Eugenean,

You're citing the city's OPERATING budget. The initiative requires the city to fund the auditor's office at not less than 0.1 percent of the city's TOTAL budget, which includes its operating, capital, reserve and debt service funds. That's estimated for the current budget year at $677 million. One-tenth of a percent of that is $677,000.

Sincerely,

Christian Hill
Reporter, The Register-Guard