet, or smartphone with the following link: https://meet.goto.com/EastMultSWCD/budgetcommitteemeeting. Meeting attendees requiring Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations should call (503) 222-7645 x 100 as soon as possible. To better serve you, five (5) business days prior to the event, is preferred.