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Council Committees

Finance
Finance Director is the staff liaison. Committee reviews contracts and financial issues of the City. Especially involved during budget process at end of calendar year.
Chair - ClausonPutaansuu Powers

Tourism
Committee includes Festival of Chimes and Lights, Lodging Tax matters, and other public events and tourism related issues
Chair - Chi ldsChang
 Colebank

Utilities
Public Works Director is staff liaison. Committee members also serve as City representatives on the Sewer Advisory Committee meeting with the Karcher Creek Sewer District Commissioners to discuss the JWWTF. Looks at utility issues regarding sewer, water and stormwater.
Chair - PutaansuuClausonOlin

Public Property
Public Works Director is staff liaison.  Reviews actions of the City in dealing with city property including parks.  Working to update City Comprehensive Parks Plan.  Does not deal with street, alleys or sidewalks.
Chair - PowersColebank
Olin


Library Board

The Port Orchard City library shall be managed and controlled by a board of five trustees, who shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council, of which four shall be residents of the city and one may be a non resident of the city. The first appointments to the board of library trustees shall be for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years respectively, and thereafter a trustee shall be appointed annually to serve for five years. 

 TrusteesTerm Expires 
 Seitz, Diane (Chair) 12-31-2013
 Olin, Fran 12-31-2012
 Collins, Virginia 12-31-2014
 Early, Laura 12-31-2010
 Drzewiecki, Paul 12-31-2011

Staff: Kathleen Wilson, Port Orchard Library Manager


Planning Commission (meets the third Monday of every month)

 

Planning Commission members serve a six-year term and are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.  Commissioners provide recommendations to the Council on land use actions such as rezones, special use permits, subdivisions, and comprehensive plan amendments. The Commission is comprised of eight citizens who meet on the third Monday evening of each month in the City Council Chambers.

 

Commissioner Term Expires 
 Ashby, Bek (Chair) 12-31-2010
 Bailey, Stephanie 12-31-2012
 Matthes, Tim 12-31-2013
 Drury, Tim 12-31-2011
 Michael, Gil 12-31-2014
 Vaught, Vance 12-31-2010
 Ruona, Kim 12-31-2011
 Collins, Jan Grosso 12-31-2015

Staff: James Weaver, Development Director

 


Design Review Board

The Design Review Board consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor for three-year terms which expire on December 31st. Board members review development applications associated with development of the downtown overlay district area and make recommendations to the Director of Planning regarding the applications’ consistency with adopted design guidelines.

 

Board Members Term Expires 
 Nuchims, Paul12-31-2010 
 McKinnon, Bryan12-31-2012
 Cole, Heather12-31-2011
 Wooley, Susan12-31-2010
 Wilson, Johathan12-31-2012