Editing Portland, Oregon (section)

===City hall===
{{See also|Government of Portland, Oregon|Mayor of Portland, Oregon|Portland City Council (Oregon)}}

Since January 1, 2025, the city of Portland is governed by a [[mayor–council government]] system. Elected officials include the [[List of mayors of Portland, Oregon|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 mayor is elected [[at-large]], while the council is elected in four geographic districts using [[single transferable vote]], with 3 winning candidates per district. Portland's current form of government was approved by voters in a 2022 ballot measure, with the [[2024 Portland, Oregon municipal elections|first elections]] under the new system [[2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election|held in 2024]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Portland voters approve charter reform, city launches transition {{!}} Portland.gov |url=https://www.portland.gov/transition/news/2022/11/9/portland-voters-approve-charter-reform-city-launches-transition |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.portland.gov |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109171124/https://www.portland.gov/transition/news/2022/11/9/portland-voters-approve-charter-reform-city-launches-transition |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Portland Office of Community and Civic Life]] (formerly Office of Neighborhood Involvement)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/28363|title=Inside Civic Life {{!}} The City of Portland, Oregon|website=portlandoregon.gov|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> serves as a conduit between city government and Portland's [[Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon|95 officially recognized neighborhoods]]. Each neighborhood is represented by a volunteer-based [[neighborhood association]] which serves as a liaison between residents of the neighborhood and the city government. The city provides funding to neighborhood associations through seven district coalitions, each of which is a geographical grouping of several neighborhood associations. Most (but not all) neighborhood associations belong to one of these district coalitions.

Portland and its surrounding metropolitan area are served by [[Metro (Oregon regional government)|Metro]], the United States' only directly elected [[metropolitan planning organization]]. Metro's charter gives it responsibility for [[land use]] and [[transportation planning]], [[solid waste management]], and map development.

The [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County]] government provides many services to the Portland area, as do [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington]] and [[Clackamas County, Oregon|Clackamas]] counties to the west and south.

Fire and emergency services are provided by [[Portland Fire & Rescue]].