Serve Your City: Apply to a Community Advisory Group
Community Advisory Groups play an essential role for the city of West Linn. Each advisory group provides community-level advice and direction to the City Council throughout the year. Please learn more about each Community Advisory Group and then click here to consider applying to serve on one. It's the best way to effect real change in the city.
All Community Advisory Groups are established in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.005 to 2.096 of the West Linn Municipal Code. All members of Community Advisory Groups shall be residents of the City and shall be selected based on their qualifications, unless otherwise provided in Sections 2.080 to 2.096 of the Code.
All Community Advisory Groups have special projects in the subject matter area of the group to which they were appointed. The City Council provides general direction, and when possible, a work plan for the Community Advisory Group to work on during the year. Community Advisory Groups are also encouraged to establish annual goals and action items that reflect any specific duties, projects, or goals the Council has assigned or established.
Community Advisory Groups are expected to suggest, support and advance Council goals and are encouraged to look for ways within the scope of the group’s responsibilities to do so.
- Number of members: 7
- Term of Service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: First Wednesday of the month, 5:00 p.m., Library
- Staff Liaison: Cheryl Hill chill@westlinnoregon.gov and Kristen Christnacht kchristnacht@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Leo Groner
- Community Members: Charity Hudnut, Christine Linder, Julie Matthiessen, Lauren Beeney, Shatrine Krake, Suzanne Wells, and vacancy.
- Number of members: 1
- Term of Service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Annually as needed
- Staff Liaison: Lauren Breithaupt lbreithaupt@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Members: Councilor Carol Bryck cbryck@westlinnoregon.gov and Councilor Leo Groner lgroner@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Member: Abby Farber.
- Number of members: 5
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Varies; because the city budgets biennially, the majority of service on the Budget Committee occurs in April and May every other year.
- Staff Liaison: Lauren Breithaupt lbreithaupt@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: All council members also serve on the Budget Committee Citycouncil@westlinnoregon.gov.
- Community Members: Ann Frazier, Nikki Kobliha, Richard Larson, Abby Farber, and Brian Beedle.
Committee for Community Involvement
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 2 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:00 p.m., Bolton Room
- Staff Liaison: Darren Wyss dwyss@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Members: Council President Mary Baumgardner, mbaumgardner@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Vicki Olson, Tanner Woody, Shannen Knight, Holly DeShaw, Beau Genot, Charley Anderson, and vacancy.
Economic Development Committee
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Second Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., Rosemont Room
- Staff Liaison: TBD
- Council Liaison: Councilor Kevin Bonnington kbonnington@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Heather Jones, Josh Cheney, Josh Carter, Russel Williams, Shannon Ilas, Tanner Woody, and Peter Ryder.
- Special note: The Historic Review Board is a quasi-judicial body. Each member appointed to the Historic Review Board shall have a demonstrated interest, knowledge or competence in historic preservation and, to the extent possible, in one of the following fields: archeology, architecture, building construction, history, landscape architecture, law, local history, real estate or urban planning. If possible, at least one member shall be an architect experienced in historic preservation. The majority of the members shall reside within the City of West Linn.
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Third Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m., Bolton Room
- Staff Liaison: Lynn Schroder lschroder@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Mayor Rory Bialostosky rbialostosky@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Daniel Saltee, James Manning, John Steele, Kirsten Solberg, Brad Stewart, Sheri Harbour De Vos, and vacant.
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Third Tuesday of every other month, 5:00 p.m., Library
- Staff Liaison: Doug Erickson derickson@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Councilor Leo Groner lgroner@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Janet Dalgaard, Martha Swanson, Matt Brown, Rachael Hyde, Stephanie Hastings, Amy Porter, and Jessica Wise.
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Second Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., Bolton Room
- Staff Liaison: Megan Big John mbigjohn@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Councilor Kevin Bonnington kbonnington@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Christopher Owen, Diana Lavery, John Linman, Todd Olson, Vicki Handy, Karen Kellogg, and Stacy Epsteen.
- Special note: The Planning Commission is a quasi-judicial body. In selecting individuals for membership on the Planning Commission, the City Council shall give preference to those individuals who possess a particular competence in the field of municipal planning by way of their profession, trade, or prior or present governmental service. No more than two voting members shall be engaged principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit as individuals, or be members of any partnership, or officers or employees of any corporation, that is engaged principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit. No more than two voting members shall be engaged in the same kind of occupation, business, trade or profession.
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6:00 p.m., Council Chambers
- Staff Liaison: Darren Wyss dwyss@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Councilor Carol Bryck cbryck@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Gary Walvatne, Joel Metlen, John Carr, Thomas Watton, David D. Jones, Kathryn Schulte-Hillen, and Jason Evans.
Public Safety Advisory Board - Currently inactive
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times:
- Staff Liaison: Captain Peter Mahuna pmahuna@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Mayor Rory Bialostosky rbialostosky@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Austin Rufener, Thomas Freedland, Traciee Thomas, vacancy, vacancy, vacancy, and vacancy.
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Third Thursday of the month, 6 p.m., Bolton Room
- Staff Liaison: Dylan Digby ddigby@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Councilor Leo Groner lgroner@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Greg Smith, Kate Jaspers, Michael Carlson, Victoria Meier, Daniel Reesor, Tiffany Haley, and vacancy.
Transportation Advisory Board
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Bi-Monthly on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:00 pm (additional meetings can be scheduled if necessary)
- Staff Liaison: Erich Lais elais@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Council President Mary Baumgardner, mbaumgardner@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Evan Garich, Greg DiLoreto, Jeff Krug, Rich Faith, Thomas Reuss, Richard Larson, and Jake Ridens.
- Special note: The Utility Advisory Board is established pursuant to Chapter X, Section 45 of the City Charter to make recommendations to the City Council concerning rates for water and other duties assigned by the Council.
- Number of members: 7
- Term of service: 4 years
- Meeting Dates & Times: Bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of the month, 6:00 pm (additional meetings can be scheduled if necessary)
- Staff Liaison: Erich Lais elais@westlinnoregon.gov
- Council Liaison: Councilor Carol Bryck cbryck@westlinnoregon.gov
- Community Members: Dean Wood, Janice Olsen, Jeff Stallard, Jon Miller, Thane Landis, Beau Genot, and Natalie Mann.
