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Regional planning and policy
Find out how the Metro Council is working to make a great place for current and future generations. The region's land use and transportation policies protect farms and forests while revitalizing downtowns and main streets.Learn more
Direct, accountable policy making
Metro is the only regional government agency in the U.S. whose governing body is directly elected by the region's voters. The Metro Council consists of a president who is elected regionwide and six councilors who are elected by district every four years in nonpartisan races.
The Metro Council provides leadership from a regional perspective, focusing on issues that cross local boundaries and require collaborative solutions. The council oversees the operation of Metro’s programs, develops long range plans and fiscally responsible annual budgets and establishes fees and other revenue measures.
Meet the Metro Council
Metro Council President Tom Hughes
Elected regionwide, Metro Council President Tom Hughes was sworn into office Jan. 4, 2011. He presides over the council, sets its policy agenda and appoints all members of Metro committees, commissions and boards.More
Councilor Shirley Craddick, District 1
Shirley Craddick represents District 1, which includes Fairview, Gresham, Happy Valley, Maywood Park, Troutdale, Wood Village, Damascus and portions of East Portland. Councilor Craddick was sworn into office Jan. 4, 2011.More
Councilor Carlotta Collette, District 2
Carlotta Collette was appointed to the Metro Council in 2007, and elected in November 2008 and 2010. She served briefly as council president when term-limited Council President David Bragdon resigned in 2010. Councilor Collette chairs Metro's Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation, which determines priorities and projects slated for funding with federal transportation dollars in the region. More
Councilor Carl Hosticka, District 3
As the lead councilor for Metro’s Performance-Based Growth Management project, Councilor Hosticka is working to ensure that future growth management decisions are consistent with and reinforce the region’s aspirations for compact development and urban revitalization. He also serves on the I-5 to Highway 99W Connector Project Steering Committee.More
Councilor Kathryn Harrington, District 4
Councilor Harrington is working to ensure our region provides the communities we want and the economy we need. She brings to the Metro Council a background in private business having enjoyed a 22-year career in the high-tech industry. Councilor Harrington serves as a Metro Council member on the Metro Policy Advisory Committee and on the Metro Audit Committee.More
Councilor Rex Burkholder, District 5
Elected for a second term in 2004, Councilor Burkholder chairs the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and the Bi-State Transportation Committee, as well as other regional transportation committees. His goals include further aligning regional transportation spending with land-use goals and economic opportunities, pursuing regional affordable housing goals, and addressing issues around sustainability and climate change.More
Councilor Barbara Roberts, District 6
Barbara Roberts represents District 6, which includes portions of Northeast, Southeast and Southwest Portland. Councilor Roberts was appointed by the Metro Council and sworn into office in February 2011.More
When does the council meet?
The Metro Council usually meets at 2 p.m. Tuesdays for work sessions, and at 2 p.m. Thursdays for meetings, in the council chamber at Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland. See Metro’s online calendar for details.
Learn more about council meetings and work sessions
View meeting agendas, packets and minutes