Notice of Budget Committee Meetings and Public Hearing on the Use of State Revenue Sharing Funds

Public meetings of the Budget Committee of the City of Lowell, Lane County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, will be held at the Lowell Rural Fire Protection District Fire Station 1, 389 N. Pioneer Street, Lowell, OR 97452. The first Budget Committee meeting will be held May 17, 2023, at 6:00 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. At this meeting, the Budget Committee will also conduct a public hearing regarding the use of “State Revenue Sharing Funds.” Citizens are invited to recommend uses for State Revenue Sharing Funds distributed by the State of Oregon to the City of Lowell for fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

A second meeting is scheduled for May 24, 2023 at 6:00 pm and will take place on an as needed basis.

The meetings will be available for viewing and public participation via video conference through the City’s scheduled Zoom meeting. Instructions on how to join the Zoom meeting are located at: www.ci.lowell.or.us. The meeting will also be recorded and available via a link on the City website at www.ci.lowell.or.us no later than 5 business days following the meeting.

Public comment will be taken in written format, by participation in the Zoom meeting, as well as in-person at the meeting location.  Written comments received by 5:00 pm on May 16, 2023 will be read during the public comment section of the meeting on May 17, 2023.  Comments by participation in the Zoom video conference or in-person will be taken during the public comment section of the meeting on May 17, 2023. 

A copy of the budget document may be inspected online at www.ci.lowell.or.us or obtained by mail, via email request to jcaudle@ci.lowell.or.us, or by phone request via phone message to (541) 937-2157 on or after May 17, 2023. Notice of publication is also available at www.ci.lowell.or.us.