TL;DR (generated · confidence: high)

Package 23,743 requests $200,000 in General Fund additions to the Portland Office of Emergency Management to hire a Coordinator III position supporting the Citizen Alert & Warning program. The position would address documented gaps in emergency alert and warning obligations and enable improved multilingual outreach to underserved populations, including those experiencing homelessness.

Key points (each cites a PDF page):

Decision package 23,743 is a General Fund Addition request for Portland Office of Emergency Management (p. 1072)
Package requests funding for one Coordinator III position to support Alert & Warning program obligations on an ongoing basis (p. 1072)
Total recommended funding is $200,000: $173,848 Personnel and $26,152 External Materials and Services (p. 1072)
Revenue sources: $94,000 General Fund Discretionary and $106,000 General Fund Overhead (p. 1072)
Bureau identified in-house expertise previously eliminated to meet budget constraints, creating a documented gap in Alert & Warning capacity (p. 1072)
Service aims to enhance emergency communication with houseless population who lack access to traditional channels but typically have access to cellular devices (p. 1072)
Current program faces limitations due to unbudgeted costs and unsupported workload; existing contract support funded through expiring, one-time resources (p. 1072)

💰 $200,000 · $173,848 · $26,152 · $94,000 · $106,000 · 👥 1.0 FTE · 📋 Citizen Alert and Warning · Alert & Warning program · 🏛️ Portland Office of Emergency Management

23,743

Source: PDF p. 1072 · raw: 1072

Breadcrumb: 5 ps › Pub-SAFETY-DPs › Package Details › 23,743

23,743 - 113: PBEM Alert Warning Service Area Public Safety DCA Mike Myers Bureau Name Portland Office of Emergency Management Director Shad Ahmed Funding Type Name General Fund Addition Status: Recommended Package Desc Expense Recommended Total There is a requirement for Citizen Alert and Warning to notify the public of emergencies. This External Materials and Services $26,152 decision package is an addition request for a Coordinator III position to support Alert & Warning Personnel $173,848 obligations in an ongoing capacity. The City owns a responsibility to issue alerts and warnings with known existing gaps that are not addressed. The bureau had in-house expertise in another position $200,000 that was eliminated to meet budget constraints that shed light on this gap. Revenue Recommended Total Service Impacts General Fund Discretionary $94,000 Funding this position would allow the City to meet the minimum standards for the Alert and Warning General Fund Overhead $106,000 program, to help ensure life safety communications during emergencies. $200,000 Equity Impacts This service aims to enhance emergency communication with the houseless population, who often lack access to traditional public information channels but typically have access to cellular devices on which they could receive emergency and lifesaving messages. With additional funding, multilingual outreach and messaging can be expanded and improved. Currently, the program faces limitations due to unbudgeted costs and an unsupported workload. Existing contract support is funded through expiring, reallocated, one-time resources.

Parent: Package Details · PDF: p. 1072