{"id":252159,"date":"2026-05-22T02:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/portland-council-restores-800000-to-finish-city-data-and-privacy-office\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T04:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:15:08","slug":"portland-council-restores-800000-to-finish-city-data-and-privacy-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/portland-council-restores-800000-to-finish-city-data-and-privacy-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Council restores $800,000 to finish City Data and Privacy Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Portland Council restores $800,000 to finish City Data and Privacy Office<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/portland-city-council-steve-novick-angelita-morillo-restores-800000-to-finish-city-data-and-privacy-office-budget-vote-data-centers<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-22 02:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: katu.com<\/a><\/p>\n

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) \u2014 <\/span>Portland City Councilors wrapped up their marathon budget session late Wednesday night<\/strong> still divided on many issues.<\/p>\n

Following three days of deliberation over more than 40 amendments to Mayor Keith Wilson\u2019s proposed budget, 16 were approved<\/strong>, and only three were approved unanimously.<\/p>\n

One of those amendments City Council fully supported was restoring $800,000 for the completion of the City Data and Privacy Office.<\/p>\n

It comes after the Council already approved the creation of the office earlier this year and directed the city administrator to create a proposal to staff it.<\/p>\n

District 3 Councilor Steve Novick, who co-sponsored the amendment, told KATU the idea for the City Data and Privacy Office came from city employees who were doing data-related work and realized there was no consistent policy across bureaus for how data was collected and secured.<\/p>\n

Novick said each city bureau has contracts with vendors who have access to the personal data of Portlanders and said it\u2019s important to have a clear and consistent system and tracking method to ensure vendors are not able to move or sell personal information.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a good information security program, so I don\u2019t believe what we are looking to resolve is information security,\u201d said Deputy City Administrator Tracy Warren. \u201cWhat we\u2019re looking to resolve is governance over the data that the city has access to across our enterprise and making sure that it\u2019s governed across the city in a way that is consistent, protects folks\u2019 information, and provides the support to bureaus so that they know what the standard framework is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Approving the amendment finalizes the deployment of the office by filling the positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not just creating a new bureau with new employees and things like that,\u201d said District 3 Councilor Angelita Morillo. \u201cIt is a realignment of existing workers and things. So it\u2019s centralizing the work that\u2019s being done, and this is, since we voted on it unanimously…<\/p>\n

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