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8/12 PDX Engagement Officer Survey Closes

Take the Portland Engagement Officer Survey
Closes August 12, 2024

The City of Portland invites the community to take a survey about the roles and responsibilities of its TBD Engagement Officer. This person will oversee the Office of Civic Life. “The Engagement Officer will play a vital role in ensuring that all Portlanders have access to meaningful opportunities to participate in decision-making processes.“

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The Future of Community Engagement at the City of Portland

The City of Portland will have an Engagement Officer who oversees the Office of Community & Civic Life and directly reports to the Assistant City Administrator, located in the City Administrator’s Office. This project is being led by the Transition Team and the recently adopted FY 2024-25 budget includes ongoing funding for the position.

The Engagement Officer will play a vital role in ensuring that all Portlanders have access to meaningful opportunities to participate in decision-making processes. 

A goal of the Citywide Practices: Engagement Officer Project’s is to evaluate how the Engagement Officer may further centralize community engagement efforts, processes, and systems across all service areas. Civic Life and the Charter Transition Team are working collaboratively to prepare for an Engagement Officer by leading a project to identify:

  • The scope of authority for the Engagement Officer.
  • The initial priorities for the Engagement Officer.
  • The ideal candidate profile for the Engagement Officer. 
  • The degree of future integration/centralization of community engagement functions across service areas

The information collected through research, surveys, and internal focus groups will be provided to the City Administrator, Assistant City Administrator, and Deputy City Administrators so they can make final decisions about roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the Engagement Officer.

Timeline

The following timeline is the most recent proposal for the recruitment and hiring of the Engagement Officer. The timeline may change and will be updated as needed.

Timeline for creating Engagement Officer role and hiring.

Take the Survey!

We invite the community to offer their opinions about the roles and responsibilities of the future Engagement Officer by taking the Charter Transition Team’s survey! The survey opens on July 1 and closes at midnight on August 12.

The information collected from this survey will help to inform the decisions of the leadership team. Survey results will be considered as one part of a larger set of information the leadership team will use to make their final decisions on the future roles and responsibilities of the Engagement Officer.

Take the Survey

Encuesta Comunitaria del Oficial de Participación

You can also visit the Summer of Civic Engagement webpage to find the more engagement opportunities on transition-related topics.

Survey Results

Results to be posted here by August 30.  The timeline may be adjusted as needed.

Leadership Team Decisions

Results to be posted here in September 2024. The timeline may be adjusted as needed.