Board & Commissions

The Planning Commission meets monthly for a Work Session on the 2nd Wednesday and for the Regular Meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 400 E. Main Street. The Commission is a seven-member, City Council appointed body, that takes action and makes recommendations to the City Council on a variety of current and long-range land use matters. Five of the seven members must live within the City. Commissioners serve a four-year term of appointment. Please contact the Planning Commission through the Planning and Zoning Department.  The agenda for the current Planning Commission are posted on the City's Agenda Web Page. Previous agendas and meeting minutes are available by clicking here. 

Budget Committee

The Budget Committee consists of the Mayor and members of the City Council and an equal number of citizens at large.  The citizens are appointed by the City Council and serve terms of three years.  Terms are staggered so that about one-third of the appointed terms end each year.

The Budget Committee only meets as necessary during the budget adoption process and during any supplemental budget adoption process.   Any agendas for the Budget Committee are posted on the City's Agenda Web Page.

The Adopted Budget is available on the Budget web page.

You can contact the Budget Committee through the City Manager's Office or the Finance Department.  You can also contact the committee or volunteer to serve by contacting:
 

LIndsey Haskell 753 N. River Road    Phone: 942-7574 (hm) Term expires:  12/31/2012	Eric Johnson 1038 Ash Avenue    Phone: 767-0021(hm) Term expires:  12/31/2011	Michael LaBorde 740 Holly Avenue    Phone:  767-1555  Term expires:  12/31/2010	Amy Callahan 1765 Parks Road    Phone:  (541)844-9467 Term expires:  12/31/2012
Ivan Del Sol 513 East Main Street    Phone:(541)844-9242(cell) Term expires:  12/31/2010	Victoria Doyle 440 Kalapuya Court   Phone: 767-9786 Term expires:  12/31/2012	Ralph Zeller 930 "T" Court   Phone: 942-4413 Term expires:  12/31/2011

 

Urban Forestry Committee

The Urban Forestry Citizens Advisory Committee was created on December 12, 1994 by the City Council.  The charge given to the original committee was to assist in developing an urban forestry plan for the City of Cottage Grove; make recommendations to the City Council regarding urban forestry; and seek grants to improve the quality of our urban forest.  Since the Urban Forestry Committee began its work, Cottage Grove has been named Tree City, USA for over ten years and holds an annual Arbor Day observance.  Annual tree and bulb plantings are held and currently, in partnership with Cottage Grove High School, an inventory of publicly owned trees has been conducted. 

You can contact the committee through the Volunteer Coordinator.

Parking Advisory Commission

The Downtown Parking Advisory Commission is a seven member commission appointed by the City Council to advise the City Council on all matters relating to parking in the downtown area.  The members of the Commission must own property within the downtown parking district.

You can volunteer to serve on this committee or contact the committee through the City Manager's Office.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee meets on a very limited basis to review the City's audit statements prepared by an outside auditing firm.  The Committee after reviewing the annual audit document with the auditors, recommends action to the City Council regarding the audit.