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Welcome, Help Us Transform Oregon

We are in a budget crisis. The State of Oregon Biennial Budget has grown from $41 billion in 2005-07 to $61 billion in 2009-11 - a more than 49% increase in just 4 years...


We need to Transform Oregon. This cannot be accomplished by starting with what folks in Salem call Essential Budget Level (EBL). It must start with Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) where everything is set to zero and you allocate money where it will do the most good.


This needs people from outside of the system to take a fresh look. This site is set up so YOU contribute to the process. YOU input ideas as “Discussion” topics. YOU suggest changes. YOU are the solution. Everyone is welcome, Republicans, Democrats and Independents. Get started by clicking on a "Discussion" below to see what others are saying or click on "New" above to start your own "Discussion". Explore have fun. Oregon is a special place. If all of us pull together and use our combined experience, we can chart a course to Transform Oregon.

 

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Agency2005-07 Actuals2009-11 Leg Approved Budget2005-2009 4 Year Change2005-2009 Change
State of Oregon Total Expenditures$40,692,843,599$60,547,160,902$19,854,317,30349%
Human Services, Dept. of$9,824,330,499$15,766,311,843$5,941,981,34460%
Employment Dept$1,422,025,839$5,600,212,585$4,178,186,746294%
Administrative Svcs, Dept of$937,651,550$3,476,722,096$2,539,070,546271%
Transportation, Oregon Dept of$2,881,084,549$4,277,470,927$1,396,386,37848%
Public Employees Retirement System(PERS)$5,481,963,346$6,561,570,691$1,079,607,34520%
Oregon University System$4,355,670,116$5,415,306,616$1,059,636,50024%
Education, Dept of$6,764,248,541$7,812,715,105$1,048,466,56416%
Corrections, Dept of$1,117,871,993$1,558,322,415$440,450,42239%
Military Dept, Oregon$99,989,328$426,798,143$326,808,815327%
Consumer and Business Svcs, Dept of$587,391,992$814,429,694$227,037,70239%
Housing & Community Svcs Dept$1,858,594,861$2,082,304,320$223,709,45912%
Energy, Dept of$102,872,057$259,553,646$156,681,589152%
Community Coll & Workforce Dvlpmnt, Dept of$648,175,332$793,556,944$145,381,61222%
Justice, Dept of$285,730,614$415,662,620$129,932,00645%
Environmental Quality, Dept of$303,358,652$401,260,577$97,901,92532%
Veterans' Affairs, Oregon Dept of$448,913,701$544,121,254$95,207,55321%
Oregon Business Development Department$348,921,648$436,552,430$87,630,78225%
Forestry, Dept of$266,646,009$342,421,193$75,775,18428%
Oregon Health and Science University$105,282,673$177,883,451$72,600,77869%
Emergency Board$0$69,808,716$69,808,716
Oregon Youth Authority$244,168,968$311,347,701$67,178,73328%
Judicial Dept - Attorney General$314,692,579$378,714,210$64,021,63120%
Office of Private Health Partnerships$81,425,729$144,316,763$62,891,03477%
Fish & Wildlife, Oregon Dept of$213,134,449$264,066,892$50,932,44324%
Student Assistance Comm, Oregon$77,538,426$124,000,387$46,461,96160%
Parks & Recreation Dept$187,047,168$232,650,459$45,603,29124%
Public Defense Svcs Comm$183,851,215$222,656,135$38,804,92021%
Revenue, Dept of$163,563,414$190,853,671$27,290,25717%
Lands, Dept of State$19,754,205$41,941,639$22,187,434112%
Oregon Liquor Control Comm$115,365,891$134,285,467$18,919,57616%
Watershed Enhancement Board, Oregon$73,185,402$91,897,250$18,711,84826%
Criminal Justice Comm, Oregon$3,457,923$18,075,264$14,617,341423%
Agriculture, Oregon Dept of$73,298,181$86,200,845$12,902,66418%
Treasury, Oregon State$24,218,151$35,109,761$10,891,61045%
Secretary of State$49,166,443$59,532,327$10,365,88421%
Public Safety Standards & Training$37,675,209$46,895,512$9,220,30324%
Water Resources Dept$27,372,675$36,162,386$8,789,71132%
Governor, Office of the$10,879,517$17,756,331$6,876,81463%
Children and Families, State Comm on$66,862,190$73,666,431$6,804,24110%
Marine Board, Oregon State$27,333,336$33,197,096$5,863,76021%
Land Conservation & Development$19,916,142$25,584,878$5,668,73628%
Legislative Assembly$27,895,539$33,289,223$5,393,68419%
Geology & Mineral Industries, Dept of$8,221,134$12,728,225$4,507,09155%
Legislative Administration Committee$26,243,193$30,520,966$4,277,77316%
Public Utility Commission$133,320,900$137,466,043$4,145,1433%
Construction Contractors Board$11,333,433$15,082,530$3,749,09733%
Labor & Industries, Bureau of$20,138,456$23,753,538$3,615,08218%
Nursing, Board of$8,206,560$11,700,411$3,493,85143%
Oregon Medical Board$7,009,267$9,532,401$2,523,13436%
Legislative Counsel Committee$9,161,305$11,282,661$2,121,35623%
State Library$13,473,727$15,274,231$1,800,50413%
Legislative Fiscal Office$4,555,885$6,095,339$1,539,45434%
Real Estate Agency$6,912,911$8,377,812$1,464,90121%
Pharmacy, Board of$3,492,541$4,916,407$1,423,86641%
Oregon Health Licensing Agency$5,102,020$6,402,806$1,300,78625%
District Attorneys and their Deputies$9,161,601$10,359,927$1,198,32613%
Long Term Care Ombudsman$2,069,282$3,106,238$1,036,95650%
Racing Commission, Oregon$4,983,295$5,941,351$958,05619%
Teacher Standards & Practices Comm$4,174,259$5,118,071$943,81223%
Aviation, Dept of$9,749,734$10,682,023$932,28910%
Oregon Government Ethics Commission$639,784$1,558,098$918,314144%
Health Related Licensing Boards$2,915,170$3,798,593$883,42330%
Employment Relations Board$2,801,777$3,491,026$689,24925%
Psychiatric Security Review Board$873,358$1,480,050$606,69269%
Legislative Revenue Officer$1,585,121$2,134,888$549,76735%
Parole & Post Prison Supervision$3,456,496$3,970,447$513,95115%
Oregon Board of Dentistry$1,674,133$2,182,624$508,49130%
Licensed Social Workers, Board of$581,996$927,435$345,43959%
Psychologist Examiners, State Board of$720,718$1,041,395$320,67744%
Accountancy, Board of$1,472,666$1,752,239$279,57319%
Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office$247,467$494,895$247,428100%
Blind Commission$15,384,284$15,627,435$243,1512%
Chiropractic  Examiners, State Board of$1,003,629$1,243,565$239,93624%
Land Use Board of Appeals$1,377,744$1,611,114$233,37017%
Licensed Prof Counselors and Therapists, Board of$655,496$789,059$133,56320%
Indian Svcs, Comm on$290,169$419,707$129,53845%
Columbia River Gorge Comm$852,939$958,841$105,90212%
Tax Practitioners, State Board of$892,929$996,527$103,59812%
Court Procedures, Council on$8,579$0($8,579)-100%
Judicial Fitness and Disability, Comm on$220,903$178,929($41,974)-19%
State Fair & Exposition Center, Oregon$4,367,770$0($4,367,770)-100%
Police, Dept of State$480,984,916$338,977,161($142,007,755)-30%

Source: ORegon Budget Information Tracking System (ORBITS)

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Set the Budget Based on the 2007 Actuals 8 months ago in Help Transform Oregon's Budget by Jason Fouts Jason Fouts
budget priorities 8 months ago in Help Transform Oregon's Budget by Michelle Roeker Michelle Roeker
77 Departments all wanting to increase their impact on Oregon society-give me a break :-( 8 months ago in Help Transform Oregon's Budget by Tom Martin Tom Martin
Just dump the OLLC and immediately save $135 Million Dollars. 8 months ago in Oregon Liquor Control Commission by Jack Cooper Jack Cooper
Re: Start with the basics. 8 months ago in Help Transform Oregon's Budget by Jack Cooper Jack Cooper
Why is our governor creating the budget behind closed doors? 9 months ago in Help Transform Oregon's Budget by Rick Moulton Rick Moulton
Why not allow private enterprise sell liquor in Oregon? 9 months ago in Help Transform Oregon's Budget by Rick Moulton Rick Moulton
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Oregon Population 2005-2009

Fiscal YearPopulationGrowth 2005-
20053,647,793
20063,701,0001.5%
20073,747,4552.7%
20083,790,0603.9%
20093,825,6574.9%

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Oregon CPI 2005-2009

Fiscal YearConsumer Price Index CPI
20051.000
20061.032
20071.062
20081.102
20091.095

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Oregon GDP 2005-2009

Fiscal YearGDP   ($billions)Growth 2005-
2005129.391
2006139.5857.9%
2007144.75511.9%
2008147.05913.7%
2009143.50310.9%

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