Two more bureaucrats for Portland mayor's office
Now that he's taken over the police bureau (insert prayer here), Portland's creepy mayor has decided to expand his staff by yet two more positions -- a "director of public safety and peacekeeping" at up to $75,000 a year plus benefits, plus a "coordinator" to assist that director, at up to $50,000 a year plus benefits. I'm sure they'll both be people with good judgment, lots of relevant experience, and a truly independent mindset.
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Oh Jack, you are such an optimist!
Posted by portland native | June 12, 2010 10:40 AM
Fastenating.
Posted by Mary Volm | June 12, 2010 10:45 AM
According to WillY Week it's a done deal.
Mayor Sam Adams has interviewed former Assistant Police Chief Dorothy Elmore to be his liaison to the Police Bureau. The mayor took the bureau from Commissioner Dan Saltzman last month (see “Cop Out,” WW, May 19, 2010), and Elmore would be a controversial choice as his liaison. In 1997, her then-husband, Officer Vince Elmore, took out a restraining order on her, alleging she had slashed the tires on their car and threatened to kill him. He later lifted the order so Elmore could keep her job. Adams’ chief of staff, Tom Miller, declined to comment on a personnel issue, and Elmore didn’t return WW’s phone call.
Posted by phil | June 12, 2010 10:54 AM
So obviously we need to find out what Elmore has on Sam....
Since no one in the media is bothering to investigate anything at City Hall (of shame) there are no reporters that need to get bought off with these positions...
Posted by lie2me | June 12, 2010 12:34 PM
Is Saltzman losing staff because he no longer has PPB in his portfolio?
Posted by Nonny Mouse | June 12, 2010 12:47 PM
Does anyone know how many people are on this Mayor's staff as compared to the number on former Mayor's staff?
Where is the education and experience listed
of his staff members? I couldn't find that.
Maybe someone else knows where this information can be found.
I was able to find the staff education and experience for those working in the offices of the Commissioners.
Posted by clinamen | June 12, 2010 1:31 PM
How many police staff would be saved with that same $125,000? I think I'd rather have one or two more beat cops than two paper shufflers helping Samadumbs oversee the bureau he selected.
Posted by Mike (the other one) | June 12, 2010 1:56 PM
"director of public safety and peacekeeping"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/3026700006_4ca857c66f.jpg
Posted by Jon | June 12, 2010 1:57 PM
Good god, I thought we had a financial crunch and this guy will have 30+ for his staff?
Posted by Steve | June 12, 2010 2:08 PM
Here is a recent O article that reports Sam's staff as twice that of Katz but slightly smaller than Potter's staff.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/05/adams_city_hall_staff_of_26_is.html
As far as Sam taking back the PPB, he is simply a figure head. He has never had the knowledge nor the stomach for the job not to mention the respect of the bureau. Besides, its not "sexy" like bio swales, bikes and boys...
He should have just left Saltzman with the job and saved the taxpayers the $125,000.00
Posted by Bart | June 12, 2010 3:06 PM
Sam needs to cut his staff and start doing his own work. The party circut is packing on the pounds.....
http://stumptownblogger.typepad.com/stumptownblogger/2010/06/seen-today-in-the-fish-wrapthis-is-how-adams-spends-his-time.html#comments
Posted by Bart | June 12, 2010 3:25 PM
He's starting to resemble a younger Barney Frank.
Posted by Ben | June 12, 2010 9:01 PM
Thought you'd get a kick out of this "Personal to Investigative Reporters" from Sam Smith:
http://prorevnews.blogspot.com/2010/06/personal-to-investigative-reporters.html
Posted by George Anonymuncule Seldes | June 13, 2010 9:14 AM
I was really hoping it would be Roland Chlapowski: From here on out, Portland police officers will be armed with PowerPoint and a clip holding 300 slides.
Posted by Garage Wine | June 13, 2010 10:18 AM
George Anonymuncule Seldes:
If this is carried out in the tradition of city government property dumps, some developers are going to make big bucks out of this and the public will never have a clue.
Not only developers, but foreign investors may come in and buy anything and everything to bail us out.
http://www.topnews.in/dubai-buys-new-yorks-landmark-chrysler-building-252146
They also own toll roads, and who knows what else. This takes an investigative reporter to look into what may be left in our country that has not been sold. What next, the Golden Gate Bridge?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-07-15-u.s.-highways_x.htm
On the local level, on Wednesday June 16th Council agenda, Leonard is planning to declare 9 water bureau properties for sale.
http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=26997
906 Declare surplus property at nine Water Bureau locations (Ordinance) 10 minutes requested
Proceeds from the sale of the properties shall be deposited as revenue to the Water Fund and
shall be used at the discretion of the'Water Bureau.
Read more on the ordinance:
http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=50265&a=304683
Posted by clinamen | June 13, 2010 11:51 AM
King Sam I does what he wants.
He's got lots of money to play with.
Must be fun to be king.
Posted by al m | June 13, 2010 5:58 PM
Don't you mean "Queen"?
Posted by Bart | June 13, 2010 7:05 PM
"Director of public safety and peacekeeping"... isn't that Mike Reese's job?
Posted by Sadie | June 14, 2010 7:47 AM