Members of the Oregon Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee (CIAC) are appointed by the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) to advise the LCDC on matters of citizen involvement, to promote public participation in the adoption and amendment of the goals and guidelines, and to assure widespread citizen involvement in all phases of the planning process (ORS 197.160). Within the restrictions of its limited staff and funding the CIAC does a reasonable job in implementing its mission.

ORS 197.160(c) "(c) The State Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee appointed under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall review the proposed programs submitted by each city and county and report to the commission whether or not the proposed program adequately provides for public involvement in the planning process, and, if it does not so provide, in what respects it is inadequate."

The CIAC has a history of not following the law in it job to review local governments’ proposed citizen involvement programs (CIPs) and make recommendations to LCDC. The Hugo Neighborhood believes this failure is a direct result of inadequate staff and funding.

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The Oregon CIAC should be staffed and funded at a level adequate to implement its legal responsibilities, specifically ORS 197.160(c).

Specifically, the CIAC should be staffed and funded to review the proposed CIP programs submitted by each city and county and report to the LCDC whether or not the proposed CIPs adequately provide for public involvement in the planning process, and, if they do not so provide, in what respects are they inadequate.

More Information. Would you like to learn more? Contact a member of the Hugo Land Use Committee.

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