The Portland Metro Chamber is threatening to sue the city if the City Council makes changes to the city’s Arts Tax without voter approval.
The chamber of commerce wrote to the council in a May 13 letter that it had “serious legal concerns regarding the proposal by the Council to amend, expand, increase, restructure, or otherwise materially alter the voter-approved Arts Tax without first obtaining authorization from Portland voters.“
The Metro Chamber wrote that, if the council proceeds with changes to the Arts Tax, the chamber “is prepared to pursue all available legal remedies on behalf of our members, including formally challenging the legality of the City’s actions under the Charter and applicable Oregon law.”…