Roseburg City Council
The Roseburg City Council normally meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month in person in the City Hall Council Chambers.  In addition to the regularly scheduled Council meetings, Council members will generally spend time reviewing material in preparation for the meetings and attend additional meetings as well as talking and corresponding with constituents. As the elected legislative body of the City of Roseburg, the City Council has overall responsibility for the scope, direction and financing of City services.

The City Council establishes local law and policy that is administered and implemented through full-time staff under the Council-Manager form of government. The Council is also responsible for establishing land use policies and zoning regulations. Under this form of government, the City Council provides policy direction to the City Manager, who is responsible for administering City operations. In setting policy, the Council works closely with citizen advisory commissions and committees, considers staff information and recommendations, and receives comments from interested parties and the general public.

Goals
On January 13, 2020, the City Council adopted goals that will provide leadership and direction for Staff for the next one to three years.  Those goals are:

1.  Develop and implement policies to enhance housing opportunities.

2.  Implement transportation funding policies to meet identified community needs.

3.  Enhance community livability and public safety.

4.  Take a proactive role in community economic development and revitalization.

5.  Update and implement the City's Emergency Preparedness Plan.

6.  Explore strategies to address issues related to unhoused individuals within the community.

Elections, Terms and Wards
Roseburg is divided into four wards, with two Council members per ward. The Mayor, who presides at the Council meetings, is elected at large for a two-year term. Council members serve a four-year term with one Council position in each ward being up for election every two years. The Mayor and Council are non-salaried, volunteer positions, elected by citizens who live within the Roseburg City limits. The ward boundaries are denoted on this Ward Map.

Note: If you would like to contact the Councilor who represents your ward but are unsure about which Ward you reside in, please contact us at info@roseburgor.gov.

Your City Council
There are 9 elected officials in the City of Roseburg: 8 Council members and 1 Mayor. These officials are a vital and dedicated part of the community that are open to positive change, willing to take well-thought-out risks, willing to partner in advancing and improving our community while reflecting our code of ethics.

Title / Ward	Representative	Contact Information
Mayor Homeless Commission Chair	Larry Rich	Phone: 541-673-9973 lrich@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2024
Councilor Ward One Council President; Airport Commission Chair; Veteran Services Liaison	David Mohr	Phone: 541-440-5201 dmohr@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2024
Councilor Ward One Historic Resource Review  Commission Chair	Kylee Rummel	Phone: 541-733-4546 krummel@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2026
Councilor Ward Two Library Commission Chair	Andrea Zielinski	Phone: 541-430-4054 azielinski@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2024
Councilor Ward Two Homeless Commission Vice-Chair	Shelley Briggs Loosley	Phone: 541-784-6858 sbriggs@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2026
Councilor Ward Three MedCom Board	Tom Michalek	Phone: 541-817-9324 tmichalek@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2024
Councilor Ward Three Public Works Commission Chair	Ellen Porter	Phone: 541-643-1748 eporter@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2026
Councilor Ward Four Economic Development Commission Chair; MedCom Board	Patrice Sipos	Phone: 650-642-6694 psipos@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2024
Councilor Ward Four Parks & Recreation Commission Chair	Ruth Smith	Phone: 541-670-3188 rmsmith@roseburgor.gov Term Expires: 12/31/2026

The City Council Policy Manual was prepared by the City Recorder's Office in 2012 in an attempt to compile multiple policies, practices and guidelines adopted over the years by the City Council, most often by Council resolution.  In 2014, this Manual was combined with the Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual to accommodate the ease of accessing all City policies.

The Council exercises its legislative authority by adopting ordinances which in most cases, are codified into the Roseburg Municipal Code.  The Code provides not only the current laws and regulations imposed by the Council; it also provides a history of prior ordinances and notations as to when changes were made.  The Code may be found at Codes/Ordinances.

The Council's administrative authority is most commonly exercised through adoption of resolutions.  Council resolutions are considered "permanent", "essential" City records.  All original resolutions - from the very beginning of the City's incorporation - are contained within the City's record vault.  Prior to the production of this manual, the guidelines, rules and procedures established by these records have never been "codified" into any form of manual for easy reference.

To view the City Council and Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual, please click here.