▁governor ▁Ted ▁K ul ong os ki ▁and ▁Port land ▁City ▁Commission er ▁Steve ▁Nov ick ▁from ▁the ▁board . ▁However , ▁Smith ▁res igned ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁appointment . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ale j andro ▁Qu eral ▁became ▁executive ▁director . ▁ ▁Policy ▁positions ▁ ▁The ▁Oregon ▁Center ▁for ▁Public ▁Policy ▁has ▁we ighed ▁in ▁on ▁how ▁certain ▁policies ▁( such ▁as ▁w elf are ▁assistance ▁programs , ▁tax es , ▁minimum ▁w ages , ▁and ▁un emp loyment ▁benefits ) ▁would ▁affect ▁O reg oni ans . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said ▁O CP P ▁" adv oc ates ▁for ▁lower - in come ▁people ". ▁ ▁The ▁organization ' s ▁policy ▁anal yst s ▁have ▁advoc ated ▁increases ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁minimum ▁w age , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁year ly ▁w age ▁increases ▁that ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁( which ▁is ▁measured ▁by ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Price ▁Index ). ▁The ▁O CP P ▁typically ▁we igh s ▁in ▁each ▁year ▁on ▁indexing ▁increases ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁minimum ▁w age . ▁When ▁an ▁early ▁estimate ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁indexed ▁minimum ▁w age ▁increase ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 1 0 - c ents ) ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁state ▁Labor ▁Commission er ▁Brad ▁Av ak ian ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁O CP P ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁increase ▁as ▁a ▁needed ▁boost ▁for ▁the ▁state ' s