A public meeting of the City of Ashland Budget Committee, Jackson County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the biennium July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027, will be held at the City of Ashland Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520. The meeting can be watched on Charter Cable Channel 180. The meeting can also be streamed via the internet by going to rvtv.sou.edu and selecting RVTV Prime. The meeting will take place on May 7, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., with a subsequent meeting on May 14, 2025, at the same location and time.
The purpose of the meeting is for the Budget Committee to receive the budget message, receive comment from the public on the budget and to hear presentations on the proposed budget including the proposed tax rate. The Budget Committee is a fiscal advisory group to the Council. Oregon budget law establishes the Budget Committee and its functions beginning with ORS 294.414.
This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. If you wish to provide this testimony electronically, please send an email to finance@ashlandoregon.gov by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday May 7, 2025 with the subject line “5/7/25– Virtual Testimony Request.” Please also include the following: Your full name, email address and if you are an Ashland resident or not. Once this information has been received instructions will be sent to you.
Written testimony will also be accepted for this meeting’s agenda items via email to finance@ashlandoregon.gov with the subject line “5/7/25 – Written Testimony.” Written testimony received by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday May 7, 2025, will be available to the Budget Committee before the meeting and will be included in the meeting minutes.
Once scheduled budget presentations have concluded, a public hearing will be held giving citizens another opportunity to discuss proposed programs and funding.
A copy of the proposed budget document will be available for review on the City’s website ashlandoregon.gov no later than April 30, 2025.
This notice is also posted on the City of Ashland’s website at ashlandoregon.gov
If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Alissa Kolodzinski at recorder@ashlandoregon.gov or 541.488.5307 (TTY phone number 1.800.735.2900). Notification at least three business days before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
