Budget Committee meetings are held at the Stayton Community Center (400 W. Virginia Street) but can also be live streamed on the City of Stayton’s YouTube account.
The purpose of these meetings is to review the proposed budget, receive budget presentations by City staff, and provide an opportunity to discuss and deliberate the proposed budget. Additional Budget Committee meetings, if necessary, will be held on subsequent evenings beginning at 6:00 p.m., until such time as the Budget Committee takes action to approve the proposed budget, as may be amended.
A public hearing will be held at the May 22nd meeting for the purpose of hearing public testimony regarding the proposed use of state shared revenues, i.e. liquor, cigarette, gas tax, and state shared revenue.
Public Comment and Public Hearing Testimony: The May 22nd, 2023 meeting will allow for public comment and testimony regarding:
- 2023-24 Fiscal Year Proposed Budget
- State Shared Revenues Public Hearing
Public comment and testimony can be done in-person, virtual, or written comment. If a community member has a barrier which prevents them from participating via one of the methods below, they should contact City staff at citygovernment@staytonoregon.gov no less than three hours prior to the meeting start time to make arrangements to participate.
Public comment and testimony are limited to three minutes. All parties interested in providing public comment or testifying as part of a public hearing shall participate using one of the following methods:
- In-Person Comment: Parties interested in providing in-person verbal public comment shall fill out a “Request for Recognition” form available at the meeting. Forms must be filled out and submitted to City staff prior to the meeting start time.
- Video or Audio Conference Call: Parties interested in providing virtual public comment shall contact City staff at citygovernment@staytonoregon.gov at least three hours prior to the meeting start time with their request. Staff will collect their contact information and provide them with information on how to access the meeting to provide comment.
- Written Comment: Written comment submitted to citygovernment@staytonoregon.gov at least three hours prior to the meeting start time will be provided to the public body in advance of the meeting and added to the City Council’s webpage where agenda packets are posted.
A copy of the Budget document will be posted on the City’s website at www.staytonoregon.gov/page/finance_budgets on or after May 15, 2023. If you would like a hard copy of the document, please contact City staff at CityGovernment@staytonoregon.gov. Meetings are open to the public with the guidelines stated above. Meeting notices will be posted on the City’s website calendar at www.staytonoregon.gov/page/admin_calendar.