Serve your community on the City Council

ROSEBURG, Ore. – Show your community some love: Consider serving on the Roseburg City Council.

The City is taking applications from people interested in filling the Ward 1, Position 1, vacancy created when Councilor Kylee Rummel resigned. The person appointed to fill the seat will serve out the rest of the term, which ends Dec. 31, 2026.

Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, March 28. Candidates must live in Ward 1 as shown on this Roseburg ward map.

The Roseburg City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, as well as for special meetings. The Council meets only once in November and December. As the elected legislative body for the City of Roseburg, the City Council is responsible for the scope, direction and financing of City services. The Council is also responsible for establishing land use policies and zoning regulations.

The Council establishes local law and policy that is administered and implemented by City staff under the council-city manager form of government. The Council gives policy direction to the City Manager, who’s responsible for administering City operations. In setting policy, the Council works closely with citizen-advisory commissions and committees, considers City staff information and recommendations, and takes input from interested parties and the public. Councilors review material to prepare for Council meetings, and speak and correspond with ward constituents. Councilors also attend other meetings and may chair a City commission.

Roseburg is divided into four wards, with two Council members representing each ward. Council members serve a four-year term with one Council position in each ward up for election every two years. The Mayor, who presides over Council meetings, is elected at large for a two-year term. The Mayor and Councilors are non-salaried, volunteer positions elected by Roseburg residents.

The Council will conduct interviews during a public City Council meeting and appoint a replacement. The Council may appoint a replacement at the City Council meeting when interviews are held or seek additional information or candidates to consider at a later date.

Online applications can be found on the City’s website. Application forms can be printed and turned in at City Hall, 900 SE Douglas Ave., or downloaded and emailed to info@roseburgor.gov. Residents also can get applications emailed to them by requesting one via email at 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.