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Make your voice heard! Join the City Councilors and community members for virtual and in-person listening sessions focused on Portland’s Draft Budget Recommendations.
On February 28, City Administrator Jordan released his draft budget recommendations. Mayor Wilson will take feedback on this draft and submit a balanced budget proposal to council in May. Council will discuss, make changes, and vote on a final budget in June.
District 1: Thursday, March 20, 6–8:30 p.m.; location TBD, virtual link to come
District 2: Tuesday, April 3, 6–8:30 p.m.; location TBD, virtual link to come
District 3: Tuesday, March 18, 6–8:30 p.m.; location TBD, virtual link to come
District 4: Thursday, April 1, 6–8:30 p.m.; location TBD, virtual link to come
Submit Written Comments
Can't attend? Share your input through the Budget Comment Form.
ASL interpretation will be provided live. Translation services available upon request. To request services, email CityBudgetOffice@PortlandOregon.gov at least three days before the event.
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A neighborhood association is a group of neighbors, property owners, and business owners who organize to help identify and solve issues in their community. You can start a neighborhood association to build connections, solve problems, and create a stronger community. Here are some tips for how get started:
Check with your District Coalition Office
Many neighborhoods already have a thriving neighborhood association. Check with your district coalition office to see if a group already exists for you to join.
Talk with Your Neighbors
Start by talking to people who live near you. Ask them what they love about the neighborhood and what could be improved. If people seem interested, you’re off to a great start.
Pick a date, time, and place to gather. You can meet at a local coffee shop, a community center or park, or your district coalition office. Spread the word through flyers, emails, and social media.
Set Some Goals
At the meeting, talk about what your neighborhood association wants to achieve. Do you want to make the neighborhood safer? Organize events? Fix public spaces? Write the goals down so that everyone can understand and review them.
Elect Leaders
Every group needs people to keep things organized. Your neighborhood association must have a president, a secretary, and a treasurer. You can create other officer positions.
Write Up Your Bylaws
Nonprofits follow simple rules called bylaws. They explain how your group will work, including who can join, how often you’ll meet, and how you will make decisions.
Be Welcoming
Your neighborhood association should be open to anyone who lives in, owns property in, or runs a business in your neighborhood. Groups cannot deny membership based on someone's race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or income. The more people involved, the better!
Take Notes
At each meeting, write down what you discussed and decided. This helps keep things organized and makes it easy for new members to catch up. After your members approve the meeting minutes, submit them to your district coalition office.
Register with the City
To make it official, submit your bylaws and other documents to the Office of Community & Civic Life. When your group is registered, you’ll have access to City support and resources.
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Neighborhood associations are one of the many ways people can participate in community gathering and advocacy. Meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome.
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Joining an advisory body is a way for Portlanders to lend their expertise and personal or professional experience to the City of Portland. Advisory body members work closely with community members and City of Portland liaisons to impact policies and programs.
- Planning Commission - Closes Monday, March 24
- Parks Levy Oversight Committee - Closes Thursday, April 3
- Community Board for Police Accountability - Closes Monday, April 14
Ongoing Recruitments
These advisory bodies are accepting applications on an ongoing basis:
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Focused Intervention Team Community Oversight Group - Closes December 31, 2099
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Portland Committee on Community Engaged Policing - Closes December 31, 2099
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Translation and Interpretation: 311
The City of Portland ensures meaningful access and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary aids and services. To request these services, call 311 for Relay Service or TTY: 711.
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