City Council

Salem City Council backs FY27 capital plans and endorses rent-stabilization legislation. The body voted unanimously on second passage to approve two bond orders totaling $15.5 million, one for a $7.862 million General Fund CIP and another for $7.660 million in Water and Sewer CIP improvements.

Salem City Council approves $15.5M in capital spending for fiscal 2027. The council voted unanimously to adopt bond orders for both general fund infrastructure ($7,862,000) and water and sewer projects ($7,660,000) in their second and final passage. The council also voted 11-0 to authorize the

Salem City Council adopts $223.1 million operating budget after removing drone funding. Council President Alice Rose Merkl and eight other councillors voted to eliminate $41,667 in police drone technology appropriations amid resident concerns, though a motion to cut $200,000 for Pioneer Village

Salem Council unanimously approves $81.7M school budget with consolidation savings. The Committee on Administration and Finance recommended Salem Public Schools' fiscal 2027 budget totaling $81,755,368, with $64,053,931 in personnel costs and $17,701,437 in expenditures. The district consolidated

The City Council Committee on Administration and Finance unanimously approved operating budgets totaling $2.1 million for six city departments. The Collector's office achieved 98 percent real estate tax collection rates through a new collections firm that recovered more than $1 million and returned