Labor and Workforce Development Committee

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM

City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

5 present1 motions1 votes3 agenda items

Roll call

Attendance

Jamie DunphyCouncilorPresent Loretta SmithChairPresent Mitch GreenVice ChairPresent Sameer KanalCouncilorPresent Steve NovickCouncilorPresent

Ordered record

Agenda

1
Create three new classifications and establish compensation ranges for an Investigator I, Investigator II, and Oversight2026-065 · Regular agenda
Referred To Mayor
2
Discussion on wage theft in Portland2026-066 · Regular agenda
Placed On File
3
Public comment on wage theft in Portland2026-067 · Regular agenda
Placed On File

Procedure

Motions & amendments

MainReferred

Motion to refer the Ordinance, Document Number 2026-065, back to the Office of the Mayor: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Green. (Aye (5): Dunphy, Kanal, Novick, Green, Smith). Item referred back to the Office of Mayor Wilson.

Connected matter

Named positions

Votes

AgendaReferred

Motion to refer the Ordinance, Document Number 2026-065, back to the Office of the Mayor: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Green. (Aye (5): Dunphy, Kanal, Novick, Green, Smith). Item referred back to the Office of Mayor Wilson.

Candace AvalosYes Jamie DunphyYes Loretta SmithYes Mitch GreenYes Sameer KanalYes Steve NovickYes