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February 12, 2026 Labor and Workforce Development Committee Agenda

City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

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Meeting Minutes

Session status
Adjourned

Committee in Attendance:
Councilor Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Steve Novick
Councilor Mitch Green, Vice Chair
Councilor Loretta Smith, Chair

Councilor Smith presided.
Officers in attendance: Diana Shiplet, Acting Council Clerk

Committee adjourned at 1:41 p.m.
 

Regular agenda

1

Create three new classifications and establish compensation ranges for an Investigator I, Investigator II, and Oversight Navigator within the Office of Community-based Police Accountability (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-065
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Office of Community-based Police Accountability
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Referred to Mayor
Motion to refer the Ordinance, Document Number 2026-065, back to the Office of the Mayor: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Green. (Aye (5): Dunphy, Kanal, Novick, Green, Smith).
Item referred back to the Office of Mayor Wilson.

2

Discussion on wage theft in Portland (Presentation)
Document number
2026-066
Introduced by
Councilor Loretta Smith
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Placed on file

3

Public comment on wage theft in Portland (Public hearing)
Document number
2026-067
Introduced by
Councilor Loretta Smith
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

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