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Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office granted nearly $1 million for ‘dire’ staffing crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Multnomah County commissioners approved a budget modification request from the sheriff’s office on Thursday, granting the agency nearly $1 million to address its ...
Multnomah County to grant sheriff's request for nearly $1M for HR department
Multnomah County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to okay a $965,885 emergency budget ask from the Sheriff's Office.
Multnomah County sheriff’s office gets $965K to boost recruitment, hiring amid ‘staffing crisis’
A unanimous board approved the money after Commissioners Julie Brim-Edwards and Sharon Meieran criticized the chair for not ...
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Officials: Multnomah County jails nearing capacity an ongoing ’emergency’
Even still, Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell called the situation “not an acceptable outcome.” “Forced releases, when you look at the system as a whole, that is a ...
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Multnomah County chair reverses course, agrees to support sheriff’s push for more funds to fill jail staff and other vacancies
Facing pressure from the sheriff, Oregon’s top federal prosecutor and Multnomah County’s chief criminal judge, County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson has reversed course and is moving to grant the ...