"It is my pleasure to submit a balanced budget for FY 2010-11 to the City of Forest Grove Budget Committee. This budget is focused on targeting City resources to accomplish various aspirations identified in the Vision Statement which acts as a guide for City and other community leaders.  It helps identify those attributes of Forest Grove that we want to preserve, promote and protect, along with other goals and objectives we would like to pursue that will enhance our community.  On an annual basis, the City Council reviews the Vision Statement and adopts and prioritizes goals and objectives aimed at addressing various community priorities and needs. These goals and objectives are assigned to appropriate Departments, become part the Departments’ work plans and associated costs are incorporated into the budget.

The FY 2010-11 Proposed Budget is strategically aimed towards preserving existing services over the next several fiscal years while meeting the City’s primary goals and action items.  The City Council’s goal of preserving current services in the current economy while maintaining adequate reserves for future years was again the focal point of this proposed budget."