The council debated if police could be trusted to fairly enforce a policy that gives ample discretion to officers.

That leaves an agency that’s rid of its controversial CEO but is far from clear of its problems—and to some critics, Mathews’ departure is just the first step in a series of drastic changes the agency must make to do right by the people it’s meant to serve.

Bob Cozzie, the deputy city administrator overseeing the public safety area at the city of Portland, is leaving the city later this month.

The Home Forward board of commissioners on Friday morning approved a $171,000 severance package for its embattled former CEO Ivory Mathews, who resigned this week in a cloud of controversy over her travel spending on the taxpayer’s dime.

Mayor Keith Wilson says he “does not support” the severance package offered to outgoing Home Forward CEO Ivory Mathews, who announced her resignation earlier this week after WW reported on her prolific agency-funded travel habits.

The councilors met with Dundon as the Moda Center renovation may hinge on council’s approval of funding.

The departing CEO, who resigned after WW reported on her travel habits, will receive a severance package of six months’ pay—$171,424.80—plus help finding her next job.

Willamette Week’s reporting showed that Ivory Mathews traveled the country attending conferences while her agency floundered.

“It adds fuel to the argument that government is all about waste, fraud and abuse.”

An agency spokesman says some of the staff “volunteered at [Mathews’] campaign booth” while in Orlando.