Mayor candidate · City of Tigard · November 3, 2026
Bill Monahan
Former Tigard and Milwaukie city manager; attorney and consultant.
Reach the campaign
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- bmonahan20@comcast.net
- 503-805-3268
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: I have lived in Tigard since 1982, serving as Planning Director until 1988 and City Manager from 1994 to 2005.
Pamphlet p. 35
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 35 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the heading “About Bill Monahan”.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our wordsCalls for less expensive police-facility solutions, transparent financial analysis and core-service affordability.
- Reassess police-facility plans.
- Tie project decisions to reliable needs and cost estimates.
- Improve council, staff and community relationships.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHe argues for cheaper, better-analyzed facilities and core services voters can afford; the alternative police-facility plan and its full cost are not yet specified.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Camps, crime and who responds
Cheaper police facility- What
- Said: Would develop what he calls reasonable police-facility solutions after voters rejected the $150 million bond, while maintaining the public-safety levels residents and businesses need.
- How
- Said: Follow the 2002 library-bond sequence: option land, fund a modest needs analysis and a project model before asking voters, rather than buying land and awarding design contracts first.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Costed core services- What
- Said: Would tie project decisions to reliable needs and cost estimates, deliver affordable core services and restore transparency about the failed bond measure’s true cost.
- How
- Said: Account publicly for how consultant and land costs on the failed $150 million measure were paid and which utility-fund projects were delayed, before choosing between the 2024 site and alternatives.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 6 questions. Bill Monahan is on record on 3, with 3 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findTier development charges by home size, discounting smaller and middle homes, for River Terrace 2.0 and citywide, with a decision October 13?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Approve activating Axon’s Fusus live-camera network for police and expand red-light photo enforcement?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Expand the no-camping buffer around shelters and service sites from 500 to 1,000 feet and restrict vehicle camping?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
After 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?
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.
Close a general-fund shortfall of more than $6 million by cutting library staff and city events and drawing reserves, or raise new revenue?
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.
Cover a $1 million-a-year parks shortfall by raising the parks fee, shifting general-fund money, or asking voters for a parks levy?
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.
A question the evidence leaves open
What facility alternative would you propose, and what is its full construction and operating cost?
Sources (3)
- Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 35Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Monahan · why I’m running (home page)Candidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Monahan · comparing methods to plan for public facilitiesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.