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City of Columbia City 1840 Second Street, PO Box 189, Columbia City, OR 97018 (503) 397-4010 |
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Columbia City Vision Statement
Policy Goals and Objectives for 2005-06
City Commissions and Committees
City Government 
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
The Columbia City Council meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 1840 Second Street, Columbia City. City Council agendas are prepared and posted one week prior to meetings and are available at City Hall. Public comments are taken at City Council meetings. Questions or comments may be submitted by calling (503) 397-4010, or in writing to PO Box 189, Columbia City, Oregon 97018. City Council minutes are usually available one week following the meeting date.
The City has operated under a mayor-council form of government since 1926. Policymaking and legislative authority are vested in the City Council, which consists of a Mayor and a four-member City Council. The City Council is responsible, among other things, for passing ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing committees and hiring the City's administrator and other employees. The Mayor and Council are elected on a non-partisan basis. Council members are elected to four-year staggered terms with two Council members elected every two years. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term. The Mayor and the Council members are elected at large.
CHERYL A. YOUNG - Mayor. Elected as Mayor in November, 1986 and took office on January 2, 1987. Re-elected in November of 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. Present term expires December 31, 2010. Previously elected to serve on the City Council by write-in vote in November, 1982, and served a full four-year term as Councilor beginning in January, 1983. She currently works as Manager of the St. Helens Senior Center; she previously worked as a Secretary and Program Assistant for the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Psychiatry Service and as a daycare provider for her two grandchildren.
WILLIAM (BILL) G. GUY - Councilor. Elected in November, 1992 and took office on January 7, 1993. Re-elected in November of 1996, 2000 and 2004. Present term expires December 31, 2008. Serves as Chair of the Water Source and Development Committee. He has an Electrical Engineering background.
GARY HUDSON - Councilor. Appointed to the City Council on July 15, 1993 to fill a vacancy. Elected November, 1994 and re-elected November, 1998, 2002 and 2006. Present term expires December 31, 2010. Serves as Chair of the Street Committee. He is currently retired; he is a retired St. Helens Rural Fire Department Division Chief.
ROBERT (BOB) H. SCHMOR - Councilor. Appointed to the City Council on August 1, 1991 to fill a vacancy. Elected November, 1994 and re-elected November, 1998, 2002 and 2006. Present term expires December 31, 2010. Serves as President of the City Council. He is a retired St. Helens School District Superintendent.
SALLY ANN MARSON - Councilor. Appointed to the City
Council on April 19,
2007.
Present term expires December 31, 2008. Services as Chair of the Parks
Committee. Retired from US Bancorp and
the St. Helens Community Federal Credit Union.
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