Portland elected leaders Wednesday unanimously approved Mayor Keith Wilson’s choice for a long-term city administrator, a position that is likely to wield significant influence within the city’s new form of government.

Raymond Lee, a longtime city manager of Greeley, Colorado, emerged as Wilson’s pick among a trio of finalists vying to succeed Michael Jordan, who city leaders tapped earlier this year to temporarily helm Portland’s bureaucracy.

The mayor received the City Council’s blessing with an 11-0 confirmation.

“This is a pivotal time for this city,” Lee said during Wednesday’s council meeting. “This will be the test model. And all of us are in this together.”

The move caps one of the most consequential decisions made by Wilson since he assumed office in January, cementing a c

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