Council approves first reading to create Public Safety Levy oversight committee
Council gave unanimous approval to the ordinance's first reading to create a temporary seven‑member Public Safety Levy Advisory Committee (to produce an annual CLEAR report and audits); council amended eligibility to include taxpayers as well as residents.
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The council approved the first reading of an ordinance to establish a temporary Public Safety Levy Advisory Committee to oversee levy spending, deliver an annual CLEAR (City of Gresham Levy Expenditure Annual Report) and ensure audits and transparency. Staff described the committee as a seven‑member body of Gresham residents (with support roles from finance and a council liaison) that would be housed as a subcommittee of the finance committee and would report annually to council.
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