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02 — Motion to Add a Budget Note to direct reassignment of welfare checks from Police officers to unarmed responders (Vote Passed)

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June 11, 2025 Councilor Novick Novick 01 – Motion to Amend the Budget to Transfer projected Portland Police Bureau savings from welfare checks to Portland Parks and Recreation to restore Parks maintenance (Withdrawn) Motion to reduce ongoing appropriation for Portland Police Bureau overtime equal to the expected savings from sending unarmed responders to welfare checks. This appropriation is moved to Portland Parks and Recreation to restore cuts to parks maintenance. • Decrease ongoing General Fund Discretionary within Portland Police Bureau’s overtime budget by $2,000,000. • Increase ongoing General Fund Discretionary to Portland Parks and Recreation’s bureau program expense by $2,000,000 to restore proposed cuts to Parks maintenance. • Update Attachments A-H as needed to reflect this change. Novick 02 – Motion to Add a Budget Note to direct reassignment of welfare checks from Police officers to unarmed responders (Vote Passed) Motion to Amend Attachment D and add a budget note for that directs the Bureau of Human Resources (BHR) to begin bargaining with relevant labor units with the goal of re- assigning welfare checks from Police Officers to unarmed responders like Public Safety Support Specialists and Portland Street Response. BHR and Public Safety Service Area to provide updated to council every 4 months on the progress of negotiations and progress toward the transfer of work. • Update Attachments A-H as needed to reflect this change. Novick 03 – Motion to Amend the Budget to Transfer funds from Council office budgets to the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management and for emergency planning, training, and preparedness Motion to reduce Council Office budgets by $52,084300,000 apiece, with the exemption of the Council President, for a total of $625,008$3,300,000. Increase funding for PBEM by $625,008 to restore one Training and Exercise Analyst, one Planner and add a second Planner.Subsequently, increase the Portland Bureau of Emergency Managements budget by $3,100,000 and General Fund contingency by $87,380. This also provides $112,620 of savings to overhead paying bureaus. 58

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