Ahe Clackamas County Oregon Board of County Commissioners has now formally adopted the fiscal year 2023-2024 budgets for the county’s general operations, and the service districts overseen by the Board of County Commissioners. These actions followed a series of public meetings and hearings by the respective budget committee in late May.

The Clackamas County 2023-2024 budget highlights public safety spending. Clackamas County crime rates have long been known to stand in contrast to neighboring Multnomah County and Portland's urban crime and public safety problems.

Property taxes raised by the county for general operations for the forthcoming Fiscal Year will total approximately $155.9 million.

The county’s discretionary General Fund, which the Board of County Commissioners can generally allocate wherever it chooses, is overwhelmingly made up of these property tax dollars.

When adding the $15 million set aside for the replacement courthouse, more than $116 million of the Clackamas County General Fund is being directed to public safety efforts (courthouse replacement project, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, Juvenile Department, Disaster Management).

This is the largest amount of General Fund dollars allocated to public safety efforts ever for Clackamas County. This seems to indicate that the Board of County Commissioners value public safety and it is a priority for the Clackamas County community.

The fiscal year 2023-2024 budget also includes approximately $44.4 million in additional funding from Metro’s Supportive Housing Services measure. Clackamas County says that this funds services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

Clackamas County says that investments in this area are guided by the Clackamas County Local Implementation Plan.

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

The newly adopted budgets total $1,795,420,563, which includes service district and agency budgets, dedicated state and federal funds, grants, property taxes, and other revenue sources. The adopted general budget for Clackamas County (not including service districts/agencies) is $1,266,733,717 including reserves.

The adopted budgets for Clackamas county-governed service districts and agencies are:

• Clackamas County Development Agency, $44,136,799
• Clackamas County Enhanced Law Enforcement District, $8,888,752
• Clackamas County Extension and 4-H Service District, $14,112,341
• Clackamas Water Environment Services, $288,905,817
• Housing Authority of Clackamas County, $87,032,700
• Library Service District of Clackamas County, $23,140,234
• North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, $57,528,303
• Street Lighting Service District No. 5, $4,941,900

The Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners is made up of five county residents who are elected to four-year terms. Working together, the board is charged with taking action in the best interest of the county and its constituents. These commissioners set county policies, establish departmental budgets, and have the right to send countywide measures to the ballot. Tootie Smith is currently the Chair of the Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners.


--Ben Fisher

Post Date: 2023-06-24 12:15:03

Last Update: 2023-06-24 12:58:31