The League of Oregon Cities is a governmental entity formed by an intergovernmental agreement by Oregon’s incorporated cities.

The League was created when representatives of 25 cities gathered in Portland on January 24, 1925.  Salem Mayor J.B. Giesy was elected president, and the other elected officers were: Portland Commissioner of Public Works A.L. Barbur (first vice president); Eugene Mayor E.B. Parks (second vice president); and Gresham Mayor Charles Cleveland (treasurer).

The group adopted a legislative program that called for submission of a constitutional amendment that would guarantee cities in Oregon full control of their own affairs and restricting legislative interference with the home rule prerogatives of other cities.

Today, the League brings city officials together from around the state and the result is a unified, powerful and influential force.