 | It has been suggested that Portland City Council (Oregon) be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since November 2024. |
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| Formation | 1851 |
|---|---|
| City charter | Portland City Charter |
| Website | www |
| City-wide elected officials | |
| City Auditor | Portland City Auditor |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | Portland City Council |
| Meeting place | Portland City Hall |
| Executive branch | |
| Mayor | Mayor of Portland, Oregon |
| Appointed by | Election |
| Headquarters | Portland City Hall |
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. The mayor is elected at-large, while the council is elected in four geographic districts using single transferable vote, with 3 winning candidates per district. Portland's current form of government was approved by voters in a 2022 ballot measure, with the first elections under the new system held in 2024.[1]
Prior to 2022, Portland used a city commission government system, with the mayor and four city commissioners directly overseeing operations of the city bureaus.[2] Under the previous system, all elected officials were elected at-large and served four-year terms with no term limits. Portland began using a commission form of government in 1913 following a public vote on May 3 of that year.[3]
- ^ "Portland voters approve charter reform, city launches transition | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. 2022-11-09. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "list of bureaus". Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ MacColl, E. Kimbark (1976). "Chapter 14 – The Fruits of Progressivism, 1913–1915". The Shaping of a City: Business and Politics in Portland, Oregon, 1885 to 1915. Portland, Oregon: The Georgian Press Company. pp. 443–445. ISBN 0-89174-043-0.