PENDLETON â Thanks to the most recent round of federal stimulus, the city of Pendletonâs budget is likely to rise again this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The city has proposed that the 2021-22 general fund, the cityâs only discretionary fund that pays for services like police, firefighters and parks, be set at $20.3 million, a 14% increase from the previous fiscal year. The cityâs total budget â proposed at $105.2 million â also represents a slight increase from the prior year. City Manager Robb Corbett attributed much of the growth to the $3.4 million Pendleton expects to receive from the American Rescue Plan Act, the $1.9 trillion federal government stimulus bill meant to provide economic relief to people and entities affected by COVID-19.