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Budgets for governments are broken into funds, based on the sources of revenue dedicated to each service. For example, the state and city fuel taxes can only be used for street improvements and maintenance, so a separate "Street Fund" is used to account for those dollars, to keep them separate from other city operations.

The chart below shows the relative sizes of the budget for each fund.

 

The next chart (below) shows the sources of revenue that support the city's 2003-05 budget. Note that in Oregon budget law, beginning fund balances are considered revenue sources.

The chart below breaks down the total biennial budget according to the types of expenditure. Capital outlay (for example, sewer or street projects, major equipment items) is the largest category. The "other" category includes interfund transfers and loan reserve accounts.

The table below gives the past actual expenditures and the current and projected budget for each fund. To see more detail, follow the link on the fund name.

ALL FUNDS SUMMARY

2001-03 Actual

2003-05 Actual

 

Fund

2005-07 Budget

2007-09 Budget

$6,031,795

$6,627,486

110

GENERAL FUND

$9,076,979

$11,114,322

$3,351,422

$1,467,109

240

STREET FUND

$2,172,419

$2,442,152

$1,363,103

$1,726,658

270

TRANSIT FUND

$3,285,057

$5,054,316

$544,311

$1,383,294

350

PARKS CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$1,594,116

$1,330,716

$0

$0

360

LID CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$200,000

$0

$0

$0

370

OP CTR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$0

$4,866,362

$64,965

$148,991

410

G. O. DEBT SERVICE FUND

$0

$0

$168,362

$157,438

420

LID DEBT SERVICE FUND

$365,047

$268,670

$130,951

$103,495

430

INDUSTRIAL WAY DEBT SERVICE FD

$218,135

$0

$0

$0

440

SEWER BOND RESERVE FUND

$0

$886,000

$1,338,282

$2,564,702

520

WATER FUND

$7,489,812

$5,316,730

$1,915,747

$3,773,893

530

SEWER FUND

$4,503,112

$4,696,377

$359

$35,304

550

STORMWATER

$1,329,860

$488,092

$184,092

$273,262

560

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

$450,391

$517,291

$570,394

$851,780

720

URBAN RENEWAL

$3,509,654

$4,339,675

$15,663,782

$19,113,413

TOTAL, ALL FUNDS

$34,194,582

$41,320,703

Year-to-year comparisons are difficult in the table above, because the budgeted amounts include contingency accounts (typically funded with carryover balances), while the actual expenditures do not include unspent contingency accounts.

The table below shows the budget for each fund without contingency accounts.

ALL FUNDS SUMMARY EXCLUDING CONTINGENCY ACCOUNTS

2001-03 Actual

2003-05 Actual

 

Fund

2005-07 Budget

2007-09 Budget

$6,027,255

$6,547,486

110

GENERAL FUND

$7,825,236

$9,092,712

$3,288,343

$1,400,245

240

STREET FUND

$2,084,919

$1,893,907

$1,308,365

$1,668,636

270

TRANSIT FUND

$3,031,007

$2,758,522

$544,311

$1,383,294

350

PARKS CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$1,550,100

$1,326,200

$0

$0

360

LID CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$200,000

$0

$0

$0

370

OP CTR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$0

$4,865,949

$64,965

$31,050

410

G. O. DEBT SERVICE FUND

$0

$0

$168,362

$157,438

420

LID DEBT SERVICE FUND

$194,801

$217,527

$130,951

$103,495

430

INDUSTRIAL WAY DEBT SERVICE FD

$135,575

$0

$0

$0

440

SEWER BOND RESERVE FUND

$0

$0

$943,068

$1,915,960

520

WATER FUND

$2,672,957

$3,934,139

$1,607,853

$3,159,929

530

SEWER FUND

$2,725,667

$3,302,481

$0

$35,304

550

STORMWATER

$1,294,000

$281,389

$184,092

$273,262

560

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

$447,118

$497,262

$556,771

$837,340

720

URBAN RENEWAL

$3,433,328

$4,237,324

$14,824,335

$17,513,439

TOTAL, ALL FUNDS

$25,594,708

$32,407,412

 

Even with the contingency accounts excluded, the budgets of the various funds may show large year-to-year differences due to one-time expenditures for equipment or improvements. For example, in the 2001-03 biennium, the water fund included a major upgrade of the water treatment system, and the street fund included the Dubarko Road grant project. In the 2003-05 biennium, the sewer fund will include a sludge "dewatering" project. The normal operating budgets, however, are more stable from year to year. The operating budgets include salary and other payroll costs, supplies, contracts for services, and other recurring costs such as utilities and insurance.

The table below shows the operating budget for each fund.

ALL FUNDS SUMMARY -- OPERATING BUDGETS

2001-03 Actual

2003-05 Actual

 

Fund

2005-07 Budget

2007-09 Budget

$5,777,647

$6,261,259

110

GENERAL FUND

$7,355,976

$8,633,662

$553,313

$873,091

240

STREET FUND

$870,919

$1,050,706

$825,625

$1,293,182

270

TRANSIT FUND

$1,477,007

$1,928,522

$14,809

$96,802

350

PARKS CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$11,100

$6,200

$0

$0

360

LID CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$0

$0

$0

$0

370

OP CTR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

$0

$141,449

$0

$0

410

G. O. DEBT SERVICE FUND

$0

$0

$0

$0

420

LID DEBT SERVICE FUND

$0

$0

$0

$0

430

INDUSTRIAL WAY DEBT SERVICE FD

$0

$0

$0

$0

440

SEWER BOND RESERVE FUND

$0

$0

$882,543

$1,089,391

520

WATER FUND

$1,217,907

$1,326,139

$1,107,443

$1,133,305

530

SEWER FUND

$1,302,167

$1,528,981

$0

$35,304

550

STORMWATER

$129,500

$163,524

$128,089

$190,958

560

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

$202,518

$178,752

$66,936

$73,239

720

URBAN RENEWAL

$78,428

$81,324

$9,356,406

$11,046,530

TOTAL, ALL FUNDS

$12,645,522

$15,039,259

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