How Central Point is run
Who runs Central Point, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Central Point's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 11, 2026.
Who runs Central Point
A city manager appointed by the council oversees daily operations, prepares the budget and supervises city departments. The mayor and six councilors set policy, adopt the budget and decide land-use appeals.
What they are paid
Central Point city staff
93 full-time-equivalent positions. 2025-27 approved biennial budget (Form LB-1). City of Central Point · Jun 26, 2025
The city posts its classification pay plan with hourly and monthly ranges by job title. We found no list of pay by employee. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Central Point in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
Savings against the city's own target
Unassigned general fund balance: $5.8M (2025-06-30). The city's own target: The budget says the council's adopted financial policy guides the general fund carryover but does not state a numeric target in the document. It projects the beginning carryover at 17.04% of annual revenues and the ending carryover at 16.03%. City of Central Point · Dec 23, 2025
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for 2025-27 biennium.
Comes from
- Property taxes$15.2M · 47%
- Carryover balance$5.5M · 17%
- Charges for service$3.9M · 12%
- Franchise fees$3.6M · 11%
- Intergovernmental$1.6M · 5%
- Hotel/motel room tax$1.5M · 5%
- Other$1M · 3%
Goes to (2025-27 biennium)
- Personnel services$18.9M · 59%
- Materials and services$6.9M · 21%
- Ending balance$5.2M · 16%
- Capital outlay$627,000 · 2%
- Other (transfers and contingency)$706,250 · 2%
Who provides your services
Not everything in Central Point is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityCentral Point Police DepartmentCity of Central Point
- StreetsThe cityCity of Central Point Public WorksCity of Central Point
- WaterThe cityCity of Central Point (Water Fund)City of Central Point
- Storm drainsThe cityCity of Central Point (Stormwater Fund)City of Central Point
- Parks and recreationThe cityCity of Central Point Parks & RecreationCity of Central Point
- Building inspection and planningThe cityCity of Central PointCity of Central Point
- Fire protectionSeparate districtA separate fire districtCity of Central Point
- SewerSeparate districtRogue Valley Sewer ServicesCity of Central Point
- LibrarySeparate districtA separate library districtCity of Central Point
- Trash and recyclingPrivate companyRogue Disposal & Recycling, Inc.City of Central Point
- ElectricityPrivate companyPacific PowerCity of Central Point
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | CanbyOR | Central PointOR | LebanonOR | AshlandOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 18,004 | 19,139 | 20,267 | 20,889 |
| Top administrator's base pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $2,700 | Not current (2023) |
| General fund per resident | $1,116 | $1,686 | $830 | $2,276 |
| Debt per resident | $217 | $570 | $2,546 | $1,166 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $841 | $607 | $715 | $1,754 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 13.0 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how). Canby and Central Point and Lebanon pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Central Point publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: Adopted budget posted online City of Central Point
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineWe did not find the city manager's employment agreement online. The city's posted pay plan does not list the City Manager. City of Central Point
- Partly: Council pay stated in a public documentThe budget shows $27,600 of mayor and council salaries for 2025-27, but not each member's pay. City of Central Point · Jun 26, 2025
- Partly: Employee pay publishedThe city posts a classification pay plan with pay ranges by job title. We found no list of pay by employee. City of Central Point
Questions to ask your council
- The general fund ended June 30, 2025 with $5.8 million unassigned, and the budget plans an ending balance of 16.03% of annual revenues. What reserve target does the council's financial policy set?
- The city's share of the Oregon PERS net pension liability was $11.6 million on June 30, 2025. How will PERS rates affect general fund personnel costs of $18.9 million over 2025-27?
- The city owes $10.9 million on two full faith and credit financing agreements. How much of the yearly payments come from water and other utility rates?
- The general fund took in $736,000 more than it spent in FY2024-25. Will the 2025-27 budget's public safety and parks fee increases still be needed at their planned levels?
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