
The City of Portage is a full-service municipality providing a range of excellent public services, such as street maintenance, refuse and recycling, library, water, public safety and recreation. Municipal government for the City of Portage consists of a Mayor, City Administrator, Director of Business Development & Planning and nine elected alderpersons.
Portage City Hall is located at 115 West Pleasant Street and is home to all municipal services including Municipal Court, Portage Police and Fire Department. The Police department has 22 sworn officers comprising a staff of 30. The Portage Fire Department service is staffed with a full-time Administrative Chief, a full-time Administrative Secretary, four full-time Engineers, a full-time Inspector/Engineer and 30 paid-on-call firefighters.