The Portland, Maine City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Portland, Maine. It is 9 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 will be a full-time elected Mayor of Portland. 8 of the 9 City Councilors are elected for three year terms, while the 2010 recreation of the elected Mayor serves for four years. 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. Wikipedia [ - ]

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