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The Portland, Maine City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Portland, Maine. It is nine seat council, composed of representatives from the city's five districts as well as 4 councilors elected citywide. Beginning with the Portland, Maine mayoral election, 2011, one of the four at-large councilors became a full-time elected Mayor of Portland. 7 of the 9 City Councilors are elected for three year terms, while the 2010 re-creation of the elected Mayor serves for four years. In 2012, the Council and city voters approved a charter change to create a one time term of 4 years for one at-large city councilor due to an error in the Charter Commission process. Jill Duson won the 4 year seat. The Council is officially non-partisan, though councilors are well known for their political party affiliation. In 1923, the system changed from a strong mayor system to a weak, largely ceremonial mayor position due to the influence of the Maine Ku Klux Klan, which resented the perceived growing political power of ethnic and religious minorities. The Portland City Council meets at Portland City Hall, an historic 1909 building on Congress Street. ==Current Councilors (2014-2015)== # Mayor: Michael F. Brennan, Democrat, elected in 2011 election (since 2011) # District 1: Kevin Donoghue, Green Independent (since 2006) # District 2: David A. Marshall, Green Independent (since 2006) # District 3: Edward Suslovic, Democrat (since 2010) # District 4: Justin Costa, Democrat (since 2014) # District 5: David Brenerman, Democrat (since 2014) # At-Large: Jon Hinck, Democrat (since 2013) # At-Large: Jill Duson, Democrat (since 2001) # At-Large: Nicholas Mavodones, Democrat (since 1997) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portland, Maine City Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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