CITIZEN BUDGET COMMITTEE
STAFF LIAISON: Debra Neville, (503) 588-6049
E-mail to: dneville@cityofsalem.net

The Citizen Budget Committee consists of the entire City Council and nine citizen members appointed by the Council who examine, analyze and recommend a budget to the Council. This committee is active for about six weeks in April and May of each year, with occasional meetings held throughout the year. Members participate in the budget hearings on Wednesdays of each week during this period. The hearings begin at 6:30 p.m.

Special membership requirements: The budget committee shall consist of the members of the governing body and a number, equal to the number of members of the governing body, of qualified electors of the municipal corporation appointed by the governing body.  In order to maintain geographic balance, the appointive members of the budget committee shall consist of one elector from each ward and one elector from the city at-large.

Current Members:   John Whitney, Shannon Priem, Larry George, Virginia Green, Chane Griggs, Geoffrey James, John Reich, Mark Freed and Darlene Strozut

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