Eugene residents will likely see a new charge on their monthly bills starting in July after the Eugene City Council chose Monday to implement a new fire service fee in a 5-3 vote, saying the new charge would minimize cuts in the city’s 2025-27 budget.
With projections for cost and revenue, the city budget has an $11.5 million gap , which the city manager and chief financial officer attributed to property tax value and collection rate and state funding growing slower than inflation , Oregon Public Employees Retirement System rates and personnel costs as contracts get renegotiated.
City Manager Sarah Medary described three potential choices for the City Council:…