It consisted of two wards (North and South) at its creation, each electing two councillors.
[1][2] It subsequently expanded to four wards: North, South, West and Solomontown.
[3] It occupied a room in the Institute building in its early decades as a combined office and council chamber.
[4] The council purchased the buildings of the Institute Committee in 1932, and after substantial renovations, reopened the former institute as the new Port Pirie Town Hall and Municipal Offices.
[6] In July 1996, it absorbed the District Council of Pirie, which had surrounded but been separate from the City.