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County holds work session on strengthening local sanctuary protections and ordinance options
Summary
Multnomah County commissioners conducted a work session to consider an ordinance and accompanying resolution to codify and extend sanctuary protections locally, discussing signage for county properties, data protections, mandatory employee training, contractor guidance, and administrative rulemaking to implement details.
Multnomah County commissioners devoted a work session to a draft ordinance and complementary resolution aimed at affirming and strengthening local sanctuary protections and clarifying how county departments should respond to federal immigration enforcement.
Commissioner Shannon Singleton and staff described broad community feedback seeking an ordinance (to provide legal durability) paired with administrative rulemaking for implementation detail and community co‑design of training. Garrett Prior and Salom Chimuku Aishi reviewed sample language from other jurisdictions and recommended a concise, replicable ordinance accompanied…
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