Police Oversight Board Members Say Budget Ordinance Could Erode Public’s Trust in New System

Members of Portland’s new police accountability system are speaking out amid a proposed supplemental budget ordinance that could draw money from the Office of Community-based Police Accountability to repay contingency funds borrowed from the city’s general fund. An ordinance from Council Vice President Olivia Clark, along with Councilors Steve Novick, Loretta Smith, and Elana Pirtle-Guiney, […] The post Police Oversight Board Members Say Budget Ordinance Could Erode Public’s Trust in New System appeared first on Portland Mercury.