County, City partners brief Board on EMS system
Leaders from the County and City's Emergency Medical Service system presented to the Board of Commissioners on how the County responds to emergencies in the face of long ambulance response times.
Leaders from the County and City's Emergency Medical Service system presented to the Board of Commissioners on how the County responds to emergencies in the face of long ambulance response times.
More than 100 outstanding recommendations have been identified and assigned to 31 projects, for staff to implement and report on progress going forward.
The proclamation also comes as Multnomah County — and communities across the country — grapple with the impacts of fentanyl and synthetic drugs.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 12, was briefed on work by the Sheriff’s Office and Corrections Health to prevent deaths in jail custody.
Jessica became homeless in 2022. With the help of Housing Multnomah Now, a pilot program from the Joint Office of Homeless Services, she's back in housing and regaining independence.
$17.6 million approved for new City shelter locations, improved capacity for providers, rent assistance and employment programming, joining $40.5 million previously approved in the Joint Office budget
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners celebrated the 40-Mile Loop and the Regional Trail System at a recent meeting on Aug. 31.
On Sept. 7, the Board of Commissioners proclaimed September 2023 as Infant Mortality Awareness Month in Multnomah County, recognizing County programs that educate the community, provide support
Negotiations around $1.5 million investment lay groundwork for potential longer-term partnership alongside County's existing range of shelter services
Board approved $17.6 million for shelter beds, improved capacity for providers, rent assistance and employment programming, joining $40.5 million previously approved in the Joint Office budget
The Board of Commissioners received briefing from the Joint Office of Homeless Services on a series of proposed investments in the Supportive Housing Services corrective action plan.
“It appears to the Court that this statute plainly does not preempt local health authorities from passing ordinances regulating the retail sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems.”