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Community members joined the IDC at the East Portland Community Center on July 5 to learn more about their work and provide public comment.  

Commissioners invite Portlanders to join them at one of the five remaining public hearings to discuss the geographic district options. 

Last month, the Independent District Commission presented Portlanders with three options for the new geographic districts. Now, it’s time for Portlanders to share their thoughts as the IDC prepares to finalize and vote on a map this August.  

The IDC is responsible for establishing four geographic districts for city council elections, which is part of a major transition for Portland's election system and form of government coming on Jan. 1, 2025. It is comprised of 13 community members, and they are expected to complete their work by September 2023.  

A recent Salary Commission meeting at the Portland Building welcomed interested community members in person. 

It's easy to do: Take the Salary Commission survey by July 16.

The Portland Salary Commission is seeking feedback on their proposed salary recommendations for council, auditor and mayor. Since March 2023, five community members began this public process of studying and have the authority to establish salaries for Portland's elected officials, including the mayor, auditor and city council, by Aug. 1, 2023. 

Bureau directors, equity managers, and council chiefs participated at a retreat on June 22 to have preliminary discussions on the City’s organization.  

All are welcome to an information session on the City Organization and Future Improvements projects. Learn how the City of Portland Transition Team is preparing for a new form of government through the high-level organization of bureaus and programs.

Transitioning to a Council-Mayor form of government with a city administrator will allow for a whole-city approach to systems and problem-solving.  

By Jan. 1, 2025, the City of Portland’s 28 bureaus and offices will align under the leadership and management of a city administrator that reports to the mayor. This is a change from the current structure, where bureaus report to one of five council members.   

Council commissioners heard from many members of the Transition Team and had opportunity to ask questions on the details.

On June 29, the Transition Team walked across the street to City Hall to present to City Council at the Charter Transition Progress Update Work Session. We thought our readers might be interested to watch the session, too, as it's a comprehensive update on all of the project tracks.  All of the meeting materials and a recording of the presentation are available on the event calendar page. 

Work session materials submitted in advance include:

Transition Plan PowerPoint (June 29, 2023 Work Session)

Transition Work Plan - Draft

Outline for centering equity and anti-racism in the transition to the new form of government

Transition Community Engagement Plan - Draft

Charter Transition Project Change Management Framework - Draft

In November 2022, Portland voters approved Ballot Measure 26-228 that directs the City of Portland to implement these three connected changes by Jan. 1, 2025:  

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