Federal justice and Portland police officials won't make today's deadline to reach a settlement on needed Portland police reforms.

They issued a joint statement Friday morning, saying they need more time, and didn't set another deadline.

Yet Friday afternoon, Mayor Sam Adams said in a Twitter message that their goal is to get a "draft settlement'' done by Oct. 22.

Adams, who serves as police commissioner, made a brief reference Friday morning to the ongoing negotiations between the city and federal justice officials.

The U.S. Department of Justice had set today as the deadline for a final agreement to be reached after a federal investigation last month found Portland police engage in a pattern of excessive force against people with mental illness.

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"We are seeking to dig in deep so that the settlement we can agree to is meaningful, makes a real difference," Adams told police and community members at the Gang Violence Task Force.

"That means digging into the policies," the mayor said.

Adams said he's also been looking at the city's budget because "every one one of these settlements in other cities have cost millions of dollars."

The city is striving to find the resources to put the reforms in place and ensure there's a formal process to ensure the police are held accountable, Adams told the group.

"That's been taking a lot of my time," Adams said.

Later Friday, the mayor sent a message by Twitter, writing, "Our discussions are productive with DOJ, but we need more time.''

Adams said the city would work to get a draft done in another week.

"Our goal is to get draft settlement completed by Monday, October 22nd: discussions productive w/DOJ but we need week,'' Adams said in a Twitter message.

At left is a copy of the short news release.

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