City Council Meeting - October 22, 2024

The City Council meeting of Tigard on October 22, 2024, included several procurement-related discussions primarily focused on budgetary matters and administrative processes. The council reviewed the fiscal year 2024 unaudited year-end financial results and the fiscal year 2025 first quarter financial update, noting revenues and expenditures mostly within budget, with some timing-related variances in capital projects and special revenue funds. A significant agenda item was the consideration and unanimous approval of the fiscal year 2025 first quarter budget supplemental, totaling approximately $1.79 million, which included carry-forward funds and new budget appropriations for various city departments and capital improvement projects. Additionally, the Town Center Development Agency’s fiscal year 2025 first quarter supplemental budget was approved, including carry-forward funds for improvement grants and project closeouts. The council also discussed participatory budgeting as a potential future approach to community grant allocations, weighing administrative costs and community engagement benefits but did not take immediate action to implement it. Furthermore, the council approved an ordinance updating the city manager’s code and discussed the recruitment process for a new city manager, authorizing the HR Director to begin the search for an interim city manager and recommending the use of an executive search firm for the permanent position, with a public hearing scheduled for November 12 to adopt hiring standards and process directives. No new contracts or vendor selections were finalized during this meeting, but the budget supplemental approvals and recruitment process decisions are key procurement-related outcomes.