How to follow this board
- Anyone may speak once on an agenda item, for up to three minutes, when the Council takes it up and before it deliberates; on matters not on the agenda, in the public comment period at 5:00 p.m. Speakers give their name and city of residence. Written comments on an agenda item can be emailed to publiccomment@portlandmaine.gov by noon the day before the meeting, with the commenter's name and legal address. Source: City Council inaugural meeting of December 1, 2025: agenda and Rules of Procedure (opens in new tab).
- Meetings are broadcast and recorded by the city's CivicClerk portal (opens in new tab).
- New agendas and minutes from every board are in this site's RSS feed.
All recorded meetings
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City Council Meeting - October 19, 2026
Portland City Council to vote on affordable housing funding, data center rules, and winter warming shelter funds.
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City Council Meeting - September 21, 2026
Council accepted $500,000 and $1,000,000 in EPA brownfields funds, adopted 2027-2031 CDBG priorities, and referred a Median Strip Ordinance to committee 7-1.
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Special City Council Meeting - September 9, 2026
Council passed a rent control resolution 7-2, appropriated $386,037 for Hope House rehabilitation, approved several grants, and amended Fore Street traffic rules.
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Special City Council Meeting 2 - August 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Approved amendments to the 202 Woodford Street housing TIF district, a zoning change for entertainment businesses, and grants for the jetport, historic preservation, and housing programs.
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Special City Council Meeting 1 - August 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Council approved indoor entertainment licenses for Brickyard Hollow Brewing and Good Theater, sidewalk easements, a police donation, and an electrical code amendment.
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Special City Council Meeting 2 - July 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Council approved $2,380,250 donation for First Light Commons and $383,262 UNE subaward for Nourish ME Rural Health Program
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Special City Council Meeting 1 - July 20, 2026 at 4:00pm
Approved TIF districts for Oxford Street, Cedar Street, and Atlantic Street housing projects, a Brighton Avenue zoning change, and Danielle West's employment contract.
Meetings recorded here start in January 2026. Earlier meetings are on the city's CivicClerk portal (opens in new tab).