Portland prepares for expanded city council and transformed mayor’s office
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Portlanders will choose who to lead its new form of government in November. KATU spoke with Tate White, a senior projects manager with the city’s transition team, about the changing roles of key offices.
The five-person city council, including the mayor, will transform into a 12-person panel of councilors elected to represent one of four quadrants, called districts.
"It’s really much more representative of Portlanders," White said.
The four current commissioners and the mayor, each elected citywide, run various city bureaus. Under the new government, city council members will no longer operate city services. Those jobs will instead fall on the new mayor and city administrator.
"For the first time… the city of Portland is really looking up to a single professional that is accountable for running the city," White said of the city administrator position.
A city administrator will be chosen by the mayor and approved by the city council. While the administrator and mayor oversee city services, the council will be more focused on the broader direction of the city.
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