Appoint Michael Jordan as City Administrator

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2022, voters approved Portland Measure 26-228 (the Measure) which amended the City Charter, establishing a governance structure with an executive Mayor and legislative Council, wherein a City Administrator assists the Mayor in the management of the City; andWHEREAS, following the passage of the Measure, then-Chief Administrative Officer Michael Jordan led the City Transition Team, a project team responsible for implementing the voter-approved changes to the City’s election system and form of government; andWHEREAS, on November 1, 2023, City Council passed Resolution 37635, which directed then-Chief Administrative Officer Michael Jordan to carry out a change management process and implement an organizational structure that aligned with the new governance structure; andWHEREAS, Section 2-401 (f) of Portland’s City Charter provides that the Mayor appoints the City Administrator, subject to City Council confirmation; and WHEREAS, in May of 2024, Michael Jordan was formally appointed as Interim City Administrator by then-Mayor Ted Wheeler and has been acting in that official capacity since July 1, 2024; andWHEREAS, Mayor Keith Wilson has carefully reviewed Michael Jordan’s qualifications, his years of service to the city, and his work as Interim City Administrator, further outlined in Exhibit A; andWHEREAS, Mayor Keith Wilson finds that Michael Jordan, having served 40-plus years in public service in various leadership positions within municipal governments and agencies with a wide range of complexity and size, is uniquely qualified to fulfill the responsibilities of the City Administrator as outlined in Section 2-406 of City Charter; and WHEREAS, Mayor Keith Wilson has appointed, subject to Council confirmation, Michael Jordan as City Administrator; andWHEREAS, Michael Jordan will serve as City Administrator through January 2, 2026; andNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council hereby confirms Michael Jordan’s appointment as City Administrator in accordance with this resolution.