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Council adopts governance handbook and package of technical amendments

Portland City Council · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Council adopted a governance handbook intended as a living guide to council procedures and authorities, approving an amendment package (including clarifications and technical fixes) after public testimony; the amended resolution passed with nine ayes and three absent.

Portland City Council approved a resolution establishing a Portland City Council governance handbook that will collect policies, procedures and current practices into a single living document to support operations and transparency under the city's new form of government.

Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane (sponsor)…

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