Serve your community on a City commission

ROSEBURG, Ore. – Looking for a new way to serve your community? Consider serving on a City commission in an advisory capacity to the City Council.

The City is taking applications from people interested in filling vacancies on the following commissions: Homeless, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Public Works.

The Planning and Public Works commissions have two vacancies each. The other commissions have one vacancy. The person filling the Planning Commission vacancy would serve through December 2028. Applicants must meet varying residency or commission membership requirements.

Vacancies will remain open until filled.

The Homeless Commission meets at 11 a.m. on fourth Mondays of even months to discuss and research current practices related to addressing the needs of the unhoused population.

The Parks and Recreation Commission meets at 8:15 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month to consider operation and management programs for the park system, park usage rules, means of economic operations and operation parameters for the Stewart Park Golf Course.

The Planning Commission, which meets at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month, considers land-use development issues within the city and urban growth boundary.

The Public Works Commission meets at 3:30 p.m. on second Thursdays to provide long-range planning and strategies for financing of capital improvements including sidewalks, lighting and storm drainage; and to consider rules governing operations of the water system and its rate structure.

Online applications and more information about each commission can be found on the City’s “Commissions” webpage. Residents also can get applications emailed to them by requesting one via email at info@roseburgor.gov. Completed online applications should be emailed to info@roseburgor.gov.

In addition, residents can pick up applications by visiting the Administration Department at City Hall, 900 SE Douglas Ave., and then mail in applications to that address or drop applications off at the City Hall lobby.

For more information, contact City Administration at info@roseburgor.gov or 541-492-6866.