In November 2002, Portland voters approved the Portland Children's Levy, a local option property tax, for the first time. The ballot measure established a 5-member Allocation Committee charged with granting Levy funds to programs for children and families.Council Resolution 37610 referred the Levy to voters in May 2023 for its most recent reauthorization, and voters overwhelmingly renewed it for the 4th time for an additional 5 years (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2029).Pursuant to Council Resolution 37610, membership of the Allocation Committee includes a Portland City Councilor, a resident of Portland, and a business community representative of Portland who are each appointed by the Mayor, plus a Multnomah County Commissioner and a resident who are appointed by the Multnomah County Commission.Charity Kreider was appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council to serve her first term as the city's resident representative on the PCL Allocation Committee in December 2024. Her 2-year term expires in December 2026. As stated in the Allocation Committee's bylaws section IV.C. the term length is 2 years, and "members may serve any number of terms not to exceed 8 years of total consecutive service." Charity is interested and willing to continue serving on the Committee for second 2-year term. She has attended every meeting of the Committee over the past 2 years, and completed all tasks and reviews requested of members.
Official proposal and impact statementShould Portland reappoint Charity Kreider to Portland Children’s Levy Allocation Committee for term to expire December 12, 2028?
In November 2002, Portland voters approved the Portland Children's Levy, a local option property tax, for the first time. The ballot measure established a 5-member Allocation Committee charged with granting Levy funds to programs for children and families.Council Resolution 37610 referred the Levy to voters in May 2023 for its most recent reauthorization, and voters overwhelmingly renewed it for the 4th time for an additional 5 years (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2029).Pursuant to Council Resolution 37610, membership of the Allocation Committee includes a Portland City Councilor, a resident of Portland, and a business community representative of Portland who are each appointed by the Mayor, plus a Multnomah County Commissioner and a resident who are appointed by the Multnomah County Commission.Charity Kreider was appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council to serve her first term as the city's resident representative on the PCL Allocation Committee in December 2024. Her 2-year term expires in December 2026. As stated in the Allocation Committee's bylaws section IV.C. the term length is 2 years, and "members may serve any number of terms not to exceed 8 years of total consecutive service." Charity is interested and willing to continue serving on the Committee for second 2-year term. She has attended every meeting of the Committee over the past 2 years, and completed all tasks and reviews requested of members.
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Reappoint Charity Kreider to Portland Children’s Levy Allocation Committee for term to expire December 12, 2028
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Official matter classification and recordRecruitment for the resident community representative position was conducted in 2024 using the process required by the Advisory Boards program of the Office of Civic Life for soliciting applications from community members to serve on City advisory boards. Eleven people applied, 4 were interviewed, and Charity Kreider was selected. She was appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council in December 2024. As part of her reappointment process, she completed an interview with City Administration. PCL staff do not anticipate any controversy or concern regarding her reappointment. PCL staff do not know of any person or groups planning to testify about her reappointment.
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TO THE COUNCIL:As Mayor, I request Council confirmation of the following reappointment to the Portland Children's Levy Allocation Committee:AppointmentTermCharity KreiderDecember 12, 2026 – December 12, 2028 (2nd term)BiographyCharity Kreider is a public health and education professional with over twenty years of experience spanning community-level work to systems and policy work in the government, non-profit, and private sectors. She has worked as a teacher and in a range of public health positions internationally and in Oregon and Minnesota. Charity holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota and is currently a graduate student in counseling, completing her final coursework next spring. She will then serve as a therapist in a community health setting, bringing her systems-level public health experience into behavioral health.Charity is experienced and highly skilled at building strong relationships and collaboratively developing programs that are informed by science and guided by community engagement. She demonstrates keen and specific awareness of health and educational disparities nationally and locally and is an advocate for children and families navigating health and mental health needs, a commitment shaped in part by her own experience growing up in rural poverty with limited access to care as a first-generation college student. Charity is passionate about rebuilding systems that intentionally fail families and about expanding access to behavioral health care that is both effective and affordable. Her international teaching and public health work gave her a firsthand look at how other countries approach health and well-being, shaping her interest in policy and practice as levers for change. She and her husband are raising two children in Portland and have deep personal experience navigating a range of systems for children with significant health needs. In her spare time Charity enjoys dancing, running, reading, and cooking for her community.Statement of InterestI have always been drawn to public service, both personally and professionally, and my greatest strengths are integrity and authentic connection. I wish to continue serving on the PCL Allocation Committee because this work sits at the intersection of everything I care about: policy, justice, and the day-to-day realities families face.Respectfully submitted,Keith WilsonMayor
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Referred to Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole by Council President