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The government of Portland, Oregon is based on a mayor–council government system. Elected officials include the mayor, a 12-member city council, and a city auditor.The city council is responsible for legislative policy, while the mayor appoints a professional city manager who oversees the various bureaus and day-to-day operations of the city.
This is a list of members of the Portland City Council in Oregon, both past and present. [1] [2] From 1913 to 2025, the city operated under a commission form of government, where all 5 members of the council, officially called the City Commission, were elected at-large. The city commission also included the mayor.
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
The Portland City Council unanimously agreed on Wednesday to formally support the Portland Diamond Project’s plans to bring a Major League Baseball team to the city and to build a new stadium ...
Campaign sign for Pirtle-Guiney's 2024 city council campaign. On June 20, 2024, Pirtle-Guiney announced her run for city council in the newly formed district 2. [4] She was one of over 100 candidates in the 2024 election for the new city council, which was switching from a city commission form of government to a mayor–council form of government.
The Portland City Council (formerly the Portland City Commission) is the legislative body of the City of Portland in Oregon and forms part of the government of the city. In January 2025, the city of Portland switched to a mayor–council form of government from a commission form of government, with elections held the prior November.
Portland City Hall is the headquarters of city government of Portland, Oregon, United States. The four-story Italian Renaissance -style building houses the offices of the City Council, which consists of the mayor and four commissioners, and several other offices.
The mayor of Portland, Oregon is the official head of the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and has no term limits. By law, all elections in Portland are nonpartisan. [2] The current mayor is Keith Wilson, who has served since January 1, 2025, and was first elected in the 2024 election.