Open Space Fund Cost Allocation Transparency
At a glance
- What: Trustees and residents question how citywide costs are allocated to the Open Space Fund (about 12.6% of the operating budget) and say the budget review has lacked transparency.
- Where it stands: On 2026-09-23 the board voted 5-0 to send Council a recommendation citing a review period of under a month, no shared draft budget, and unresolved requests from its April 8, 2026 resolution and July 9, 2025 motion. The chair or a delegate may present the concerns to Council. Trustees plan to discuss it at the board retreat.
Sources
Log
2026-09-23 - Open Space Board of Trustees
Residents and trustees questioned the allocation. Staff said growth is driven mainly by salary modeling applied across departments and that the 12.6% is the share of the operating budget (about 10% of the total OSMP budget). The board adopted a 5-0 concerns motion. See 2027 Open Space Budget Recommendation.