Portland council restores some cuts to safety, homelessness programs

Catch up quick: Mayor Wilson's proposal last month called for cutting 150 jobs and reducing funding for police, parks and homelessness services.

• Many of those cuts remain, but councilors worked to blunt their impact through more than a dozen amendments.

Zoom in: The council restored $2.5 million to Project Ceasefire, Portland Street Response and other programs by reducing funding for councilors' personal security.

• They restored more than $3 million in cuts to the city's Urban Forestry program by drawing money from the Portland Clean Energy Fund.
• And they directed the city administrator to cut management positions to save the city roughly $3.3 million.

The full list of budget amendments is here.

Yes, but: The city still expects about 100 job reductions.

What they're saying: "Councilors were forced to make far more difficult decisions than our city government has faced in many years," Wilson said in a statement.

• "It was an emotional and difficult task, and I'm grateful we were able to preserve critical park, public safety, and homelessness programs."

What's next: The budget now heads to legal review, and further adjustments remain possible before a final vote next month.