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Scappoose Council reviews committee roles, asks councilors for input before goal-setting
Summary
At a Oct. 21 work session, Scappoose City Council and City Manager Ben debated whether standing advisory committees (notably Parks & Rec and the Economic Development Commission) should remain permanent, shift to ad hoc or be staff-led, and asked councilors to send written input before annual goal-setting.
Scappoose City Council on Oct. 21 held a work session to reassess the purpose and structure of its advisory committees and asked councilors to send their recommendations to City Manager Ben ahead of the city’s annual goal-setting.
City Manager Ben framed the discussion as a 'visioning' exercise focused on the question, 'Why do we have committees, what are they for, what value we have,' and urged the council to decide whether current committees should remain standing, become ad hoc, or be run as staff advisory groups. Ben cited a model manual from the City of Florence and guidance from the League of Oregon Cities as reference material.
The council’s conversation repeatedly returned to two…
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