May 2, 2025 3:30 a.m. 

The public can provide input and learn about the City of Roseburg’s proposed annual operating budget when the Roseburg Budget Committee meets next week.

A city release said the 15-person committee – comprised of 8 city councilors and 7 Roseburg residents – will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6th in the city council chambers. The Budget Committee will discuss the proposed budget and may meet on Wednesday, May 7th and possibly Thursday, May 8th, as needed until the budget is approved.

The public can provide comments in person, or via Zoom or email on agenda items such as the proposed nearly $114 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, or during a public hearing about possibles uses of about $235,000 in state Local Government Shared Revenue funds.

During the meeting, officials such as City Manager Nikki Messenger, Finance Director Ron Harker and other department heads will give a Power Point presentation overview of the proposed budget and answer questions.

More information about the Budget Committee’s process, the meeting agenda, and how to provide input is available the committee’s webpage: https://www.cityofroseburg.org/your-government/commissions/budget-commitee