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Portland council adopts amended civilian police review board ordinance after union protest
Summary
The City Council passed amendments to the civilian police review board ordinance after several councilors raised legal and bargaining concerns and the police union urged continued negotiation. Two proposed Sykes amendments failed; the main ordinance passed on a 6–3 roll call.
Portland’s City Council voted to adopt amendments to the civilian police review board ordinance after heated public comment and debate about bargaining and eligibility rules.
The council’s action followed public comment from Dan Falckel, an attorney representing the Police Benevolent Association, who said the most recent draft included ‘‘two new amendments, radical changes’’ and urged the council to continue the matter so the union and the city could engage in impact bargaining. Falckel said the draft reduced several gap-period qualifications—from 10 years to as little as 1 year for some categories—and described the changes as raising potential contract and legal issues.
The measure (Order 1 14 25 26) was introduced by Councilor Anna Bullock as an amendment to Portland City Code chapter 2. Councilors debated whether aspects of the ordinance should be…
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