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Marc Poris
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Working for police transparency and accountability in PDX.

PCC Paralegal student.

Member of Portland Copwatch. Opinions on here are my own.
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Ah, from the FAQ:

"information pertaining to active or pending litigation is protected; however, information regarding vendor payments of closed cases is not protected . . . if someone is interested in City Attorney vendor payments, they will need to contact that office directly for assistance."
Is there any confidential information on the site? Details believed to be confidential or exempt from disclosure are removed. The entry is still visible, but the detail will be masked. There are some categories where confidential information is mixed with non-confidential information. In these instances, detail for an entire category may be removed. For instance, information pertaining to active or pending litigation is protected; however, information regarding vendor payments of closed cases is not protected. Given this, if someone is interested in City Attorney vendor payments, they will need to contact that office directly for assistance. Within the Checkbook database, you will see City Attorney vendor payments listed, but they will have restricted details. If you are interested in finding out more information on a particular line item, contact the listed bureau.
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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This might be why we can't find Barran Liebman in the checkbook - looks like the City Attorney's Office lists all vendors as OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.

Awesome!
FY26 Bureau Search for City Attorney in the City of Portland checkbook with a red rectangle around the vendor column which shows every vendor as OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Here's the same data with another section added showing the percentage of total deaths for people using each of the transportation modes involved in the fatal crashes.

Good: crash deaths are down.

Bad: it's getting safer to be in a car and less safe to be a pedestrian when there's a fatal crash.
The same data as shown in the previous table with an additional 4 rows for: % of deaths that are people in vehicles % of deaths that are people on motorcycles % of deaths that are pedestrians % of deaths that are people on bicycles The values for each of these in the 11/17/2025 column: % of deaths that are people in vehicles: 21.9% % of deaths that are people on motorcycles: 21.9% % of deaths that are pedestrians: 50.0% % of deaths that are people on bicycles: 6.3% From the previous year YTD on 11/17/2024 the values are: % of deaths that are people in vehicles: 33.3% % of deaths that are people on motorcycles: 20.8% % of deaths that are pedestrians: 39.6% % of deaths that are people on bicycles: 1.7%
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Here's the Vision Zero update from page 9 of the December 2025 Portland City Administrator Report that goes to City Council on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

www.portland.gov/council/docu...
Table showing YTD deaths by location and deaths by mode for the dates of 11/17/2021, 11/17/2022, 11/17/2023, 11/17/2024, and 11/17/2025. Deaths by location are broken down into PBOT streets, ODOT streets, County streets, and High Crash Network (%). Deaths by mode are broken down into People in Vehicles, People on Motorcycles, Pedestrians, and People on Bicycles. There is a link to the Vision Zero Dashboard at the bottom: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/portland.bureau.of.transportation/viz/VisionZeroDashboard_16179023789280/VisionZeroDashboard
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Table of Contents of the December 2025 City Administrator's Monthly Update Report to Portland City Council.

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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Service Area Highlights .................................................................................................................................... 2 City Administrator’s Office ........................................................................................................................... 2 City Operations Service Area ........................................................................................................................ 3 Community & Economic Development Service Area ..................................................................................... 4 Public Safety Service Area............................................................................................................................ 6 Public Works Service Area ........................................................................................................................... 7 Vision Zero ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Appendix A: Budget Note Tracker ............................................................................................................... 12 Appendix B: Claims Summary Report, January 1, 2025 – present ................................................................. 14 Appendix C: Monthly Grants Snapshot ....................................................................................................... 48 Appendix D: Monthly Chief Procurement Officer Awards Report .................................................................. 51
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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From the March 6, 2020 Retirement Workshop for FPDR Two Members presentation - 27 Pay Date Estimated Pension for Workshop Example.

I'm still wondering how we got here, but it could not have been anyone's intention to equate 378 days with "1 year."

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Slide 24 from the March 2020 FPDR 2 Pension Presentation. The heading of the slide says 27 Pay Dates and is highlighted in yellow. A red rectangle has been added around the number 378 in the Days column of the Estimated Final Pay section.
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Okay, so the 27 pay date loophole is only available to represented employees.

For PPB, that would be police officers and sergeants, who are represented by PPA, and lieutenants, who are represented by PPCOA.

I wonder if PPB people above lieutenant rank ever ask to be demoted prior to retirement.
Slide 30 from the October 2018 Pension Presentation titled "Upcoming 27 Pay Date Retirement Months" with the following sentence underlined in red: Only available to represented employees
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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From page 8 of this 2020 Retirement Workshop for FPDR Two Members presentation.

www.portlandoregon.gov/fpdr/article...
The Lookback Period If you are nonrepresented at retirement or termination from sworn employment: • 365 - 366 days of pay (26.07 or 26.14 pay dates) For PPA and PPCOA members, the greater of: 1. 365 - 366 days of pay (26.07 or 26.14 pay dates) OR 2. 12 months of pay (26 or 27 pay dates) The City’s biweekly pay structure occasionally produces 27 pay dates in a 12-month period because 365 does not divide evenly by 14. For PFFA members, unknown due to bargaining issues • For now, we are preparing estimates with both 26.07/26.14 pay dates and 27 pay dates
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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From the FPDR FY 2025-26 Requested Budget, it looks like they're projecting mid-2030s as the time when that FPDR 1 & 2 bar starts to decrease while the purple PERS bar continues to increase.

Reminder: The city picks up FPDR members' PERS contributions.

www.portland.gov/fpdr/budget-...
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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This chart from slide 16 (it's in the Board Materials PDF) shows both FPDR 1 & 2 payments continuing to increase along with PERS contributions increasing for those hired after 2006.

At some point, the FPDR 1 & 2 amounts will start to decrease.

www.portland.gov/fpdr/events/...
Stacked bar chart showing the FPDR Pension Costs by Fiscal Year in millions of dollars with Fiscal Year on the x axis and millions of dollars on the y axis. x axis goes from FY 15-16 to FY 24-25. Pension Benefits (FPDR 1 & 2) is shown on the bottom of each stacked bar in a yellowish color. OSPRP Contributions (FPDR 3) are the top purple portion of each stacked bar. The total numbers go up consistently from left to right from $107.1 and $8.7 million in FY 15-16 to $163.9 and $43.6 million.
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Okay, so all new pay types get new pay codes. Thanks to Trustee MacLowry asking about that. Still not clear what a pay type is, but maybe it's this whole premium pay business.

Here are the current members of the board - no bios or statements of intent are included.

www.portland.gov/fpdr/trustee...
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mayor Keith Wilson, Chairperson Patrick Hughes, Mayor’s Designee Kyle MacLowry, Portland Fire and Rescue Tommy Stoffel, Jr., Portland Police Bureau Catherine MacLeod, Citizen Member Tom Kramer, Citizen Member Updated 12/31/2024
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Also of note - they implemented 5 new "pay types" (4 for PPB, 1 for Fire) - not sure what that means - I don't think it is the same as "pay classification" or "pay grade" and it doesn't show up on the City's website.

And they're seeing more DROs, or pension divisions during divorce proceedings.
Pension Program Also of Note: ➢ Unusually large number of retirements in CY 2024 ▪ Usually look at retirements by fiscal year ▪ 110 retirements in calendar year 2024 o Two 27 pay date months: June and November ➢ Banking Challenges ▪ Wells Fargo Payment Portal Overhaul ▪ Advantis-Rivermark Merger ➢New and Revised Pay Types for Active Duty Members ▪ Five new pay types: 4 Police and 1 Fire ▪ Two revisions to existing pay types: 1 Police and 1 Fire ➢ Domestic Relations Orders (Divorce Divisions) ▪ Increasing in number and complexity
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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"It feels like basically everyone at the Police Bureau now gets some form of variable pay."

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"A good example is on-call pay at the Police Bureau, but there's also shift premium pay. Mostly it exists at the Police Bureau, language premium pay. These are pays that members - they just get a different amount every single pay period because it depends on their assignment. And that is just - it's hard to project. And so we just had more members with that variable pay in the last year. It feels like basically everyone at the Police Bureau now gets some form of variable pay." - Stacy Jones, Deputy Director and Finance and Pension Manager
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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From page 44 of the combined FPDR meeting materials for the November 18, 2025 Board Meeting.

Not sure there's a whole lot that is fiscally responsible about the pay-as-you go [mostly] pension system for police and firefighters whose careers in Portland started prior to 2007.
Slide from presentation to FPDR board titled State of FPDR Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The phrase at the bottom reads: We deliver peace of mind to our fire and police members and their survivors by providing disability and retirement benefits in a timely, compassionate and fiscally responsible manner. There is a red box drawn around "fiscally responsible".
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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PCCEP "works to ensure community input into police directive review and other policy issues, and reviews the Portland Police Bureau's community engagement effort, racial equity plan, and more."

Here are the statements of interest and bios of all of Portland Police Bureau's patrol officers.
An empty black rectangle.
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The parties believed that it might take up to FIVE years for the City of Portland to comply with all the provisions of the agreement.

The case is still going ... more than 11 years later.
In blue text at the top: Case 3:12-cv-02265-SI Document 86 Filed 08/29/14 Page 2 of 5 Followed by: Michael H. Simon, District Judge. The United States of America (“Plaintiff” or “United States”) brought this lawsuit against the City of Portland (“Defendant” or “City of Portland”) under 42 U.S.C. § 14141. The United States and the City of Portland have entered into a proposed Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) and have jointly moved the Court to accept the Settlement Agreement and enter the Settlement Agreement as an Order of the Court. Both the United States and the City of Portland agree that entering into the Settlement Agreement, rather than engaging in contested litigation, is the best way to resolve the claims brought by the United States in this matter, which concern policing practices in the City of Portland primarily with respect to persons with actual or perceived mental illness. Both the United States and the City of Portland further agree that it will likely take several years, possibly as many as five years, for the City of Portland substantially to comply with all of the provisions of the Settlement Agreement. In addition, both the United States and the City of Portland jointly ask the Court to retain jurisdiction over this action for all purposes until the City of Portland substantially has complied with all provisions of the Settlement Agreement and maintained substantial compliance with all provisions for one year. The sentence beginning with "Both the United States" is underlined in red, and the phrase "possibly as many as five years" has a red box around it.
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Ugh, first time hearing the names Speedway Slammer, Louisiana Lockup, and Cornhusker Clink.
Homeland Security statement The Chronicle had sought comment from Homeland Security this week about the possible project and received a response Wednesday from an agency public affairs officer. “Under President Trump and Secretary Noem’s leadership, DHS is working at turbo speed on cost-effective and innovative ways to deliver on the American people’s mandate to arrest and deport the worst of the worst including gang members, pedophiles, terrorists, rapists, and murderers,” the statement said. “Secretary Noem is working with state and local governments to secure greater and more cost-effective detention space, like Alligator Alcatraz, Speedway Slammer, Louisiana Lockup and Cornhusker Clink.”
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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This evening, Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6 pm - the Court Appointed Independent Monitor, MPS & Associates, is holding a Community Town Hall at the Vancouver Ave Baptist Church where they will present the draft of their second semi-annual compliance report in US v City of Portland.
Flyer with information about the Thursday, November 13, 2025 Community Town Hall Presented by the Independent Monitor Team The flyer and more information is available on the Independent Monitoring Team's website here: https://portlandpolicemonitor.com/event/community-town-hall-2/
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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DPSST Police Policy Committee Report on the Hurley case that goes before the committee on November 20, 2025.

www.oregon.gov/dpsst/CJ/Cer...
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST or the Department) Memo Date: November 20, 2025 To: Police Policy Committee From: Melissa Lang-Bacho Professional Standards Compliance Coordinator Subject: Staff Report – Separation Erica Hurley, DPSST No. 29900 Reason for Discretionary Review On July 17, 2023, Erica Hurley separated from the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), leaving for employment with the Vancouver Police Department in Washington state. After her separation from the PPB, the Independent Police Review (IPR) investigated a complaint received prior to her separation. The IPR completed the investigation, sustaining a finding related to dishonesty and reported the status to the Department. The Department opened a professional standards case to review the conduct. The Department determined that the conduct being presented to the committee violates the Board’s moral fitness standards. Through the case review process, the committee will affirm, modify, or negate the below moral fitness violations and make a determination on the disposition of this case: Dishonesty: Hurley gave intentionally misleading information to an Assistant Chief (AC) about the length of time an officer was on light duty after the officer had been cleared to work. Misuse of Authority: The Department did not identify sufficient information to sustain a finding of misuse of authority. Misconduct: The Department did not identify sufficient information to sustain a finding of misconduct.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Police Training Advisory Council Meeting

www.portland.gov/police/tac/e...
Agenda 6:30 PM – Call to Order Welcome, mission statement, approval of minutes, community agreements, announcements 6:50 PM – Training Division Updates 7:00 PM – TAC Member Expectations & Recruitment 7:05 PM – Letter on Council Attendance at Community Academy 7:10 PM – Letter on ABLE Training (CQI) 7:20 PM – DOJ/City Settlement Agreement Update (Training) 7:25 PM – Public Comment 7:30–8:30 PM – Optional Task Group Workshop
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6 pm - 8 pm

PCCEP Policy & Reform Subcommittee Meeting

www.portland.gov/pccep/events...
City of Portland Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing Policy & Reform Subcommittee Meeting November 12, 2025 6-8 PM 6:00 PM • Call to Order o Logistical Announcements o Community Agreements o Overview of Meeting 6:05 PM • Updates o Independent Monitor Town Hall ▪ November 13th 2025 o NACOLE (National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Annual Conference) ▪ Reckoning & Resilience in the Post-George Floyd Era ▪ Overview from PCCEP staff in attendance o PPB Directives – First & Second Universal Review ▪ Should PCCEP review any of the directives? 6:25 PM • Follow-Up Conversation with PPB about ICE and Federal Presence in Portland o Questions from October subcommittee meeting o Public Q&A 7:45 PM • Open Public Comment 8:00 PM • Thank You & Adjournment
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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A couple busy weeks coming up for police transparency and accountability (two different things) in Portland, starting tomorrow, November 12, 2025 with PCCEP and Training Advisory Council meetings.
2 day calendar view of November 12-13 showing 3 orange boxes with white text on a time grid where each orange box represents an event. Events are: Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6 pm - 8 pm - PCCEP Policy & Reform Subcommittee Meeting Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Training Advisory Council (TAC) Meeting Thursday, November 13, 2025, 6 pm - 8 pm - Independent Monitor - Community Town Hall 3 day calendar view of November 18-20 showing 3 orange boxes with white text on a time grid where each orange box represents an event. Events are: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 12:30 pm - 4 pm - FPDR Board Meeting Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10 am - 12 pm - DPSST Police Policy Committee Meeting Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6 pm 8 pm - Focused Intervention Team Community Oversight Group (FITCOG) Meeting
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Starting on page 56 of the PAC's Final Recommendations and Report.

"The Oversight System as Part of Government, and Transition Plan"

One of the PAC Transition Plan decisions:

"IPR staff will have preference in hiring for employment at the Office of Community-based Police Accountability."
• Once Board members are appointed, they will work with the transition staff to recruit and hire a Director. • The Director will prioritize the hiring of intake staff, complaint navigators, and investigators. • IPR staff will have preference in hiring for employment at the Office of Community based Police Accountability. • Once the new Oversight System is functional, all cases pending before IPR, PRB, or the CRC within the jurisdiction of the new system will be transferred to the Community Board for Police Accountability for resolution.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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From page 51 of the PAC's Final Recommendations and Report.

"The Director will hire and manage all other professional staff of the Office of Community-based Police Accountability."

Remember, this document was published in September 2023 after 30 community members worked for 20 months on the PAC.
Key Decision: Hiring of the Bureau Director Through a Community-led Process The Board will hire and manage a Bureau Director through collaboration with the Bureau of Human Resources. A hiring committee composed of Board members will screen applicants and interview top candidates before voting on a hiring decision. The hired candidate will have experience in administration, public policy, and a working knowledge of the criminal justice system, which are similar requirements to that for the director of IPR. The Director will hire and manage all other professional staff of the Office of Community-based Police Accountability. Once a director is hired, the Board will conduct their annual performance reviews; the Director may only be removed by a vote of a supermajority of the Board.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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From page 6 of the PAC's Final Recommendations and Report.
Elements of the Proposed Oversight System The new system differs from the current system in the following ways: 1. The new Board is community-led with investigations run by non-police investigators. The new Community Board for Police Accountability will hire the Director of the new Office of Community-based Police Accountability. The complaints/cases will move through one system. (Charter Sections 2-1001 and 2-1005) • In the current system cases/complaints are routinely shifted among four systems: the City’s Independent Police Review (IPR); the Police Bureau’s Internal Affairs unit (IA); the Citizen Review Committee (CRC); and the Police Review Board (PRB), which creates complexity and at times disagreement between parts of the system in describing the processes they are all a part of. 2. The new Board will make decisions about whether officers violated policy and impose
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM