Boards and Commissions

For meeting information for all Boards and Committees, including posted agendas, minutes and video, click here.

For a comprehensive roster of all citizen members of the City's advisory boards and committees, and the Neighborhood's they represent, click here.
 

Arts Committee

Based on the community’s suggestion, the Milwaukie Arts Committee was created and appointed by Milwaukie City Council in the Spring of 2008. The ten-person committee quickly adopted the name “artMOB”. This name is an acronym for ‘Art--Milwaukie on Board’. The name also represents the grassroots values of our members.

We work to connect artists with resources and to connect the community with art. The artMOB values being inclusive, involving kids, and inspiring others to explore new ways of thinking. The artMOB has enriched Milwaukie with the City Hall Sculpture Garden, a comic book art show, and many smaller projects. artMOB has many more projects planned for the future--so get on board!
 

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is established to ensure that audits of the financial statements are completed annually, that oversight of the City’s independent auditors is a shared responsibility between City management and the City Council, and that the City Council has the opportunity to assist City management in the review and selection of the City’s independent auditor to ensure transparency in the management of City audits.

The Committee consists of one member of the City Council, one member of the City Budget Committee and one citizen member with an interest in City government financial operations, with preference first given to a Certified Public Accountant residing within City limits and second to a Certified Public Accountant with City affiliation.  All members are appointed by Council for two-year staggered terms.

The Audit Committee meets as directed by City Council.  Typically, the Committee meets three time per year, with additional meetings in years where a new audit contract is proposed.
 

Budget Committee

The Budget Committee is established in accordance with the provisions of ORS 294.336 to review the annual city budget document as prepared by the city budget officer and to recommend an approved budget to the City Council for adoption.

The Committee includes five City Councilors plus an equal number of City residents who are registered voters.  The Council appoints the citizen members for four year terms.

The Budget Committee meets as directed by City Council.  Typically, the budget preparation meetings are held in the early spring, with additional meetings scheduled as needed and to review revenue and expenditure reports.

Milwaukie Center/Community Advisory Board

The Center/Community Advisory Board is established for the purpose of advising the City Council, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District (NCPRD) and Center staff regarding center client/participant needs.

The board addresses the programs and facilities of the Milwaukie Center concentrating on the problems, desires, and needs of senior citizens and others in the Milwaukie area. The board shall be responsible for:

• Making decisions regarding capital improvements, programs, policies and maintenance and operations policies.
• Providing the NCPRD board with budget recommendations

 

Citizens Utility Advisory Board

The Citizens Utility Advisory Board is established for the purpose of advising the City Council on the methods and manner in which City utility rates and capital improvements are scheduled and carried out.

The Mayor, with the consent of City Council, appoints five members to terms of two years.  Each member is appointed at large, shall be a Milwaukie resident or own a business within the City limits throughout his/her term.

 

Design and Landmarks Committee

The Design and Landmarks Committee (DLC) is a five-member group established to advise the Planning Commission and City Council on urban design, architectural, and historic preservation activities including but not limited to design review of development proposals in the downtown, education and outreach, designation of historic districts and landmarks, and historic and cultural resources inventories.

Kellogg Good Neighbor Committee

The Kellogg Good Neighbor Committee was created by City Council resolution on February 5, 2013.  The Committee's purpose is to recommend to the City Council how the "good neighbor fund" should be prioritized and spent.  This fund was established through the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Milwaukie and Clackamas County Service District #1 (CCSD#1) for the provision of wastewater treatment services.

CCSD#1 established the fund and for the duration of the IGA deposits monthly the equivalent of $1.00 per equivalent dwelling units (EDU) of the City’s connections to the Kellogg Treatment Plant.  The Good Neighbor Fund is used for the purpose of mitigating the impact of the Kellogg Plant on the surrounding neighborhoods, which may include, for example, buffer acquisitions and/or landscaping within 200 yards of the plant property line, improvements on the Kellogg Plant property, or neighborhood sewer infrastructure projects (a “Fund Approved Purpose”).

The Kellogg Good Neighbor Committee has recommended to provide financial support for the Riverfront Park area adjacent to the treatment plant, overseen the completion of an odor study that identifies a priority of odor-reducing projects and is in the process of implementing a landscaping plan for the area around the Kellogg treatment plant.

The Committee is comprised of seven members with staff from Milwaukie and CCSD#1 providing assistance in ex officio positions.

 

Library Board

The public library board, consisting of seven members, is established for the purpose of advising the City Council and the Ledding Library staff regarding library patrons’ needs. The board shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following activities:

• Reviewing and commenting on library rules and policies.
• Commenting on the acceptance of donations of personal property or funds to the library.
• Commenting on the annual operating budget for the library.
• Commenting on sites for public library buildings or for location of library facilities.
• Other activities Council may assign.

 

Park and Recreation Board

The Park and Recreation Board was created to focus greater energy and resources toward meeting community park and recreation needs through cooperative partnership with the City and Parks District.

The board is made up of seven members who are appointed to not more than three consecutive two year terms.
All members must be residents of the City.

 

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission, consisting of seven members, is lawfully established for the purpose of reviewing and advising on matters of planning and zoning according to the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and other planning implementation documents.

The Commission is made up of seven members appointed to four-year terms. Five members must be City residents.
Not more than two members shall be engaged in the same kind of occupation.

 

Public Safety Advisory Committee

The Public Safety Advisory Committee is an eleven member committee that seeks a representative from each of the City’s seven Neighborhoods plus four at-large members.

The Public Safety Advisory Committee is established for the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the Chief of Police and City Council regarding public safety needs in the city and its urban growth boundary.

This Committee looks at crime prevention and traffic safety, promotes public safety education and awareness and collaborates with other local, county and state agencies in mitigating the negative effects of crime.

 

Riverfront Task Force

The Riverfront Task Force, consisting of five at-large members, advises and makes recommendations to the City Council and provides long-term continuity and short-term problem solving in the successful completion of the riverfront.