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The Transition project (November 2022-January 2025) implemented the charter changes to change the City’s form of government and election methods. The project is now complete; for any questions related to the transition please contact press@portlandoregon.gov.
What were the charter changes Portlanders voted on?
In 2022, Portland voters approved three charter changes that directed the transition team to:
- Implement ranked-choice voting in time for the November 2024 election and lead voter education efforts.
- Establish four geographic districts, with three city council members elected to represent each district – expanding city council to a total of 12 members.
- Establish a city council that focuses on setting policy and engaging with community, transitioning day-to-day oversight of city services to a mayor elected citywide and a professional city administrator.
Learn more about the project at Portland.Gov/Transition/Overview
Final Report
This Transition Final Report provides high-level overviews of the various projects of the transition. For more detailed information on these projects, please see the attachments included in the appendix or view the archive versions below.
The report includes a section on lessons learned, for use by organizations undertaking projects of similar significance, and the final section outlines specific recommendations to City of Portland leadership regarding future and on-going projects.
Report Appendixes
- Transition Plan (July 2023)
- Transition Community Engagement Plan (July 2023)
- Transition Communications Plan (August 2023)
- Independent District Commission Final Report (September 2023)
- Salary Commission Final Report (September 2023)
- Community Outcomes Report (September 2024)
- Supporting Employees Through the Change in the New Form of Government (September 2024)
- Portland Votes 2024 Program Report (January 2025)
- Government Transition Advisory Committee Final Report (March 2025)
- Voter Education Report (March 2025)