Budget Committee

The purpose of the Budget Committee is to review and approve the District’s budget and related activities on a fiscal year basis. To do so, the Budget Committee must assess the District mission (The mission of the EMSWCD is to help people care for land and water), responsibilities, necessary activities, related expenditures, assets, liabilities, and revenue sources. You can find budget documents on the Budgets, Reports and Plans page.

Members of Budget Committee

  • Directors: Laura Masterson, Mike Guebert, Joe Rossi, Jim Carlson and Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky
  • Staff: Kelley Beamer, Executive Director and Dan Mitten, Chief of Finance and Operations

Upcoming Budget Committees

  • Monday, April 1st, 2024 at 4:00 PM. The second meeting of the EMSWCD Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Committee will be held Monday, April 1st, 2024, at 4:00 pm at the EMSWCD Office, 5211 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR, 97217. The agenda will include budget review and discussion. The public is welcome to listen, pose questions and comments. Public questions and comments will be taken at this meeting and copies of revised budget will be available by request on the Budgets, Reports and Plans page. While this is an in-person meeting, if you wish to join the meeting virtually, please call United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899 4679 and use Access Code: 668-986-709 or join via computer, tablet, or smartphone at this link. Meeting attendees requiring Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations should call (503) 222-7645 x 100 as soon as possible. To better serve you, five (5) business days prior to the event, is preferred.
  • Monday, March 4th, 2024 at 4:00 PM. EMSWCD will hold the first meeting of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Committee at the EMSWCD Office, 5211 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97217. The agenda will include hearing the budget message and receiving the draft budget for fiscal year July 1st, 2024 – June 30th, 2025. Procedures for receiving public testimony will be established. The public is welcome to listen in at this meeting, but no public comment will be taken at the time. A copy of the budget document and procedures for receiving public testimony may be obtained by request on or after March 4 on the Budgets, Reports and Plans page. While this is an in-person meeting, if you wish to join the meeting virtually, please call United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899 4679 and use Access Code: 668-986-709 or join via computer, tablet, or smartphone at this link. Meeting attendees requiring Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations should call (503) 222-7645 x 100 as soon as possible. To better serve you, five (5) business days prior to the event, is preferred.