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Official proposal and impact statementReport2025-296
Should Portland approve Council Minutes for May 7, 2025 - July 17, 2025?
Official meeting minutes are prepared by Council Clerk staff. Meeting minutes are a record of each meeting which includes date and time of meeting, members present, motions, proposals, resolutions, orders, ordinances and measures proposed and their disposition, and results of votes. Meeting minutes consist of closed caption files, speaker lists, and audio files of the meeting (mp3).
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Approve Council Minutes for May 7, 2025 - July 17, 2025
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Passed · 12–0
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Final action on 2025-296: Approve Council Minutes for May 7, 2025 - July 17, 2025
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Final legal actionReport 2025-296
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TO THE COUNCIL:Minutes of the Portland City Council meetings for May 7, 2025 through July 17, 2025 have been completed and are on file with the Auditor’s Office. The draft minutes are available for review in Efiles.Council meeting minutes include the disposition agenda, which documents the actions Council takes on each agenda item. The minutes also include the closed caption file, a speaker list, and audio files (mp3) for each meeting. May 7-8, 2025May 21, 2025June 4-5, 2025June 10-11, 2025June 18, 2025June 25, 2025July 16-17, 2025Once approved by Council, meeting minutes will be available in Efiles and linked on Council meeting agendas.The City Auditor recommends approval of these minutes.Respectfully submitted,Simone RedeAuditor of the City of Portland
Meetings, motions, amendments, and votes1 meetings · 1 votes
ApprovedAgenda item 11
Final Council action · Aug 6, 202512 yes · 0 no
Final action on 2025-296: Approve Council Minutes for May 7, 2025 - July 17, 2025
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- Aug 13, 2026, 1:12 PM PDT
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- Council Action
Approved