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Last Updated: 8/23/11

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	Mark McConnell	11/2/10	1/3/11	12/31/12
	David Allen	11/2/10	1/3/11	12/31/14
	Richard Beemer	11/2/10	1/3/11	12/31/14
	Sandra Roumagoux	11/2/10	1/3/11	12/31/14
	Jeff Bertuleit	11/2/04	1/5/09	12/31/12
Council President	Lon Brusselback	11/4/08	1/5/09	12/31/12
	Dean Sawyer	1/3/11	1/3/11	12/31/12

Planning Commission (3 Year Terms) 7 Members Ord. No.1151/1979
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Melanie Sarazin	9/21/09	9/21/09	12/31/12
	Gary East	9/21/09	10/12/09	12/31/12
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	2/22/2011	2/22/11	12/31/13
	Robert Smith	2/4/2002	2/4/08	12/31/13
	Vacancy
	Oly Olsen	5/16/2011	5/16/11	12/31/14
	Janet Webster	2/16/2010	2/16/10	12/31/12
	Don Huster	4/21/2008	4/21/08	12/31/12
	Chuck Forinash	1/20/2004	1/16/07	12/31/12

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	Mark McConnell			Indefinite
City Manager	Jim Voetberg			Indefinite
Airport Director	Gene Cossey			Indefinite
	Mark Watkins	10/5/09	10/5/09	12/31/11
	Jim Hawley	6/3/96	2/4/08	12/31/11

	James Churchwell	2/2/09	2/2/09	12/31/12
	Richard Larson	21/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/12
Council Liason	Jeff Bertuleit

Library Board (4 Year Terms), 5 Members, Res.No.1841, as amended by Res.No.2606
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Curt Fewkes	9/2/06	2/4/08	12/31/11
	Carol Ruggeri	2/1/10	2/1/10	12/31/13
	Cindy McConnell	2/21/06	2/21/06	12/31/14
	Sharon Beardsley	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/12
	Chuck Norman	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/13
Council Liason	Dick Beemer

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	12/31/11
	Sandra K.Surber	1/4/88	2/4/08	12/31/11
	Nancy Steinberg	2/7/11	2/7/11	12/31/11
	Susan Boehlert	1/3/05	1/3/05	12/31/12
	Karen Smith	3/17/03	3/17/03	12/31/12
	E.Roger Holstein	2/4/85	1/6/03	12/31/12
	Ed Simon	2/6/06	2/6/06	12/31/12
Council Liason	Sandra Roumagoux

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	1/18/11	12/31/11
At Large	Raquell Teague	1/4/10	1/18/11	12/31/11
Lodging	John Clark	2/4/08	1/18/11	12/31/11
Lodging	Ric Rabourn	1/16/07	1/18/11	12/31/11
At Large	Lorna Davis	8/1/05	1/18/11	12/31/11
Retail	Gabe McEntee Wilson	3/17/08	1/18/11	12/31/11
At Large	Carrie Lewis	9/2/06	1/18/11	12/31/11
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
	Diane Pinkerton	2/4/08	2/4/08	12/31/11
	Vacancy
	Michael Rickus	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/12
	Joan Hartung	12/5/11	12/5/11	12/31/13
	Betty Krause	1/16/07	1/16/07	12/31/12
	Eldon Miller	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/12
Council Liason	Sandra Roumagoux

Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee (3 Year Terms), 5 members
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Ken Dennis	6/5/00	1/5/04	12/31/12
	Vacancy
	Robert Hein	2/17/09	2/17/09	12/31/12
	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	12/31/11
Council Liason	Lon Brusselback

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)

Technical Advisory Task Force
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Frank DeFilippis	10/18/10	10/18/10
	Anne Sigleo	10/18/10	10/18/10
	Peter Lawson	10/18/10	10/18/10
	Charlie Plybon	10/18/10	10/18/10
	Joe Hayward	10/18/10	10/18/10
	David Young	5/16/11	5/16/11
	Jim Fuller	10/18/10	10/18/10
Council liaison	Lon Brusselback	10/18/10	10/18/10

Recreation Facilities Management Review Task Force
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Ed Simon	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Fred Springsteen	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Pat Cowan	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Jeff Schrantz	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Josie Bissell	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Phil Jackson	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Thomas Hurst	8/1/11	8/1/11

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
	Tracy Wiley	8/1/11	8/1/11
	Ann Aronson	8/1/11	8/1/11