About the commission
The Planning Commission oversees implementation of and updates to the City's Development Code and Comprehensive Plan. The commission reviews and approves or denies applications for various types of land uses.
Upcoming meetings
The Planning Commission usually meets on the third Monday of each month at 5:15 p.m. starting January 1, 2025.
December 2, 2024, 5:15pm
Council Chambers, City Hall
December 16, 2024, 5:15pm
Council Chambers, City Hall
Staff liaison
David Martineau
Planning Supervisor
541-917-7555
City Council's annual advisory group recruitment is open now!
Members
Name | Appointed | By | Expires | Full Term* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Ryals architect | 1/13/2021 | Ward 1-b | 12/31/2024 | 1st |
Circe Verba | 1/30/2023 | Ward 2-b | 12/31/2024 | — |
Skylar Bailey | 1/10/2024 | Mayor | 12/31/2025 | — |
Karen Cardosa real estate broker | 9/28/2022 | Ward 3-b | 12/31/2025 | — |
JoAnn Miller C | 8/24/2016 | Ward 3-a | 12/31/2026 | 2nd |
Ron Green | 1/30/2023 | Ward 1-a | 12/31/2026 | 1st |
Theodore Bunch, Jr. | 1/27/2021 | Mayor | 12/31/2027 | 1st |
Stacey Bartholomew VC | 1/11/2023 | Ward 2-a | 12/31/2027 | 1st |
Kenny Larson | 1/10/2024 | Mayor | 12/31/2027 | 1st |
C = Chair; VC = Vice Chair
Membership information
Founding document(s): ORS 227.020, AMC 2.16
Number of members: 9
Term of office: 4 years.
*(Appointments within six months of position start date are considered full term.)
Membership requirements: No more than two voting members shall be engaged principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit as an individual, or be a member of a partnership, or officer or employee of any corporation or other legal entity that is engaged principally in the buying, selling or developing of real estate for profit.
No person shall serve simultaneously on the Budget Review Committee, Library Board, Parks & Recreation Commission, or Planning Commission.
No voting member shall be related to another voting member of the Commission nor to a member of the City Council closer than the third degree of either blood relationship or through affinity
Principal place of residence within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Albany. (Res 6797)
Each council member shall have one counterpart with nominations ratified by the Council. The Mayor has three appointments that are at -large; however, no more than four members shall be from any single ward of the city.
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) requires members of this group to complete a Statement of Economic Interest (SEI) for the State of Oregon.