Steve Novick

Context

Associated municipality: Portland.

Councilor. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify. Chaired the Community & Public Safety Committee on October 20, 2026 (chair, per Portland Street Response committee remarks); has pushed to move welfare checks to better responders. Member of the Housing & Permitting Committee (October 20, 2026) with detailed questions on the Climate and Health Standards.

Issues

• Ida B Wells High School Rebuild Land Use Appeal
• Climate and Health Standards for Buildings Code
• Portland Street Response Advisory Committee Report
• Body-Worn Camera Footage Release Procedures
• Portland Street Response Funding
• FY 2027-28 Budget Calendar
• Business License Tax CEO Pay Ratio Surtax
• Concealed Handgun Ban in City Buildings - as committee chair, reviewed its history and supported it.
• Fossil Fuel Climate Liability Court Access Resolution - carried the resolution.
• Oregon Arena Joint Authority IGA - liked part of the amendment but voted a reluctant no.
• Home Forward Board of Commissioners Appointments - asked all nominees about a news story on a large Home Forward complex and on evictions.
• Council Leadership Election Process - favors a work session and a 13th at-large councilor by Charter amendment; open to a coin flip.

Log

• 2026-10-21 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Moved the Portland Home Forward referral; questioned nominees; asked for the police bureau to return on response times; proposed a 13th councilor Charter amendment during the leadership election discussion.
• 2026-10-21 - Council - Reviewed the handgun ordinance history as committee chair; carried the climate court-access resolution; voted a reluctant no on the arena impact statement amendment.
• 2026-10-15 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Joked about pairing the budget with Passover seder language; as author of the 2016 version, voiced concerns about referral risk and allies on the surtax.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
• 2026-10-20 - Housing & Permitting Committee - Asked about New York City implementation, baselines, efficiency targets, cost and funding estimates, and vacancy.
• 2026-10-20 - Community & Public Safety Committee - Chaired; opened with remarks on gun violence, questioned Portland Street Response pay and call coding, asked whether PCCEP could review narrated police videos, and set the next meeting for November 17.
• 2026-10-15 - Council - Asked staff what plan language the appellants relied on for public access; voted aye.
• 2026-10-08 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Asked about top payers and ballot risk, noting San Francisco's expansion lost at the ballot.