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City administrator outlines approach for Portland council’s strategic priorities
Summary
City Administrator Raymond Lee told the governance committee that facilitated retreats, pre‑work and clear metrics can help the council set priorities and align administration and elected leaders; members debated timeline and whether to use an outside facilitator before the budget.
City Administrator Raymond Lee met with Portland’s governance committee on Jan. 12 to discuss how the council might set and track its strategic priorities through retreats, pre‑work and periodic check‑ins.
Lee recommended facilitated, intentional sessions — in some cases multi‑day retreats — and said pre‑work should focus council members on the essential "must‑do" items for the city and how success will be measured. "What I would say for some of the pre work, really…
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