Portland Councilors Did Not Break Public Meetings Law During Summer Retreat, Oregon Ethics Officials Find

Portland councilors did not break public meetings law during summer retreat, Oregon ethics officials find

Oregon ethics commission to rule on Portland councilors’ private retreat

Oregon’s ethics commission is poised to rule Friday on whether or not six Portland City Councilors violated state ethics laws by holding a private retreat last summer.

Peacock Power Huddle Has Portland Ethics Watchdogs On The Case

A private afternoon retreat by six Portland City Council members is about to get a public verdict. Oregon’s ethics commission will decide this Friday whether the get-together last August broke state law, a ruling that could either quietly wrap up the matter or launch a longer enforcement saga. The retreat involved members of the council’s informal progressive bloc, known as the Peacock caucus, and has dragged their behind-the-scenes organizing i…