PURPOSE

Mission Statement:  We will provide an active and systematic process for community and public agency involvement in the land use process and consider and act upon a broad range of issues affecting the livability and quality of our neighborhoods.

Vision:  Working together with communities and lay community stakeholders to create forums for communication that result in fair and open processes to ensure quality of life for future generations.

Values:  We value open, honest communication; diversity; mutual trust and respect; and accountability.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Advocate community involvement
• Build trust
• Provide leadership
• Develop community leaders
• Train and educate
• Mediate and facilitate
• Provide crisis prevention
• Represent community / individual concerns and improvement ideas
• Transfer information
• Provide resources
• Provide opportunities for social activities
• Protect quality of life
• Provide processes for consensus
• Demand ethical behavior
• Build integrity into all we do
• Continually align with our Mission, Vision and Values

City Staff Liaison

Kattie Riggs, Assistant to the City Manager, 503-496-1582, kriggs@orcity.org

For more information click on the following link:

http://www.orcity.org/community/citizen-involvement-council-cic