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Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee
About CIAC
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Citizens of Oregon often ask how they can participate in the statewide land use planning program. The system, after all, is complex and can be cumbersome and intimidating.

The CIAC operates, in part, to provide a regular forum where citizens around the state can share their experiences and find information.

The CIAC is supported in this effort by the department´s staff, Bob Rindy, who helps citizens and professionals alike find easier ways to:
  • Access planning information;
  • Demystify planning and legal processes;
  • Put you in touch with staff and public records; and
  • Foster an interaction with the department and its public policy decision-making body, the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC).

This website has been designed to help citizens and citizen planners, who often ask for a Statewide Planning 101 course. Beyond the basics, you can also learn about how citizens of Oregon are actively involved in protecting the citizen involvement process, promoting and challenging the statewide land use program, finding new avenues of expression and involvement in critical land use planning issues, and expanding citizen involvement around the state.
 
Online citizen’s guides (see the Publications page ) will also show you how to work with the program’s 19 Statewide Planning Goals and Oregon administrative rules. They also will help you to better understand how federal programs and executive initiatives influence the way that statewide land use planning, development and conservation are being achieved in Oregon.
 
Each city and county comprehensive plan includes a Citizen Involvement Program (CIP), which describes how the public can participate in each phase of the planning process. Local governments must periodically evaluate their efforts to involve citizens, and, if necessary, update their programs. These requirements are established in Goal 1, Citizen Involvement:
  1. A Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI) be established to monitor citizen involvement;
  2. A Citizen Involvement Program (CIP) be adopted, providing for involvement in all phases of the planning process; and
  3. The CIP be reviewed periodically to assure that opportunities continue to be provided.
 
ORS 197 established the state´s Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee (CIAC) to advise LCDC and local governments on matters pertaining to citizen involvement.
 
CIAC is a permanent committee established by this statute. CIAC is only an advisory body; it has no explicit or implied authority over any local government or state agency. It does not set policy nor review local land use plans or decisions.
 
The CIAC has eight volunteer members, one from each of Oregon´s five Congressional Districts and three chosen at-large. Committee members are appointed to four-year terms by LCDC.

CIAC´s chair is elected, by the committee´s members, for a term of one year. The committee meets every other month alternating between Salem and electronically.

 

Deadline Extended!!

Recruitment - District 1; District 2; District 3; District 5 -

  
January 31, 2013

The Land Conservation and Development Commission is seeking applicants for membership on the state's Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee (CIAC), representing District 1, District 2, District 3 and District 5. The CIAC is appointed by the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) to advise LCDC on citizen involvement in land us planning.

CIAC is a permanent committee established by state law (ORS 197.160) and its work centers on Statewide Planning Goal 1: Citizen Involvement. The committee furthers citizen involvement in land use planning through activities such as:

  • Advising LCDC on all matters concerning citizen involvement in Oregon land use planning and the statewide planning program.
  • Advising local governments about way to enhance citizen involvement in communities.
  • Writing and distributing materials to educate and inform Oregonians about citizen involvement and land use planning.
  • Gathering and disseminating information about citizen involvement techniques.
  • Reviewing local government plans and programs concerning citizen involvement.

The department encourages all interested citizens to apply for these CIAC positions.

District 1 consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington and Yamhill counties and southwest Portland, part of Multnomah County.

District 2 is the largest of Oregon's five districts and covers roughly two-thirds of the state. The district includes all of Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler counties and eastern portions of Josephine County including some of the Grants Pass area.

District 3 consists of most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, Gresham and Troutdale. It also includes the northern part of Clackamas County, including Milwaukie and parts of northwest Portland.

District 5 consists of Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Portland suburbs and east to the summit of Mount Hood. It includes Lincoln, Marion, Polk and Tillamook counties, most of Clackamas County and part of Benton and Multnomah counties.

CIAC is comprised of either volunteers, one from each of Oregon's five Congressional Districts and three at-large positions. Committee members must be available for meetings every other month and have sufficient time for the committee's work. Regular travel is not a requirement of this position and meetings are often held telephonically or via web conference. Travel once per quarter to Salem is encouraged of all members.

LCDC appoints committee members to four-year terms.

Interested candidates are welcome to contact any of the current CIAC members for more information about duties and activities. 
 
Submit completed applications to DLCD by 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2013
 

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APPLICATION MATERIALS:
  • Resume; 
  • One letter of recommendation and three references; and
  • Answers to four questions below (Please answer on a separate sheet of paper.)
 
APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
  1. Please explain why you are interested in this position.
  2. Please explain any involvement you have had with community planning or citizen involvement committees.
  3. Please explain any experience you have had in writing, editing or producing educational materials.
  4. Please explain any involvement you have had with state, regional or local advisory boards.
 
Please send application materials to:
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
Attn: Casaria Taylor 
635 Capitol St. NE, Suite 150
Salem, OR 97301
 
Alternatively, you can submit your application by:
FAX: 503-378-5518
E-MAIL: casaria.taylor@state.or.us

 
Publications

 
Link to Meetings Page
To view CIAC meeting agendas and minutes, please go here.

 
Current Members
MEMBER DISTRICT APPOINTED TERM EXPIRES 
Pat Zimmerman
52057 Rabinsky Rd.
Scappoose, OR 97056
503-543-3485
503-543-8347 (fax)
District 1
January 2004 December 2014
Mollie Eder (Chair)
10402 SW Fleming Rd.
Powell Butte, OR 97753
541-416-1064
District 2 March 2009 December 2012
Chris White
344 SE 53rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97215
503-415-6056
District 3 August 2005 June 2013
Gregory McClarren (Vice-Chair)
65491 Bay Breeze Rd.
North Bend, OR 97459
541-633-0228
District 4 March 2008 December 2014
Ann Glaze
16860 Brown Rd.
Dallas, OR 97338
503-831-1288
District 5 January 2005 December 2012
Don Greene
P.O. Box 516
Ashland, OR 97520
541-482-5904
At-large August 2008 June 2016
Debra Martzahn
1148 SW 9th Street
Lincoln City, OR 97367
541-996-1228
At-large January 2010 December 2013
Sadie Carney
1720 SW 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
917-887-8896
At-large March 2012 December 2015