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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (or PBOT) is the largest bureau [3] at City of Portland tasked with maintaining the city of Portland's transportation infrastructure. . Bureau staff plan, build, manage, and maintain a transportation system with the goal of providing people and businesses access and mob
The government of Portland, Oregon is based on a mayor–council government system. Elected officials include the mayor, a 12-member city council, and a city auditor.The city council is responsible for legislative policy, while the mayor appoints a professional city manager who oversees the various bureaus and day-to-day operations of the city.
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB), officially the Portland Bureau of Police, is the law enforcement agency of the city of Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. The Bureau is the largest city law enforcement agency in Oregon. As of September 2024, the Bureau has around 800 sworn members, 35 cadets, and over 300 professional staff.
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is a Bureau of the City of Portland, Oregon that manages the city parks, natural areas, recreational facilities, gardens, and trails; properties that occupy more than 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) in total. The bureau employs a total of 4,366 people as of March 4, 2019.
Portland City Administrator Michael Jordan is charged with leading the transition, overseeing the bureaus and working with Mayor-elect Keith Wilson to develop a budget for the city.
The city council voted to approve Dryer's recommendation. [6] Despite the council's passage of a bill to purchase a steam engine for the company, it was never acquired due to mayor Hugh O'Bryant's refusal to sign the bill. [7] A new city charter was adopted in 1852 that allowed the Portland to form a city fire department.
The Portland City Council unanimously agreed on Wednesday to formally support the Portland Diamond Project’s plans to bring a Major League Baseball team to the city and to build a new stadium ...
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.