Volunteer (Non-Paid) Position - Community Involvement Committee bei City of Portland, OR

About the Department

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Chapter 2 of Portland’s Comprehensive Plan calls for the creation of a volunteer body to oversee the City’s community involvement efforts for land use and transportation planning projects.

The Community Involvement Committee (CIC) is committed to authentic, transparent and equitable public engagement processes. Our intent is to challenge traditional thinking and move the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) toward its own stated and admirable goals in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan (2018) and Racial Equity Plan (2015).

Committee activities include:

• Review and advise City staff on their engagement with the public in land use and transportation planning projects and programs.

• The CIC does not review content of planning projects; it focuses on the community involvement process.

• Work with The Planning Commission and planning staff throughout the City to ensure that projects have strong community involvement practices.

• Maintain and update the Community Engagement Manual.

Total number of committee seats: 12

Number of seats available: 8

Position Duties

To be eligible for the committee, members must live, play, worship, go to school, work or do business in the City of Portland.

What We Look For

We want people from every part of Portland here to share their voice on this committee, especially people who have not been involved before. If you want to serve your community and to help government make better choices, then we want to see your application. The attributes listed below are what will guide our selection process. It is helpful if you are specific in your answers. We do not expect you to be or have everything listed.

• You believe government is better when community is involved

• You are an advocate for racial equity: you want positive and long-lasting outcomes for racial and ethnic communities who have been left out before. You can bring discussion about racial and ethnic communities who need it the most.

• You are available to attend all meetings and participate in the discussions.

• Ability to bring a system-wide perspective to the Board while striving to not represent individual interests or areas of the City.

• The membership of the Board shall strive to reflect the demographic and geographic diversity of the City.

Time Commitment

• Monthly meetings will take place on the second Tuesday of the month from 5 to 7PM, Meetings will take place in person with a hybrid option via Zoom.

• Full terms are 3 years with a maximum service time of 8 years. We are recruiting for a mix of 1 year, 2 year, and 3 year positions.

• Members are expected to prepare for meetings on their own time. Arrive ready to discuss meeting materials and agenda items. Meeting materials for review are sent in advance.

• The anticipated time commitment per month is 3 hours. · .

We Remove Barriers

Let us know if there are barriers to your participation that we can accommodate. All meetings are hybrid, and you are welcome to participate in person or virtually. Dinner will be provided at evening meetings for those participating in person.

Volunteer Ethics

People who join this committee will become what we call “Public Officials,” which means that while you serve you must behave fair and ethically. We will provide training on this once you are accepted. Part of following Public Officials Ethics laws means you must tell the group when you or a relative may financially benefit (or avoid fees) by your recommendations. This is called a “Conflict of Interest.” If you tell us about potential Conflicts of Interest that does not mean you cannot serve, in fact, many committees have potential members with Conflicts of Interest. We appreciate your ethical inclusion of possible Conflicts of Interest on the form included in the application.

Minimum Qualifications

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Applications are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, October 12.

To talk with someone about this opportunity or to receive assistance completing the application, please contact the advisory body staff liaison at [email protected] or 971-346-6687.

Voluntary & Confidential Demographic Information

The City is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Completing the demographic information on the application is voluntary, but we encourage you to provide that information. The City uses this information to help ensure that advisory body appointments represent a broad cross-section of community. Your information will not be used during the recruitment nor the selection process. State and federal law prohibit use of this information to discriminate against you. Questions about this may be sent to [email protected]

General Questions

For general questions about the Advisory Bodies program, the volunteer recruitment process, or other upcoming advisory body opportunities please email [email protected].

We Encourage You to Apply 

We welcome you to browse our website to learn more about the bureau and the CIC. Do you have questions or need more information? Email [email protected] or 971-346-6687.

Work and meeting location:

Vanport Building

1810 SW 5th Ave, Ste 710

Portland, OR 97211