Rate review meetings will occur January 2026, public hearing/town hall in February, Master fee schedule in March. This pattern will repeat every even year. 2026, 2028, 2030 etc.

No changes to the property tax increase code section as the process must still take place annually.

Committee Notes:

•  Extending periods for committee members to stagger terms –need a resolution to detail out committee term changes

◦  Alex gets extended until 2026

◦  Move half to be appointed every 2 years

◦  Raquel, judy, ted, steph seats appointed 4 year term to 2028

1.  RESOLUTION TERMS for Moving to a Biennial Budget

a.  Seat that expires in Budget Committee Dec 31^st 2025 shall be extended to December 31^st 2026

b.  In line with ORS 294.414 (6) all appointments to the budget committee shall serve terms of four years.

c.  The City is formally moving to a biennial budget per ORS 294.305 to 294.565 to allow local government to adopt biennial budgets

2.  Ordinance to make Minor Code Amendments to Align Newberg Municipal Code with the Biennial Budget Process.

a.  Made up of all snippets coming back from James

b.   Recitals in ordinance should refer to the resolution for moving to a biennial budget