Portland leaders back off proposed charter reform 'tweaks' after pushback from voters

After a work session this week, Commissioners Dan Ryan and Rene Gonzalez said they still want to look at adding a mayoral veto, but ditched other proposed changes.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Last November, voters approved Portland’s charter reform, which will overhaul the city’s form of government. Plans have been underway to make that happen, including a bigger city council, ranked choice voting and a city administrator who will run day-to-day operations alongside the mayor, with the transition set to take effect at the start of 2025.

Earlier this week, a couple of city commissioners floated a series of so-called tweaks to the plans: giving the mayor

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