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April 2024
Monthly newsletter from the City of Portland Charter Transition Team
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There is still time to apply for the voter education grant program for Portland communities
The deadline for applications is April 30.
On Nov. 5, 2024, Portland voters will use ranked-choice voting to elect one mayor, one auditor and three councilors per district (12 councilors total) to pick their favorite candidates. To meet the City's voter education goals, the City is partnering with community organizations on the Portland Votes 2024 grant program. The grant opportunity seeks to ensure that voters understand the new election method with impartial nonpartisan education conducted by local community organizations.
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Apply by April 30 for internship opportunities with the City Elections Office
The City of Portland Auditor’s Office seeks two summer interns interested in Portland’s new electoral system. This office promotes open and accountable government by providing impartial reviews and investigations, access to public information, and services for City government and the public. The City Elections office is a program of the Auditor's Office.
Two interns will join four staff in the City Elections Office and will work closely with the City’s Charter Transition team. The primary duties of the summer interns are to help educate Portland voters about their new voting districts, using ranked-choice voting, and understanding the new roles of mayor and council prior to the November 2024 election.
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Community provides feedback on future city council, draft recommendations coming in June
The draft recommendations will be released in June for a public comment phase that ends in mid-August.
In March, the Transition Team and Government Transition Advisory Committee (GTAC) hosted community listening session and an online survey about the proposed policymaking process for the future City Council, potential district offices and how the council will operate.
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City staff and council host City Budget Listening Sessions in April
Learn more about the state of the City’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
In early 2024, all City bureaus and newly established service areas turned in their requested budgets to the City Budget Office (CBO) and Mayor’s Office to review and analyze as we forecast City-run programs and services into the new fiscal year that begins on July 1.
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In community with the Government Transition Advisory Committee
GTAC members continue to visit all corners of Portland to offer educational presentations about the implementation of the voter-approved amendments to the City Charter.
On a rainy Sunday afternoon in March, Lory Hefele and Leah Benson, members of Portland’s Government Transition Advisory Committee (GTAC), spoke at Friendly House in District 4 about the City’s historic transition to a new form of government and elections system.
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About the City of Portland Charter Transition Project
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:
- Allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference, using ranked-choice voting.
- Establish four geographic districts, with three city council members elected to represent each district – expanding city council to a total of 12 members.
- Establish a city council that focuses on setting policy and engaging with community, transitioning day-to-day oversight of bureaus to a mayor elected citywide and a professional city administrator.
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