Council Adopts 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget, Allocates Community Enhancement Funding
June 2, 2026 — At the June 1, 2026, meeting of the Wilsonville City Council, following a public hearing, on first reading, the Council adopted the City’s budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, which begins on July 1. The all-funds budget of $300.4 million was approved for the Council’s consideration by the Budget Committee on May 12.
In conjunction with passage of the budget, the Council adopted two resolutions that confirm Wilsonville’s eligibility and election to receive state-shared revenues totaling more than $2.8 million, with $780,000 for the General Fund and about $2.06 million of gas-tax revenues for the Road Operating Fund, which funds City street maintenance projects.
Additionally, the Council approved the allocation of about $98,000 to fund six Community Enhancement Projects. Metro funds the Wilsonville-Metro Community Enhancement Program to offset the impacts of the Ridder Rd. waste processing plant operated by Republic Services; the City receives $1 per ton of waste processed locally. This year’s beneficiaries include the Wilsonville Library Foundation, the Wilsonville Historical Society, Wilsonville High School Associated Student Body (ASB), and the Charbonneau Community Foundation as well as the City’s Tourism Promotion Committee and its Arts, Culture, and Heritage Commission.
After a public hearing, on first reading, the Council adopted amendments to Development Code and to Chapter 2 of City Code to ensure that the City’s residential land use review processes comply with State law and to advance the City’s Housing Production Strategy. Recommended by the Planning Commission, this action clarifies the scope of applications eligible for review by the Development Review Board (DRB). It includes a restructuring of the DRB to one single seven-member panel effective in 2027.
During Mayor’s Business, the City Council deliberated granting a second two-month extension of the City’s employment agreement with City Attorney Amanda Guile-Hinman, through August, in order to provide sufficient time to negotiate a longer-term extension.
During Communications, Metro District 3 Councilor Gerritt Rosenthal provided an update on many of the agency’s regional initiatives, including ongoing development of its 50-year vision, natural area restorations, and projects made possible by the recent affordable housing bond.
During the work session held prior to the meeting, Economic Development staff walked the Council through the 2026 Wilsonville Town Center Urban Renewal Feasibility Study, which is to serve as the basis for a potential Town Center urban renewal district should one be established by a future vote. The study, which supersedes a 2023 study, includes updated project costs, shortens the plan’s duration by two years, and is based on a more conservative development scenario with a maximum indebtedness of $92.3 million (in 2027 dollars). Following the presentation, the Council expressed its desire to pursue a vote on the establishment of a Town Center urban renewal district in November’s general election and directed staff to begin drafting ballot measure language.
The City Council considered granting a second two-month extension of the City’s employment agreement with City Attorney Amanda Guile-Hinman through August. The proposed extension is intended to provide adequate time to negotiate a successor employment agreement.
South Metro Area Regional Transit (SMART) staff presented its list of projects that would be funded by Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) funding for the 2028-2029 biennium.
The next regular meeting of the Wilsonville City Council takes place on Monday, June 15, at 7 pm. A work session is scheduled to take place at 5 pm. Both the meeting and the work session are open to the public.
Community members can watch all City Council meetings on cable (Xfinity Ch. 30, Ziply Ch. 32) or online via the City’s YouTube channel: wilsonvilleoregon.gov/WilsonvilleTV.
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