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Council backs Portland Street Response as coequal first‑responder branch and creates community advisory committee
Summary
Portland City Council on June 25 adopted a resolution endorsing Portland Street Response (PSR) as an unarmed crisis‑response program dispatched via 911, directing steps toward a coequal role within the first‑responder system and creating a time‑limited advisory committee to guide program expansion.
Portland City Council voted June 25 to adopt a resolution declaring support for Portland Street Response (PSR) as an unarmed crisis‑response program dispatched through 911 and to take steps toward recognizing PSR as a coequal branch of the city’s first‑responder system. The resolution, amended on the floor to clarify that PSR should be operationally independent while remaining integrated with other responders, passed 10–2.
The resolution reaffirms council support for PSR’s core mission, calls for adequate staffing and supplies (naloxone, blankets, water, food, clothing) and urges the mayor to direct city bureaus to examine benefits and staffing classifications for PSR employees. It also requests a national search for a permanent PSR program manager with community representation in the hiring process and…
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