City of Portland

The Cannabis Program in the Office of Community & Civic Life (Civic Life) regulates cannabis businesses in Portland in coordination with other City bureaus and State offices; works with business owners to navigate and remain in compliance with local and state regulation; convenes a cannabis public advisory body, the Cannabis Policy Oversight Team (CPOT), that recommends equitable cannabis policies to Civic Life; manages Cannabis Social Equity Grants funded by a portion of the City's 3% local tax on retail cannabis sales; acts as an information resource for local, state, and national elected officials, staff, and constituents; advocates at the local, state, and Federal level for cannabis policy changes in coordination with the City of Portland's Office of Government Relations; and generally works for more equitable policies and outcomes in cannabis. For more information, please visit our website: http://bit.ly/2OwWOLy

This is a trainee position for journey level emergency communications dispatchers from other jurisdictions who have gained the skills via training and employment in order to effectively perform dispatching work in the field of emergency communications, with the exception of fire dispatch. Incumbents are responsible for participating in formal classroom training, on–the-job-training, simulation training and directed self-study. Prior to promotion to the police dispatcher classification, incumbents must be able to demonstrate proficiency to operate telephone, use radio and computer equipment to record requests for emergency services, and dispatch police field units; and monitor the status of field units. The ability to work any shift, on any day, and to work overtime is an essential function of the job. Typical shift configurations for experienced employees are four – 10 hour days; employees are not required to report to work on their days off.   For more information, please visit our website: http://bit.ly/2XeOfch