Meet Your City Council

Meetings Calendar

The City Council is the governing body of the City of Portsmouth and as such is the policy-making entity of the City, except where otherwise expressed in the City Charter. The City Council consists of nine (9) councilors elected at large for terms of two (2) years.

On this page you will find: Up and Coming Meetings (above), City Councilor Contact Information, City Council Agendas, Council Packets and Minutes, City Council Committee Assignments for 2018-2019 and the Latest City Council Meeting Broadcast,.

City Council 2018 and 2019

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To view the contact information of a City Councilor and submit an electronic request to a Councilor, please click on their image.

To send an electronic request to all City Councilors, please click here. 

Meeting Material

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For the 2019 City Council meetings material, please click on the below links ..  

If you are looking for archived meetings, please visit the  ...

Committee Assignments for 2018-2019

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The Mayor appoints the Councilors to committees and below is a list of those appointments.

Committee

  1. Chamber of Commerce
  2. COAST
  3. Economic Development Commission
  4. Fees Schedule Study Committee
  5. Historic District Commission
  6. Legislative Delegation - Subcommittee (3 + Mayor)
  7. Neighborhood Steering Committee, Citywide
  8. Parking and Traffic Safety Committee
  9. Pease Development Authority Liaison
  10. Pease Development Authority - Port Subcommittee
  11. Peirce Island Committee
  12. Planning Board
  13. Recreation Board
  14. Rockingham Planning Commission
  15. Renewable Energy Policy Blue Ribbon Committee
  16. Sustainable Practices, Blue Ribbon Committee
  17. Veterans Organization
  18. Subcommittee Assignments
  19. 400th Anniversary Committee
  20. Joint Budget Committee (2 + Mayor)

Council Representatives

  1. Nancy Pearson
  2. Ned Raynolds
  3. Cliff Lazenby & Nancy Pearson
  4. Chris Dwyer & Ned Raynolds
  5. Doug Roberts
  6. Mayor, Cliff Lazenby, Chris Dwyer & Josh Denton
  7. Cliff Lazenby & Rick Becksted
  8. Doug Roberts
  9. Rick Becksted
  10. Ned Raynolds
  11. N/A
  12. Rebbeca Perkins
  13. Rick Becksted
  14. Ned Raynolds & Rick Becksted
  15. Josh Denton
  16. Josh Denton
  17. Josh Denton
  18. Council Representatives
  19. Chris Dwyer
  20. Mayor, Rebecca Perkins & Chris Dwyer

City Council Meetings

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The City Council meetings are broadcast and recorded and below is the latest recorded Broadcast.

If you are looking for a live meeting broadcast please visit the City's YouTube Channel  at  https://www.youtube.com/CityofPortsmouth or watch it on Comcast's Channel 22. 

City Council 10 7 2019

City Council 10 7 2019

 October 8, 2019

10.07.19 City Council - Due to a power outage the video was interrupted and sound is only available from 57 mins in.

City's You Tube Channel