City advocates for state law to allow creation of civilian police oversight board in Portland without bargaining
City advocates for state law to allow creation of civilian police oversight board in Portland without bargaining Updated Mar 11, 2021; Posted Mar 11, 2021 The Rev. LeRoy Haynes in September 2019 urged changes to the Portland police union contract that would lead to greater police accountability and city control over discipline. Maxine Bernstein Facebook Share Negotiators in Portland police contract talks argued this week over whether the city has the right to create a civilian police oversight board that could independently discipline officers. Steve Schuback, a private labor attorney servi...