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City Invites Applications for Budget Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2020
St. Helens, Ore. - The City of St. Helens is currently taking applications from interested persons in the community who would like to volunteer to serve on the St. Helens Budget Committee. Terms are for three years. The Budget Committee is composed of the five City Council members and five appointed city residents.
The City’s fiscal year starts on July 1 and ends on June 30. The budget preparation for a new fiscal year usually occurs over a five-month period prior to the July 1 start of the new fiscal year. Generally, the Budget Committee has a kickoff meeting in February for orientation of the budget process. The bulk of the Budget Committee process takes place in three to four meetings held in two-week intervals starting in mid-April and running through the latter part of May. The budget process culminates with the final budget adoption in mid-June.
The Budget Committee is governed by state and federal financing laws of accountability. Please visit the City’s website at www.sthelensoregon.gov and click on Your Government then Boards & Commissions, Budget Committee, and you will be taken to the webpage that lists the current membership information.
If you are interested in volunteering your time to serve on the Budget Committee, please visit www.sthelensoregon.gov/forms to download a Boards and Commissions Application. Print and complete the form and return it to City Hall, Attn: Kathy Payne, 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051. If you have any questions or would like an application mailed/emailed to you, please contact Kathy Payne, City Recorder at kathy@ci.st-helens.or.us or by calling 503-366-8217.
The deadline to submit an application is Friday, February 19, 2021.
