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Portland is a Sanctuary City

Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.

3.77.050 Qualifications and Prohibitions.

City Code Section
  1. A. The Ombudsman will be a person of recognized judgment, objectivity and integrity who is well-equipped to analyze problems pertaining to City regulations, administration, and public policy, and will have a working knowledge in local government commensurate to the powers and duties of the office. The Ombudsman will be a registered voter of the United States, and will hold a degree from an accredited college/university, or its equivalent in service to local government.
  2. B. No person may serve as Ombudsman while engaged in any other occupation, business, or profession likely to detract from the full-time performance of their duties as Ombudsman or to result in a conflict of interest or an appearance of impropriety or partiality. All laws and requirements generally applicable to public employees are applicable to the Ombudsman.
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