Decisions/2026-320
Report2026-320

Should Portland approve Council Minutes for June 3 - July 30, 2026?

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 June 3 - July 30, 2026

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01 · Understand it

What this proposal would actually do.

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What would change

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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What would stay the same

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Who may be affected

Council meeting minutes document the official actions of Council proceedings and are of interest citywide and regionally. The public is not involved in preparing the minutes. The public has access to all Council meeting minutes approved by Council.

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What happens next

Referred to City Council by Council President

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02 · Evaluate it

What the record establishes and what it does not.

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Current proposal · not final actionReport 2026-320

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TO THE COUNCIL:Minutes of the Portland City Council meetings for June 3 - July 30, 2026 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. June 3-4, 2026June 10-11, 2026June 17-18, 2026June 24-25, 2026July 8, 2026July 15-16, 2026July 22-23, 2026July 29-30, 2026Once 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

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  1. DOCUMENT PUBLISHED

    Referred to City Council by Council President