City of Tigard · November 3, 2026

Portland City Council, Mayor

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Our readingDraft

One candidate offers continuity after leadership and budget turmoil, with regional relationships as the tool. The other argues facilities planning and affordability need a different approach, starting with a cheaper police-facility plan. Ask each for the full cost of their facility answer.

2 candidates, A–Z. Tap any position to read the sentence, how they would deliver it, and the source.

6 more choices, below6 more choices

Where each candidate stands on four issues, in our short reading of their statements. Each position is a button; activate it to read the sentence, how they would deliver it, and the source. Candidates appear alphabetically.
Candidate	1 of 2 documented	2 of 2 documented	2 of 2 documented	1 of 2 documented	Save to my ballot
Bill MonahanFormer Tigard and Milwaukie city manager	Homes	Safety	Money	Streets
Yi-Kang HuIncumbent mayor and attorney	Homes	Safety	Money	Streets

What this office decides right now

What’s at stake

Tigard’s mayor presides over a seven-member council that adopts the budget ($471,938,721 for FY 2026–27), sets utility and parks fees, refers bonds and levies to voters, writes the camping and development codes and directs the city manager. The next term must find a way to house police and public works after voters said no to $150 million, renew the police levy by 2029, and stop drawing down general-fund reserves.

Each of this office’s 6 live choices is a board below, with every candidate’s stated position or the gap.

Facilities after the bond
Voters rejected the $150 million police and public-works bond 9,959 to 6,039 on May 19, 2026. The city already owns the 9.5-acre Wall Street site ($13,950,848, paid from utility funds); staff’s fallback is a public-works building financed by utility-rate bonds, with a rate decision in July 2027, and a smaller police bond later, while police evidence storage sits at about 160 square feet against roughly 4,500 needed.
Reserves running down
The FY 2026–27 budget of $471,938,721 is balanced in the general fund by a one-time draw on reserves of about $30.9 million (67% of operating costs), which the forecast takes to about $23.6 million by FY 2031 as revenue grows 2.5% a year against 4% for expenses; a moderate recession would cut revenue by about $2 million in a year.
Levy renewal by 2029
Police answered 42,461 calls for service in 2025, up 20.2% in five years. The $0.29-per-$1,000 police levy voters renewed in May 2024 funds 11 positions, eight of them patrol officers, and must go back to voters by the end of 2029, the same window in which the city would ask for any new facility bond.
Parks fund goes negative
The Parks Utility Fund is forecast to go negative in FY 2028 without about $1 million more a year; the options staff listed on April 21, 2026 are a higher parks and recreation fee, general-fund support or a parks operations and maintenance levy, and the last $2.2 million of parks-bond balance was spent in this year’s budget.
River Terrace 2.0
Up to 4,000 homes are planned at an average of 18 units an acre; the council set housing policy direction September 1, 2026, decides system-development-charge tiers on October 13, and targets community-plan adoption in May 2027, with the budget forecast counting on the development revenue.
Leadership turnover
Mayor Heidi Lueb resigned in September 2025 after an investigation substantiated claims she bullied colleagues; the council appointed Yi-Kang Hu mayor 5–1 on October 7, 2025, then filled his council seat with Tom Anderson in December, and named a permanent city manager, Brian Rager, only in July 2026 after the previous manager left in November.

Where they stand · six more choices

Six choices the City of Tigard faces

One question at a time: every candidate’s answer, A–Z, with its source. Open all to see who has said nothing about what.

Police facility nextAfter voters rejected the $150 million bond, build a public-works building first with rate-backed bonds and a smaller police bond later, or sell the Wall Street site?2 of 2 on record

Measure 34-349, a $150 million bond at about $0.77 per $1,000 (about $263 a year on the average home), failed May 19, 2026, 62% to 38%. The city bought the 9.5-acre SW Wall Street site in 2024 for $13,950,848 from utility funds. On July 28, 2026 staff told the council the site cannot hold two separate buildings and proposed public works first, financed by utility-rate-backed bonds with a rate decision in July 2027, and a smaller police bond later; a $0.32 levy could raise $48 million. No measure was filed for November.

Bill MonahanFormer Tigard and Milwaukie city manager
Separate sites, account costs
Said: What they said
Wrote in May 2026 that “there is no need for placing both police and public works on the same site” but the city “already overpaid for a site,” and wants consultant costs accounted for before choosing between it and alternatives.
Our paraphrase of the candidate’s statement.
Yi-Kang HuIncumbent mayor and attorney
Bond yes, now listen
Said: What they said
Voted February 17, 2026 to refer the $150 million bond; after its defeat told Tigard Life “I’m not going to support anything until we have a robust engagement process,” wanting a citizens committee and a plan for the existing buildings.
Our paraphrase of the candidate’s statement.

General-fund gapClose a general-fund shortfall of more than $6 million by cutting library staff and city events and drawing reserves, or raise new revenue?2 of 2 on record

Resolution 26-22 adopted the FY 2026–27 budget June 9, 2026, 5–1, balancing the general fund with a one-time draw on reserves of about $30.9 million that are forecast to fall to $23.6 million by 2031 as revenue grows 2.5% a year against 4% costs. The budget left two library positions unfunded (about $400,000) while preserving hours, cut positions 3% citywide, and ends city-run events such as the Fourth of July and Pride from 2027.

Bill MonahanFormer Tigard and Milwaukie city manager
Restore library services
Said: What they said
Would restore and retain library services and focus on core services residents need and can afford; which cuts to reverse and any new revenue are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid. Our paraphrase.
Yi-Kang HuIncumbent mayor and attorney
Voted for budget
What they did
Voted yes June 9, 2026 on Resolution 26-22, saying the budget preserves library hours and core services while responding to a general-fund shortfall of more than $6 million, with a one-time draw on reserves rather than new revenue.
A recorded action; our summary of the official record.

Parks fundingCover a $1 million-a-year parks shortfall by raising the parks fee, shifting general-fund money, or asking voters for a parks levy?2 of 2 on record

On April 21, 2026 staff told the council the Parks Utility Fund goes negative in FY 2028 without about $1 million more a year, listing the parks and recreation fee, general-fund support or a parks operations and maintenance levy as options. The FY 2026–27 budget used the last $2.2 million of parks-bond balance, and the 2010 parks bond’s debt levy ends this year, dropping the city’s rate from $3.1361 to $2.8031.

Bill MonahanFormer Tigard and Milwaukie city manager
Parkland outran funding
Said: What they said
Says the parks bond added parkland the city now admits it cannot maintain without more money; a fee, general-fund shift or levy is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid. Our paraphrase.
Yi-Kang HuIncumbent mayor and attorney
Levy later, maybe
Said: What they said
Told Tigard Life in April 2026, “Down the road, we may look at a levy for extra, but we’re not there yet”; a fee increase or general-fund shift is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid. Our paraphrase.

River Terrace chargesTier development charges by home size, discounting smaller and middle homes, for River Terrace 2.0 and citywide, with a decision October 13?0 of 2 on recordNot found: Bill Monahan, Yi-Kang Hu

On September 1, 2026 the council supported a tiered system-development-charge structure with a redistributed discount citywide and a flat option for apartments; dollar figures come October 13. River Terrace 2.0, up to 4,000 homes, is planned at an average of 18 units an acre with community-plan adoption targeted for May 2027, and the budget forecast counts on its development revenue.

Bill MonahanFormer Tigard and Milwaukie city manager
Not found
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed; a research gap, not a position.
Yi-Kang HuIncumbent mayor and attorney
Not found
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed; a research gap, not a position.

Police camerasApprove activating Axon’s Fusus live-camera network for police and expand red-light photo enforcement?0 of 2 on recordNot found: Bill Monahan, Yi-Kang Hu

On September 23, 2025 the council awarded Axon a $1,986,780 five-year contract for body cameras, tasers and evidence storage; activating the Fusus module, which lets police view live public and private camera feeds (about $100,000 a year from asset forfeiture), was conditioned on a later council vote that has not come. On September 8, 2026 police recommended expanding the three-intersection red-light program, which is $715,000 behind its revenue projections.

Bill MonahanFormer Tigard and Milwaukie city manager
Not found
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed; a research gap, not a position.
Yi-Kang HuIncumbent mayor and attorney
Not found
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed; a research gap, not a position.

Camping bufferExpand the no-camping buffer around shelters and service sites from 500 to 1,000 feet and restrict vehicle camping?0 of 2 on recordNot found: Bill Monahan, Yi-Kang Hu

A public hearing set for September 22, 2026 takes up amendments to city code chapter 7.80, with staff recommending approval; the council tightened camping hours and sidewalk clearance in December 2025 and barred leaving camp materials on city property in April 2026. Washington County’s first homeless access center, run by Just Compassion, opened in Tigard in 2026.

Bill MonahanFormer Tigard and Milwaukie city manager
Not found
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed; a research gap, not a position.
Yi-Kang HuIncumbent mayor and attorney
Not found
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed; a research gap, not a position.

About this race

How to vote

You vote for one candidate. How it works

Ballots mail Oct 14 · return by 8 p.m. Nov 3

What this office can do

The mayor and council set city policy, adopt the budget and oversee the city manager. One member cannot enact a proposal alone. Schools, transit and county health services involve separate governing bodies.

How this list was made

Same questions for everyone, A–Z. Each chip is our short reading of a sourced statement; we do not endorse, rank or score.

Reviewed September 18, 2026 · lines 2026-09-19.1 · AI-assisted, human review pending

Terms explained

Amendment: A proposed change to a measure before the final vote. Voting for an amendment is not the same as voting for the whole measure.
Supplemental budget: A mid-year change to the city budget after the main budget is adopted.
Appropriation: Permission to spend money on something. It does not mean the money has been spent or the result achieved.
PCEF: The Portland Clean Energy Fund: a tax on large retailers that pays for climate projects. Council has debated using its interest for other services.
Term sheet: Starting terms for a negotiation. Approving one is not a final contract.
Social housing: Housing owned by the public or a nonprofit and rented at controlled prices.
CEI Hub: The fuel-storage area along the Willamette in Northwest Portland, where Zenith Energy operates.
Ranked choice: You rank candidates in order. If your first choice is eliminated or already elected, your vote counts toward your next choice.