Five months into Portland City Hall’s era with an expanded 12-member council, the new legislative body is already looking to outside help for a makeover.
The city’s procurement services division Monday opened bids for consultants to “develop a government reset plan” for the council centered around three central questions, documents show.
“How does council build trust as a body?” reads a copy of the request for proposal. “What is the role of council? How do councilors work together optimally, and how does council fix what could be getting in the way of councilors working together optimally?”…