Citizens' Budget Committee

The State of Oregon mandates that all local governments establish Budget Committees made up of citizen members and elected officials. The purpose of the Budget Committee in Oregon is to promote efficiency and economy in the expenditure of public funds. Consistent with state policy, the Ashland City Council and the Ashland Parks Commission further have defined the respective roles of the Ashland Budget Committee and the City Council and Parks Commission in the annual budget process. As the plenary decision-making body of the City Government, the City Council's role in this process is to establish general fiscal priorities and policies. More specifically, the City Council and Parks Commission develop long-term strategic plans and establish specific goals and priorities for their organizations. The Budget Committee's role is to help assure that the City's budget document and fiscal practices address these priorities of the City Council and Parks Commission. Specifically, the Budget Committee will:

• (1) accept and review the proposed fiscal year budget;



• (2) review the proposed budget to determine if it meets the policy and strategic goals of the City Council and Parks Commission;



• (3) review the performance of departments to determine if they are meeting the policy and strategic goals of the City Council and Parks Commission in an effective way;



• (4) through objective measures of department performance, determine if the City is efficiently managing and allocating the community's resources; and



• (5) recommend an approved budget to the City Council no later than May of each year.

  Please remember that other than staff, the people listed below are volunteers working on behalf of our community and should only be contacted on matters related to their particular commission, committee or board.
  
  Please click here for the 2012-13 Proposed Budget