Mayor Ted Wheeler supports creating 7-member Portland police team to respond to shootings around-the-clock Updated Feb 05, 2021; Posted Feb 05, 2021 The estimated cost is $153,348 for the rest of this fiscal year through June and $306,695 next fiscal year for a total of $460,043. The money for this year likely would come out of the Police Bureau’s existing budget, but the funding for next year would have to be approved by City Council in the next budget phase. (The Oregonian/OregonLive)LC- The Oregonian Facebook Share Mayor Ted Wheeler said Friday he supports creating a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week Portland police team to respond to shootings, pursue immediate investigations and help process crime scene evidence.