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Portland council holds private meeting with attorney over needle exchange rules The vote to meet behind closed doors was unanimous despite objections by the Press Herald that the council had not provided a sufficient reason. Share The Portland City Council met behind closed doors with its top attorney Wednesday night to discuss its legal rights and duties regarding the city-run Needle Exchange Program that provides clean syringes, overdose reversal drugs and other harm-reduction services to intravenous drug users. The council’s vote to hold an executive session was unanimous. The Press Her...

Police review panel deems Jennings’ response unacceptable The Police Citizen Review Subcommittee doubles down on its recommendation to add two residents to the Portland Police Department's use of force committee. Share PORTLAND — The Police Citizen Review Subcommittee is pushing back against the city manager’s response to its request to seat two residents on the Portland Police Department’s internal use of force committee. Subcommittee member Maria Testa said City Manager Jon Jennings’ response fails to fully address its recommendations and is far from what the subcommittee intended...

Portland city manager to appoint citizen to police use-of-force committee City Manager Jon Jennings will name the citizen member of an internal police committee that reviews use-of-force incidents, but some oversight advocates are upset that he alone will pick the person. Share Portland’s city manager and the police chief agreed this week to add a citizen member to an internal police panel that evaluates use of force by city police officers, but without an open application process, drawing criticism from some residents and a citizen oversight committee who want more transparency in the pro...