Per ORS 197.160, the commission shall appoint a “Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee" or CIAC. The committee currently operates under the name "Community Involvement Advisory Committee".
The Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC), with support from the department, consults with the Community Involvement Advisory Committee (CIAC) to assure widespread public involvement in all phases of the planning process. The CIAC has up to ten members, one from each of Oregon's Congressional Districts and four chosen at-large. Membership is intended to reflect the geographic, demographic and socio-economic diversity of the state.
CIAC is an advisory body; it does not have authority over local governments or DLCD. It does not set policy or review local land use plans or decisions.
To guide the work of DLCD staff and the Community Involvement Advisory Committee, a
2023 Work Plan was prepared and adopted by LCDC in April 2023. CIAC Bylaws may be found
here.
Community engagement is a fundamental and unique part of Oregon's land use planning system. Community members must be involved in all phases of the planning process at both the state and local level. The Public Participation Guidelines provide structure and guidance to DLCD, and locally adopted Goal 1 plans guide community engagement at the local level.
The CIAC provides feedback to department staff on community engagement plans related to land use policy development efforts.
In 2019, the CIAC updated "
Putting the People in Planning." This document is intended to be used as a tool by local government, public agencies, and members of the public. It provides useful guidelines and resources for planning, executing and evaluating community engagement associated with land use planning projects.
"Understanding Oregon's Land Use Planning Program" is a short, annotated video series that talks in plain language about how to work with the program's 19 Statewide Planning Goals and Oregon administrative rules. It also explains how federal programs and executive initiatives influence the way statewide land use planning, development and conservation are achieved in Oregon.
The CIAC is also author to a
Public Involvement Checklist, that provides local governments and others with a list of what are considered 'best practices' for engaging the public in government decision making.
Each city and county comprehensive plan must include a “Citizen Involvement Program" (CIP), which describes how the public can participate in each phase of the planning process. This may also be called a Community Engagement Plan, or similar. Local governments must periodically evaluate their efforts to involve the public and update their programs as necessary. These requirements are established in Goal 1, Citizen Involvement.
The CIAC is author to the Public Participation Guidelines, written to guide the public involvement activities of the department and commission.
The Achievement in Community Engagement (ACE) Award recognizes organizations and individuals who have actively promoted and implemented the values of Oregon's Statewide Planning Goal 1 through an outstanding community engagement strategy.
ACE recognized planning projects for 2022
ACE recognized planning projects for 2023
ACE recognized
planning
projects for 2024