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Last Updated: 2/8/13

City Council (2 Year Term for Mayor, 4-Year Term for Council) 6 Members + Mayor (City Charter/1962)
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
Mayor	Sandra Roumagoux	11/6/12	1/7/13	12/31/14
Council President	Dean Sawyer	11/6/12	1/7/13	12/31/16
	Laura Swanson	11/6/12	1/7/13	12/31/16
	Ralph Busby	11/6/12	1/7/13	12/31/16
	Mark Saelens	11/6/12	1/7/13	12/31/14
	Richard Beemer	1/3/11	1/3/11	12/31/14
	David Allen	1/3/11	1/3/11	12/31/14

Planning Commission (3 Year Terms) 7 Members Ord. No.1151/1979
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	William Branigan	8/20/12	8/20/12	12/31/15
	Gary East	9/21/09	10/12/09	12/31/15
Chair	Jim Patrick	1/3/05	2/4/08	12/31/13
	Glen Small	7/20/09	7/20/09	12/31/13
	Mark Fisher	4/7/08	4/7/08	12/31/14
	Rod Croteau	5/3/10	5/3/10	12/31/14
	Jim McIntyre	7/5/11	7/5/11	12/31/14

Combined Budget Committee (City & Urban Renewal) (3-Year Terms) 7 Members
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Fred Springsteen	2/22/11	2/22/11	12/31/13
	Robert Smith	2/4/02	2/4/08	12/31/13
	Jeff Wilson	3/5/12	3/5/12	12/31/14
	Oly Olsen	5/16/11	5/16/11	12/31/14
	Janet Webster	2/16/10	2/16/10	12/31/15
	Don Huster	4/21/08	4/21/08	12/31/15
	Chuck Forinash	1/20/04	1/16/07	12/31/15

Retirement Board (Indefinite Term), 3 or more Members, 1983 Restatement of Employees' Retirement Plan
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Don Rowley	2/1/99	2/1/99	Indefinite
	Julie Hanrahan	4/7/03	4/7/03	Indefinite
	Louise Waarvick	3/1/99	3/1/99	Indefinite

Retirement Board of Trustees (Indefinite Term) 3 or more Members
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Michael Schultz	1/16/07	1/16/07	Indefinite
	John Baker	6/4/07	6/4/07	Indefinite
	Tim Johnson	1/16/07	1/16/07	Indefinite
Employee Rep.	Rebecca Cohen	6/4/07	6/4/07	Indefinite
	Rick Wright	6/18/07	6/18/07	Indefinite

Airport Committee (2 Year Terms), 5 Members, Ord.No.1515
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
Mayor	Sandra Roumagoux			Indefinite
City Manager	Jim Voetberg			Indefinite
Airport Director	Vacancy
	Mark Watkins	10/5/09	10/5/09	12/31/13
	Jim Hawley	6/3/96	2/4/08	12/31/13
	Douglas Nebert	9/2/06	2/19/08	12/31/13
	Thomas Knott	2/19/13	2/19/13	12/31/15
	Jeff Bertuleit	2/19/13	2/19/13	12/31/15
Council Liason	Ralph Busby

Library Board (4 Year Terms), 5 Members, Res.No.1841, as amended by Res.No.2606
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Autumn Belloni	1/22/13	1/22/13	12/31/15
	Carol Ruggeri	2/1/10	2/1/10	12/31/13
	Debra Chandler	1/22/13	1/22/13	12/31/14
	Sharon Beardsley	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/16
	Chuck Norman	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/13
Council Liason	Laura Swanson

Parks & Recreation Committee (2 Year Terms), 7 Members, Res.No.1702
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Jimmy Rodriguez	2/7/11	2/7/11	12/31/13
	Sandra K.Surber	1/4/88	2/4/08	12/31/13
	Nancy Steinberg	2/7/11	2/7/11	12/31/13
	Jennie Scarborough	7/16/12	7/16/12	12/31/14
	Karen Smith	3/17/03	3/17/03	12/31/14
	Vacancy
	Ed Simon	2/6/06	2/6/06	12/31/14
	Fred Springsteen	5/21/12	5/21/12	12/31/14
	Richard Balzer	5/21/12	5/21/12	12/31/14
Council Liason	Mark Saelens

Destination Newport Committee (1 Year Terms), Ord.No.1033, Section 15
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
Lodging	Lill Patrick	1/3/06	1/16/12	12/31/13
At Large	Neal Henning	1/22/13	1/22/13	12/31/13
Lodging	John Clark	2/4/08	1/16/12	12/31/13
Lodging	Ric Rabourn	1/16/07	1/16/12	12/31/13
At Large	Lorna Davis	8/1/05	1/16/12	12/31/13
Retail	Gabe McEntee Wilson	3/17/08	1/16/12	12/31/13
At Large	Carrie Lewis	9/2/06	1/16/12	12/31/13
Council Liason	Dean Sawyer

Senior Citizen Advisory Committee (2 Year Terms), 7 Members, Res. 3166
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Ginger Tibbles	12/5/11	12/5/11	12/31/13
	Vacancy
	Richard Reynolds	7/2/12	7/2/12	12/31/13
	Michael Rickus	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/14
	Donna Fogarty	7/2/12	7/2/12	12/31/14
	Betty Krause	1/16/07	1/16/07	12/31/14
	Eldon Miller	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/14
Council Liason	Laura Swanson

Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee (3 Year Terms), 5 members
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Ken Dennis	6/5/00	1/5/04	12/31/13
	Maryann Bozza	2/21/12	2/21/12	12/31/15
	Robert Hein	2/17/09	2/17/09	12/31/15
	Alisha Kern	6/4/07	2/4/08	12/31/13
	Elliot Crowder	1/18/11	1/18/11	12/31/13
	Dave Teem	5/16/11	5/16/11	12/31/13
	Chuck Forinash	7/2/01	1/20/09	12/31/13
Council Liason	Mark Saelens

Air Services Consortium Committee
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Jack Crider (Port of Astoria)
	Larry Pfund (Port of Astoria)
	Gene Cossey (City of Newport)
	Mark McConnell (City of Newport)
	Larry Dalrymple (Oregon Dept.of Aviation)

Tourism Facility Grant Review Task Force
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Caroline Bauman	8/1/11	8/1/11
	John Lavrakas	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Julie Hanrahan	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Stan Rowe	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Margaret Dailey	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Randy Getman	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Ann Aronson	8/1/11	8/1/11

Public Arts Committee
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Mary Peterson	7/16/12	7/16/12	12/31/16
	Sally Houck	7/16/12	7/16/12	12/31/16
	Catherine Rickbone	7/16/12	7/16/12	12/31/16
	Wyma Rogers	10/15/12	10/15/12	12/31/16
	Mark Goodman	10/15/12	10/15/12	12/31/16
	Karaen Murphy	10/15/12	10/15/12	12/31/16
	Sue Valentine	10/15/12	10/15/12	12/31/16
Council Liason	Sandra Roumagoux