Appoint Robert Day as Chief of Police

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2022, voters approved Portland Measure 26-228 (the Measure) which amended the City Charter, establishing a governance structure with an executive mayor and legislative council; andWHEREAS, Section 2-401 (g) of Portland’s amended City Charter provides that the Mayor appoints the Chief of Police, subject to City Council confirmation; andWHEREAS, on September 20, 2023, former Mayor Wheeler appointed Robert Day as Interim Police Chief; andWHEREAS, on April 12, 2024, former Mayor Wheeler appointed Robert Day as the permanent Police Chief; andWHEREAS, in this capacity, Robert Day works closely with City and community leaders to create a strategic vision and goals for the bureau, leads initiatives to improve service delivery, directs personnel and operations for sworn and non-sworn positions, acts as a representative of the City and the Police Bureau to the general public, elected officials, law enforcement agencies, government jurisdictions, and the media, and provides crisis management for major incidents; andWHEREAS, Mayor Keith Wilson has carefully reviewed Robert Day’s qualifications and years of service to the City of Portland, further outlined in Exhibit A; andWHEREAS, Mayor Keith Wilson has appointed, subject to Council confirmation, Robert Day as Chief of Police; andNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council hereby confirms Robert Day’s appointment as Chief of Police.