Department of Community Justice
501 S.E. Hawthorne Boulevard   Suite 250    Portland, OR 97214
MAIN: 503.988.3701 ** FAX: 503.988.3990 ** TTY Relay Service: 711

Inclement Weather The Department of Community Justice has an inclement weather and natural disaster phone message line accessible to all staff for information about facility closures and / or employee reassignments to alternate facilities. The hotline is updated by 5:30 a.m. with available information. Phone Line: 503.988.6757

• Department of Community Justice Specific Instructions
• Multnomah County Administrative Closure Messages and Instructions
• Multnomah County’s Personnel Rule 3-15: Inclement Weather and Administrative Closures
• Inclement Weather FAQs

For the Department of Community Justice  the following is a reminder of how we intend to inform staff about the closure or delayed openings of facilities in the event of bad weather.

• For information about DCJ closures or delays, listen to the news media or call the DCJ Inclement Weather Hotline at (503) 988-6757.  The hotline will be updated by 5:30 AM in the event of inclement weather, and will include information about Court closures, if the information is available at the time of the update.
  
  
• Do not expect a call from your supervisor to alert you to any closures or delays.  It is each staff person's responsibility to check the news or the hotline before making a decision to come to work.
  
  
• The following units have been designated as "Essential Services/Personnel" (24/7 operations that must function regardless of conditions) and are expected to report to work even in the event of inclement weather:

Adult Services Division
Recog Staff

If the Courts are Open, the following are defined as essential staff:
JC2 and Pre-Trial Supervision Program (PSP) Staff 

Juvenile Services Division
Juvenile Detention Staff
Juvenile Residential Alcohol and Drug (RAD) Staff
Nutrition Services Staff

If the Juvenile Court is Open, the following are defined as essential staff:Placement Coordinator, Community Detention / Electronic Monitoring (CD/EM) Juvenile Counselors, Operations Supervisor, Child Abuse Unit (CAU) Staff, and Support & Document Services Staff

If County Operations are open, but you feel that you cannot report to work because of the weather in your area, please use your best judgment in deciding whether or not to come to work.  This type of absence will need to be covered by vacation, accrued comp time, or saved holiday time.

If you have any questions, please talk to your supervisor or District / Section Manager.

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