Portland City Council Fails to Compromise, Leaving 103 Jobs at Risk in Mayor's Budget
The Portland City Council failed to reach a compromise between its progressive and moderate factions that could have saved 103 city jobs (across parks, police, and internal services) slated for elimination under Mayor Keith Wilson's proposed budget. The progressive caucus proposed using $16.5 million in interest from the Portland Clean Energy Fund plus $4.5 million from contingency funds to prevent the layoffs, a plan backed by labor unions. The failure to find a deal leaves public safety and administrative positions at risk.
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The council's progressive caucus backed a proposal on Wednesday that would've prevented 103 layoffs across parks, police and internal services using $16.5 million in interest accrued by the Portland Clean Energy Fund and an additional $4.5 million from other contingency funds.
The Portland City Council this week failed to find a compromise between the council's two factions that could have saved a number of city jobs slated for elimination under Mayor Keith Wilson's proposed budget.
The proposal, backed by the labor unions representing workers slated for layoffs under Wilson's proposed budget,
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The Portland City Council this week failed to find a compromise between the council’s two factions that could have saved a number of public safety jobs slated for elimination in Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed budget.
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