adopted resolution

Appoint Yume Delegato to the Police Accountability Commission

public safety
appointment

Department: Community Safety
Introduced by: Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Status: Adopted

Impact statement

Purpose & background

The Police Accountability Commission is tasked with developing a new administrative investigation and discipline system for Portland police, including the development of a community police oversight board as described in City Charter Section 2-10 . The PAC's term began December 9, 2021 and will continue into 2023. This resolution appoints a community member to serve for the remainder of the term of the Police Accountability Commission, replacing a member who has resigned, as the commission crafts the details of the new police oversight system. This is the eleventh resolution related to the Police Accountability Commission .

Financial impacts

There is no direct financial or budgetary impact related to this appointment.

Community impacts

All Portlanders may be impacted by the Police Accountability Commission’s work. Code changes recommended by the Police Accountability Commission will be presented to the City Council beginning in 2023, and during the commission’s work as well as Council consideration, community members are anticipated to engage in the process. These appointments were made from the initial applicant pool for the Police Accountability Commission, which included over 100 applications received during the open application process for this Commission that was conducted in 2021.

▸ Full text (the legislation as adopted)

WHEREAS, on July 30, 2020, the Portland City Council voted to refer a Charter Amendment to the voters of Portland that would authorize the creation of a new police accountability and oversight system; and WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020, Portland voters approved the new Charter Amendment ( Charter 2-10 ) with 81.58% supporting the ballot measure; and WHEREAS, the City Council authorized a 20-community member Commission to develop a recommendation to Council for the details of the structure and framework for the new accountability system; and WHEREAS, Resolution 37548 mandated each Council member to select five people from four different groups: members of historically overpoliced communities, representatives of organizing providing support to overpoliced communities, representatives of community justice organizations, and small business owners; and WHEREAS, an appointee to the Police Accountability Commission, May Saechao, has resigned her seat; and WHEREAS, the City conducted a robust application process for this commission, receiving over 100 applications for the original appointment and member replacement; and WHEREAS, all City Council offices collaborated on the selection process for this Commission and agreed to its appointments: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby appoints Yume Delegato to serve on the Police Accountability Commission to fill the vacancy caused by May Saechao's resignation; biography and statement of intent are attached hereto as Exhibit A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that following this appointment, the community members on the Commission are: Members of Overpoliced Communities : Yume Delegato, Christian Orellana Bauer, Tirsa Orellana, Angie Tomlinson, Obinna Chiedozie Ugwu-Oju Representatives of Organizations Serving Overpoliced Communities : Aje Amaechi, Monica Arce, Seemab Hussaini, K.C. Lewis, Lovisa Lloyd Representatives of Community Justice Organizations : Faythe Aiken, Debbie Aiona, Sophia Glenn, Dan Handelman, Charlie Michelle-Westley Small Business : Cameron Browne, Katherine McDowell, Tim Pitts, Cherie Smith, Connie Wohn

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