This is one of the oldest town halls in Italy. The date assigned to its construction, 1214, is believed to refer to an initial expansion of the building, followed by further extensions in 1228 and other interventions until 1902. As a result, documents from 1206 suggest that a building existed even earlier. The palace was initially the seat of the Consuls of the Municipality of Todi and later assigned to the Podestà (it was also called the Palazzo del Podestà), a foreign magistrate with a six-month term, who had been present in Todi since 1201.

Built in Lombard style, it rests on a lower portico than the adjacent Palazzo del Capitano, and access to the first floor is through a majestic staircase commissioned by the Podestà Pandolfo Savelli in 1267. In the large internal hall, there are commemorative plaques for both the Podestà Savelli and Bishop Angelo Cesi.

In 1228, the building was unified with the adjacent Palazzo del Capitano and raised by one more floor.

The façade overlooking the square features two orders of polifore windows and culminates in a ghibelline battlement, which was added during early 20th-century restoration work. The central trifora of the first order was created in the 19th century, replacing a niche with shutters that contained an image of the Madonna painted on a panel, which was shown to the faithful every evening at the sound of the Ave Maria. Beneath it, a plaque with text written by Luigi Morandi commemorates Vittorio Emanuele II.

The side of the palace facing Piazza Garibaldi underwent significant transformations during the 16th century and is now part of the bell tower, built in 1523. On the side, the door that was once the main entrance to the Council Hall has been restored. Traces of the old staircase on the lower wall are still visible, and above the arch, there is a carved stone eagle, the symbol of the city.