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Committee reviews draft 'legislative directive' process to connect council priorities with administration
Summary
City staff presented a draft legislative-directive process intended to structure council requests for information and tie legislative priorities to administrative review; members supported clarifying community engagement, implementation and budget implications before broader adoption.
The governance committee reviewed a draft process on July 7 intended to help Portland councilors submit structured requests to the administration for research, data and drafting support.
Tate White, a senior strategic project manager in City Operations, introduced the concept as an adaptation of practices used in other cities, including Minneapolis, and described a staged flow: idea development, review and research (including City Attorney review), service-area engagement with deputy city administrators, drafting, and committee or council consideration. "It was…
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