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County panel schedules public hearing, delays first reading of Preschool for All indexing ordinance
Summary
The Multnomah County Board voted to hold a public hearing and delay the first reading of a proposed ordinance to index the Preschool for All tax thresholds to inflation while the commission seeks additional analysis and community input.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted to schedule a public hearing and delay the first reading of an ordinance that would index income thresholds for the county's Preschool for All (PFA) tax to inflation.
The motion to hold a hearing and postpone the first reading — moved by Commissioner Julie Bridal Edwards and later approved by the board 3–2 — directs staff to conduct a public hearing and sets a later date, to be agreed by the full commission, for any formal vote on the ordinance.
Board members said they supported airing the issue publicly but want more analysis and community engagement before changing the county code. Commission supporters of delay cited outstanding technical questions, the need for additional demographic and economic modeling, and concerns raised about the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) process; opponents…
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