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Councilors signal budget amendments to add emergency planners and exercise capacity for CEI Hub and city response
Summary
Portland councilors discussed proposed budget moves to add two emergency planners and an exercises/training position at PBEM to improve planning and drills for complex hazards, including the CEI hub.
Portland councilors and PBEM staff discussed proposals to add emergency-planning positions and exercise capacity to better prepare the city for complex hazards, including planning related to the Columbia Corridor energy/critical infrastructure (CEI) hub.
Deputy Director Jordan Wylie and PBEM Chief Resilience Officer Richard Narwal told the Climate Resilience and Land Use Committee the bureau currently lacks dedicated planning and exercise staff for many citywide contingency needs and for large, complex projects such as the CEI hub. Narwal said three additional emergency-management positions (two planners and one exercises/training role) would improve coordination, plan development, and testing; PBEM staff estimated a larger, ideal staffing need of roughly 55 positions and about $10…
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