Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Happy FPDR Friday to all who celebrate! We are now in "The Final Years" of the pay-as-you pension portion of FPDR. "The Final Years" are expected to last until the 2070s. bsky.app/profile/marc... 171
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Looks like a third exhibit has been added to the FPDR item. Presentation - Pew Charitable Trusts www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...portland.gov 121
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The committee will discuss the current financing structure for Fire and Police Disability and Retirement (FPDR) and potential alternative financing approaches. www.portland.gov/council/agen...portland.govFinance and Governance Committee of the Whole | Portland.govThe Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole meets the first, second, and fourth Thursday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the third Wednesday of each month from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p... 041
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialmitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026some of the signatories on this list tried and failed to raid PCEF for cops, but even that would have raised property taxes via FPDR. 2432
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialPortland Civic Lab @portlandciviclab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Portland has promised $3.91B in retirement and disability benefits to its police and firefighters and has saved almost none of it. Instead, the bill lands on your property taxes, a little more every year. What does it costs you, and how it could be fixed? www.portlandciviclab.org/deep-dives/f...portlandciviclab.orgThe Pension on Your Property Tax Bill — FPDR, ExplainedPortland owes $3.9 billion in police and fire pensions and has saved almost none of it. A plain-language, interactive deep-dive into FPDR: what it costs you, who gets it, and how it could be fixed. 1149
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Could it really be that the people trying to put this measure on the ballot hiring 400 additional officers actually don’t know that it would increase property taxes? How irresponsible could you possibly be? 061
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialkmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 02/06/20261PDX2026 would increase property taxes by over $20 million annually. This is the size of the entire Portland Children’s Levy. Over 400 additional officers x $100k base pay x over 50% @kanalforportland.bsky.social @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social @mitchgreen.bsky.social @candaceavalos.bsky.social 164
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialCouncilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Background: Portland's FDPR pension system for firefighters and police comes straight from property taxes (not a standard practice). Newer hires have been transitioned to the state PERS system (for all Oregon public employees). One perspective here:wweek.comFinancial Analyst, New to Portland, Lobbies Against Costly, Antiquated Pension System 132
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialCouncilor Sameer Kanal @councilorkanal.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I also oppose most regressive new revenue structures, while I support exploring revenues like: - Package Delivery Fees - Residential Long-Term Vacancy Fees - Commercial Long-Term Vacancy Fees - FPDR Reform (without cutting ANY benefits) - Cost Recovery (like the forthcoming road repair fee) 7/ 2121
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialkmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 07/01/2026It would be funny if this all ended up with Novick as the President. 021
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 19/12/2025It's FPDR Friday, so please watch Kevin Machiz's testimony to City Council yesterday, December 18, 2025, where he addresses Item 10 (Document number 2025-501). Present audit of the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025 and related communications www.youtube.com/live/65dmW8y...youtube.comPortland City Council PM Session 12/18/25YouTube video by eGov PDX 121
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Portland: “Auditors, however, are anticipated to find material weaknesses in the internal controls over financial reporting that will be detailed in Baker Tilly's letter to you, called Communications with Those Charged with Governance.” www.portland.gov/council/docu...portland.govPresent audit of the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025 and related communications 121
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 07/12/2025How to radicalize your child against Project 2025’s proposal to return to the gold standard. nwcts.org/shows/wizard... 020
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialBikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 05/12/2025We're in a climate emergency, our DOTs are out of $, we need affordable transportation. People have to bike. We need accountability from engineers, police, courts, each other. Not this: 𝙈𝙨. 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 & 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙙. 𝙄 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 0217
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 29/11/2025On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, City Council will "Reappoint Catherine MacLeod to the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Board of Trustees for term to expire December 31, 2028" as part of the Consent Agenda unless someone pulls the item for discussion. www.portland.gov/council/docu...portland.govReappoint Catherine MacLeod to the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Board of Trustees for term to expire December 31, 2028 001
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 22/11/2025"Our budget is growing exponentially as we get through these two generations." - Stacy Jones, Deputy Director and Finance and Pension Manager www.youtube.com/live/xOJ7tmp...youtube.comFPDR Board Meeting 11/18/25YouTube video by eGov PDX 101
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 21/11/2025It's FPDR Friday, and if you've got a spare 13 minutes, start here and watch the Board approve budget amendments totaling $3,341,053 at the November 18, 2025 Board meeting. www.youtube.com/live/xOJ7tmp...youtube.comFPDR Board Meeting 11/18/25YouTube video by eGov PDX 142
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 18/11/2025“Within the City, the largest share of property taxes goes to the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund.” content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORP...content.govdelivery.comProperty Tax Day 0123
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialkmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Port of Portland is talking about building 11,000 new car parking spaces. They have a survey where you can tell them this is a bad idea. Or maybe they should try increasing the number of TriMet bus lines to the airport (currently 0), or make biking to the airport safe: app.maptionnaire.com/q/oh2app.maptionnaire.comMaptionnaire 0107
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Seems like Mayor Wilson forgot to mention that he doesn’t have the money to pay for this stuff. Contingency isn’t revenue, it’s just a rainy day fund. The best case scenario is that it delays cuts that need to be made later. In this case, from the Fall to the Spring...content.govdelivery.comYour Neighborhood Livability At Risk - Council Vote Coming Wednesday 141
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 29/10/2025One property tax levy in all of Oregon is held harmless from these dynamics. A special exception is written into state law and the City Charter allowing the police/fire pension levy rate to increase as needed to meet rising costs every year. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/17165... 071
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialCouncilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern. Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I'm grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further. 932439731
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Hot dog urbanism across the street from City Hall today @councilorgreen.bsky.social 130
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialBrian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025if you’re a visual learner i made you some maps of where the people quoted in this article as supporting portland being occupied by troops live 471333443
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialCouncilor Sameer Kanal @councilorkanal.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Next week is Week Without Driving, but internationally, it was Car-Free Day today. I took the morning MAX to my in-district meetings, took a Biketown home, & had a blast doing it (other than biking through Lombard/Interstate). If you always drive, try another way at least once. It's worth it. 8708
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Imagine if Prosper Portland gave this to us at the Amtrak station. 141
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 11/09/2025www.portlandmercury.com/news/2022/03...portlandmercury.comMayor Wheeler Fires Former Police Union President Hunzeker Over Misinformation LeakMayor Ted Wheeler fired police officer Brian Hunzeker Monday, after an investigation found that Hunzeker had broken bureau policy to leak information in retaliation against City Commissioner Jo Ann Ha... 030
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Reducing property vacancy and traffic congestion as part of a plan to reduce unfunded pension liabilities. Imagine if Portland had that level of creativity, let alone could agree that reducing the City-run pension plan’s unfunded liability was an admirable goal. www.plansponsor.com/ncpers-annou...plansponsor.comNCPERS Announces NextGen Competition Winner | PLANSPONSORThe winning proposal centered on selling vacant lots in Chicago to generate revenue and drive long-term fiscal sustainability for public pensions. 022
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 19/08/2025The Tax Advisory Group of the Portland Central City Task Force endorses reforming the funding policy of the Portland FPDR pension plan: cdn.orbusinesscouncil.org/docs/policy/... 220
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months. poliisi.fi/-/helsingin-... 251408385
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Ride to PDX and demand safer biking to the airport on 7/15 at 4pm. www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...shift2bikes.orgCalendarRides calendar 031
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialkmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 26/06/2025But there’s much better ways to “help” the tax base if that’s really your goal. Kicker reform and property tax reform are obvious ones. Funding Portland’s pension is the one that doesn’t get attention. Or if disincentives for people to live in WA was the goal, then start tolling cars. 141
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025www.youtube.com/live/yLp7s-G...youtube.comPortland City Council PM Session 06/18/25YouTube video by eGov PDX 120
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialCouncilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 19/06/2025FPDR LOAN DISCUSSION: Speaking on the $50M loan from Parks to Fire & Police retirement fund. This funding crisis has been on my radar since 2020. Today's loan is another Band-Aid on a fundamentally broken system. 1101
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Watch the testimony from @kmachiz.bsky.social at yesterday's June 10, 2025 Portland City Council Special Session where he explains the "interfund transfer" aspect where FPDR sends $ to PPB and Fire for City + Employee PERS contributions. www.youtube.com/live/Hj_Yt_M...youtube.comPortland City Council Special Session 06/10/25YouTube video by eGov PDX 111
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialkmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 07/06/2025The author doesn’t know what they’re talking about. 100% of PPB’s PERS contributions are reimbursed by FPDR. @councilorkanal.bsky.social @councilorgreen.bsky.social 142
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 27/05/2025They will discuss the $50 million interfund loan from Parks to FPDR at today's Fire and Police Disability and Retirement (FPDR) Board Meeting. bsky.app/profile/marc... 111
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialMarc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 23/05/2025While you are staying busy not asking questions about FPDR please remember to also not ask questions about PPB's Retire Rehire program. DON'T ASK! Chief Day mentions "some of the funding for our retire rehire etcetera" here. (Don't try to figure out the etcetera.) youtu.be/1HumoylIB9s?...youtu.bePortland residents react to moving funds from police to parks and recreationYouTube video by KATU News 1253
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialkmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 20/02/2025UR operates by taking AV away from all districts, which actually pulls AV (and revenue) out of education and into general government (which Prosper Portland gets to use). Although UR is oft described as being designed to not impact total property taxes (just reallocate them), that’s not true. 101
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Ride to PDX & Demand Safer Biking to the Airport 5/19, 4:15 pm from Cully Park to PDX shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...shift2bikes.orgCalendarRides calendar 000
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Imagine if someone time travelled from the future to deliver a message to City of Portland. marylandmatters.org/2025/05/14/m...marylandmatters.orgMaryland loses coveted Aaa bond rating - Maryland MattersMaryland lost its treasured "triple triple-A" bond rating Wednesday when a key bond-rating agency downgraded its assessment of the state's creditworthiness from AAA after more than 40 years. 000
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialkmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 17/05/2025I feel like if I published garbage like this on my website, I would not want people looking that closely at how I spend taxpayer money! @tonyjordan.bsky.social 081
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialFischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 11/05/2025continues to be insane that a significant number of police and fire employees in this city have a pension where their benefits are paid directly from property taxes before any other budget priority, without any kind of set-aside or pension fund in betweenoregonlive.comOpinion: Growing pension burden on Portland property tax bills shows need for leaders to step inThe city’s system for paying pension benefits for police and fire employees hired prior to 2007 is not only antiquated, but it will cost Portland residents billions more in property taxes than a moder... 1184
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 06/05/2025In the FY2025-26 Proposed Budget, one Bureau will consume 34% of all property tax revenue collected by the City of Portland. It’s the Fire & Police Disability & Retirement Bureau. $227.4 million. 022
kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 07/03/2025FPDR Board of Trustees is considering a $3M COLA for 1,974 members. Thats $1,545/member this year. The sole funding source for this COLA is property taxes and the Board has the authority to raise property taxes without ever consulting voters or City Council. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/17198... 132
Reposted by @kmachiz.bsky.socialkmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Both the pay-as-you-go contributions into the City-run plan and the contributions being forwarded along to OR PERS are projected to rise dramatically. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/17165... 012
