Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 294 § 294.453 — (1), or except to the extent ad valorem property taxes may be increased
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 294 ·
Oregon Code § 294.453·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
(1), or except to the extent ad valorem property taxes may be increased
under ORS 294.476:
(A) The amount of
estimated expenditures for each fund in an annual budget may not be increased
by more than $5,000 or 10 percent of the estimated expenditures, whichever is
greater;
(B) The amount of
estimated expenditures for each fund in a biennial budget may not be increased
by more than $10,000 or 10 percent of the estimated expenditures, whichever is
greater; and
(C) The amount or
rate of the total ad valorem property taxes to be certified by the municipal
corporation to the assessor may not exceed the amount approved by the budget
committee.
(2)(a) After a
public hearing under ORS 294.453 (2) or (3), receipt of the certification of
the tax supervising and conservation commission, if required, and consideration
of any orders, recommendations or objections made by the tax supervising and
conservation commission in accordance with law, the governing body of a
municipal corporation shall enact the ordinances or resolutions necessary to
adopt the budget, to make the appropriations, to determine, make and declare
the ad valorem property tax amount or rate for either the ensuing fiscal year
or each of the fiscal years of the ensuing budget period and to itemize and
categorize the ad valorem property tax amount or rate as required under ORS
310.060.
(b) The action
taken by the governing body under paragraph (a) of this subsection on each
order, recommendation or objection made by the commission, with the reasons for
the action, must be included in the ordinance or resolution adopting the
budget.
(c) The governing
body shall send a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution to the
commission within 15 days after the date the ordinance or resolution is
adopted.
(d) The governing
body may amend the budget estimates, appropriations and ad valorem property tax
amount or rate in the budget document before adoption under paragraph (a) of
this subsection and after adoption if the post-adoption amendments are adopted prior
to the commencement of the fiscal year or budget period to which the budget
relates.
(e)
Notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this subsection, unless the amended budget
document is resubmitted to the tax supervising and conservation commission for
another public hearing and for recommendations or objections of the commission,
or except to the extent ad valorem property taxes may be increased under ORS
294.476:
(A) The amount of
estimated expenditures for each fund in an annual budget may not be increased
by more than $5,000 or 10 percent of the estimated expenditures, whichever is
greater;
(B) The amount of
estimated expenditures for each fund in a biennial budget may not be increased
by more than $10,000 or 10 percent of the estimated expenditures, whichever is
greater; and
(C) The amount or
rate of the total ad valorem property taxes to be certified by the municipal
corporation to the assessor may not exceed the amount approved by the budget
committee.
(3)(a) Except as
provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, the appropriations
required under subsections (1) and (2) of this section must contain:
(A) One amount
for each organizational unit or program of each fund that is the total of all
amounts for personnel services, materials and services and capital outlay
attributable to the organizational unit or program; and
(B) Separate
amounts in each fund for operating expenses for personnel services, materials
and services and capital outlay that cannot be allocated to a particular
organizational unit or program and for debt service, special payments,
interfund revenue transfers and operating contingencies.
(b) Separate
amounts for activities within an organizational unit or program may be
appropriated separately.
(c) For a
municipal corporation to which the terms organizational unit and program do
not apply, the appropriations must contain separate amounts for personnel
services, materials and services, capital outlay, debt service, special
payments, interfund revenue transfers and operating contingencies for each
fund.
(4) For a school
district or an education service district, the appropriations required under
subsections (1) and (2) of this section must contain separate amounts in each
major fund for each major function, as prescribed by the Department of
Education in consultation with the Department of Revenue, including
instruction, support services, enterprise and community services, facilities
acquisition and construction, interfund revenue transfers, debt service and
operating contingencies.
(5) For a
community college district, the appropriations required under subsections (1)
and (2) of this section must contain separate amounts in each fund for:
(a) Each major
function, as prescribed by the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce
Development in consultation with the Department of Revenue, including
instruction,
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 294.453
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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