City of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Tuesday that he has terminated Portland Police Officer Brian Hunzeker for his involvement in leaking a false police report to The Oregonian in March of last year. Hunzeker resigned from his position as president of Portland s police union shortly after the incident.
Amid ongoing community outcry for police transparency and accountability, the updated contract with the Portland Police Association (PPA) includes employee recruitment and retention bonuses, incentives for continued education, expansion of the Portland Street Response program, and the creation of a voter-approved independent oversight board-– one that may have more clout due to the inclusion of the Portland Police Bureau’s discipline guide within the contract itself.
Two years after first meeting at the bargaining table to hash out a new labor contract, the city of Portland and Portland Police Association (PPA)—the union representing rank-and-file members of the Portland Police Bureau—have reached a tentative contract agreement. The long-awaited agreement hinges on several accountability and reform measures that have been central to the city's promises of "reimagining policing" following Portland's 2020 racial justice protests. Representatives from the city and the PPA have both.