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Portland City Council | |
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| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
President of the Council | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 5 |
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Political groups | Democratic (5) (Officially nonpartisan) |
| Elections | |
| At-large (until November 8, 2022) Single transferable vote (current) | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Council Chamber, Portland City Hall 1221 SW 4th Ave Portland, Oregon 97204 | |
The Portland City Council, (officially the Portland City Commission), is the legislative body of the City of Portland in Oregon and forms part of the Government of the city.
Portland runs on a commission form of government, the largest city in the United States to do so. The council is composed of five members, referred to as Commissioners, which includes the Mayor, each elected at-large for a term of four years. One of the Commissioners elected to be the ceremonial President of the Council. There are no term-limits for Commissioners and Commissioners are all officially nonpartisan.[1]
Commissioners are each assigned to run and oversee various city Bureaus (eg. Police, Fire, Environmental Services, Water). These assignments are occasionally switched around with the exception of the Police Bureau of which the Mayor is always Commissioner based on tradition.
The City Council convenes on Wednesday mornings and Wednesday afternoons in the council chamber on the second floor of Portland City Hall, and meetings are open to the public.[2]
In 2022, Portland voters passed Measure 26-228, which changed the structure of the city council from a commission form of government to a mayor-council form of government. The measure also expanded the council from 5 to 12 members, established 4 new geographic electoral districts, and changed the voting system from first-past-the-post to ranked-choice voting, with the mayoral race using single-winner ranked-choice voting and the council races using single transferable vote to elect 3 council members per district.
- ^ "City Government | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Upcoming Council Meetings and Work Sessions | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-15.