Changes to Charter, Code, and Policies

This directive is up for first universal review.

The Body Worn Camera policy is subject to bargaining with the police unions. The current policy reflects a legal agreement reached between the City and Union in 2023. Because the policy is subject to bargaining, the PPB is limited in its ability to revise the policy at this stage without agreement from the Union; however, PPB welcomes community and Bureau member input on the policy and can bring ideas for changing the policy to the Union.

The Policy Development Team made several changes to the directive. The updated draft includes additional requirements for members to document attempts to contact vehicle owners prior to tows. It also creates an explicit ability to tow vehicles when staffing or safety does not allow officers to leave a vehicle in place while waiting for the owner. 

The updated draft also includes the option for officers to document a community member's report of a stolen vehicle, when it does not meet the standard for entry as a stolen vehicle, for example when the reporting party lacks proof of ownership. 

The Policy Development Team made only minor changes to this directive. The term "feasible" was substituted for "practical" in several places, as better captures the intent of the directive and is a preferred term for Bureau directives.  

A provision clarifying that members may not threaten or intimidate members of the public to obtain consent to seize recording devises was also added. 

The Bureau anticipates changing the size and composition of the Review Board to include a member of command staff, and reduce the number of voting member that need to be present. 

The Bureau also anticipates updating the definitions for the different crash findings (eg preventable, not preventable, not an accident) to improve clarity and keep them in line with national standards. 

This directive is up for first universal review. Last review was in 2022. Few changes are anticipated.

This directive is up for first universal review. It hasn't been reviewed since 2016 and we anticipate there will be significant changes to align with current standards, laws, practices, and other PPB directives.

The Bureau made significant changes to the directive. Establishing a new basis for pursuit authorization standard for planned operations, codifying exceptional circumstances pursuits, and simplifying the standard for vehicle interventions to be in line with the "totality of the circumstances" standard in Directive 1010.00 Use of Force. Other changes were made to definitions, in order to create clearer standards. 

The Policy Development Team, in consultation with subject matter experts, made numerous changes to the directive. The main substantive change was to bring the incident in line with updated state law definitions. 

Other changes were made to update and refine requirements for bias investigations, specifically focused on providing better guidance to members. The PDT also updated reporting requirements, to improve Bureau tracking of Bias events and crimes. 

This policy is in second universal review. Minor grammatical and language edits were made for clarity and consistency.

This directive is being posted for its two-year review. At this time the Policy Development Team anticipates making minor changes only to clarify property handling and storage procedures. 

This directive is in its second universal review. There are no changes in the policy.

This directive is being posted for Second Universal Review. The Policy Development Team has made few substantive changes to the directive. The directive has been revised for clarity around prohibitions on profiling and biased policing, as well as updating records entry to allow for more accurate and respectful record keeping. 

This directive has not undergone substantial changes. The main change is the addition of Section 2. Domestic Disturbance Investigations. This section clarifies and expands the standards for Domestic Violence Investigations.

This directive has not undergone major substantive changes, however it has been rewritten for clarity. Individual sections specifying responsibilities of members and other ranks are now listed both for instances where members are victims or perpetrators of domestic violence. 

This directive is named in the settlement agreement between the City of Portland and the United States Department of Justice and is required to be reviewed on an annual basis.  The Policy Development Team does not anticipate major changes at this time. 

This directive is named in the settlement agreement between the City of Portland and the United States Department of Justice and is required to be reviewed on an annual basis.  The Policy Development Team does not anticipate major changes at this time. 

This directive is named in the settlement agreement between the City of Portland and the United States Department of Justice and is required to be reviewed on an annual basis.  The Policy Development Team does not anticipate making substantive procedural changes. 

This directive is named in the settlement agreement between the City of Portland and the United States Department of Justice and is required to be reviewed on an annual basis.  The Policy Development Team does not anticipate major changes at this time. 

This directive has not been reviewed since 2016. The Policy Development Team is evaluating whether the directive should be rescinded, and guidance on the use of shields placed in easier to update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and training materials. If it is not rescinded the current directive will need to be evaluated to see if it is in line with best practices around shield use.