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 Metropolitan Service District - Definition 

The Metropolitan Service District, usually known as Metro, is a directly-elected regional government for the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, and the only regional government in the United States. It performs the following functions:

Metro was created by voters to join the Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG) and the Metropolitan Planning Commission in a May 1970 election. Metro in its current form went into operation on January 1, 1979.

Metro is governed by a council president elected region-wide and six commissioners who are elected by district. Metro also has an auditor who is elected region-wide. Each serves a four-year term. The council appoints a chief operating officer and an attorney.

Cities served by Metro

Metro serves 25 cities in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties, as well as unincorporated parts of those counties:


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