PUBLIC NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETTINGS
CITY AND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF HOOD RIVER
Public meetings of the Budget Committee of the City of Hood River, Hood River County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, will be held on, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, May 10 2023 at 6:00 PM, and Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The purpose of these public meetings is for the Budget Committee to receive the budget message and deliberate on the FY 2023-24 Budget. An additional meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM, to receive the Urban Renewal Agency (URA) budget message and deliberate on the FY 2023-24 URA Budget. A copy of the City and URA budget documents will be available on the City of Hood River’s website https://cityofhoodriver.gov/administration/finance-reports/ on or before May 3, 2023.
The public can attend the meetings in-person at Hood River City Hall, 211 2nd Street, Hood River, Oregon or by viewing the meeting virtually https://cityofhoodriver.gov/administration/public-meeting-upcoming-and-archived-videos/
Public input will be taken (in-person or by Zoom) during the Wednesday, May 17 budget hearing portion of the meeting (City and URA). To address the Budget Committee by Zoom, email the request to j.gray@cityofhoodriver.gov by May 17, 2023 at 5:00PM. Testimony will go in order of requests received. Written comment can be submitted to j.gray@cityofhoodriver.gov by Monday, May 15, 2023 5:00PM in order to be distributed to the Budget Committee for review. Comments will be added to the record.
CITY OF HOOD RIVER CITY BUDGET COMMITTEE VACANCIES
The City of Hood River is accepting applications for the City Budget Committee. Appointees must be qualified voters residing in the City of Hood River. Appointees may not be officers, agents or employees of the City. City Budget Committee members may be used to fill Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee vacancies as needed.
Interested persons should submit an application with a resume setting forth their background, and a statement why they desire an appointment. Applications are available at City Hall, 211 2nd Street, online at https://cityofhoodriver.gov/city-budget-committee/, or by calling (541) 387-5212.
Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. April 3, 2023, and may be filed with the City Recorder, City of Hood River, 211 2nd Street, Hood River OR 97031. j.gray@cityofhoodriver.gov Any information provided may be disclosed to the public upon request.
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CITY OF HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Budget Committee
FY 2023-24
(Three-year terms)
ORS 294.414 Budget Committee (Summary)
The Budget Committee is composed of the governing body (City Council) and an equal number of electors (7) appointed by the governing body. An elector is a qualified voter who has the right to vote for the adoption of any measure. If the governing body cannot find a sufficient number of electors willing to serve, those who are willing and the governing body become the budget committee. If no willing electors can be found, the governing body is the budget committee (ORS 294.336(2)). The appointive members of the budget committee cannot be officers, agents, or employees of the local government (ORS 294.336(4)). Appointive members of the budget committee are appointed for three year terms. The committee meets as often as necessary to complete the budgetary business.