> Monday, July 31 @ 5pm — City Council Workshop

City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor to the left)

** I don’t normally talk about “workshops” — which are usually less formal public meetings in which councilors collaborate but in which no decisions are made. But maybe I should, because the workshops are where a lot of the work actually happens. **

Key agenda items:

A discussion of “the assignment and duties of the City’s Executive Department.” It’s unclear what exactly will happen at this meeting, but it has been reported that it will give City Manager an opportunity to air grievances regarding Mayor Strimling and vice-versa, and for the Mayor, the Council and the City Manager to discuss what the Mayor’s duties and abilities should be. For more information, read the Portland Press Herald’s article about tonight’s workshop, and the ongoing conflict between the Mayor, the Council and the City Manager. Public comment will NOT be taken.

View the one-line agenda for the workshop here.