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Mayor | '''[[Portland]]''''s city government is based on a [[wikipedia:city commission government|city commission government]] system. [[Elected officials]] include a [[Mayor]], a [[City Council]] and a [[City Auditor]].<ref>http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?c=25999</ref> The mayor and [[commissioners]] (members of City Council) are responsible legislative policy and oversee the various bureaus that oversee the day-to-day operation of the city.<ref>[http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?c=26003 list of bureaus]</ref> The auditor is responsible for ensuring that the government operates in good faith. | ||
== Metro governments == | |||
==Metro governments== | |||
=== Hillsboro government === | === Hillsboro government === | ||
===Washington County=== | === Washington County === | ||
===Multnomah County=== | ===Multnomah County=== | ||
===Clark County=== | === Clark County === | ||
== | == City governments of the Portland Metropolitan area == | ||
== | ===Portland=== | ||
=== | === Hillsboro === | ||
=== Gresham === | |||
=== Forest Grove === | |||
=== | === Lake Oswego === | ||
=== | === West Linn === | ||
=== | === Vancouver === | ||
=== | === Cornellius === | ||
== | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Changing the law]] | |||
* [[Politics]] | |||
* [[Laws]] | |||
* [[Elected representatives]] | |||
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[[Category:Government | [[Category:Government]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:58, 31 July 2013
Portland's city government is based on a city commission government system. Elected officials include a Mayor, a City Council and a City Auditor.[1] The mayor and commissioners (members of City Council) are responsible legislative policy and oversee the various bureaus that oversee the day-to-day operation of the city.[2] The auditor is responsible for ensuring that the government operates in good faith.