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The members of a City Council supervise the city departments, either directly or through a city manager or administrator. City Councilors pass laws, set policy, decide which services will be provided, and develop budgets; they negotiate work contracts and make hiring and firing decisions. A city officer must be a qualified elector under the state constitution who has resided in the city before being elected for a period of time that is specified in the city charter.Coos Bay City Councilors are elected at large. Voters are asked to vote for 4 candidates; the top 3 vote-getters serve a 4-year term and the fourth-place vote-getter serves a 2-year term. The Councilors are elected on a nonpartisan basis. In most cities, the City Councilors are unpaid.

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    Troy Cribbins
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    Lucinda DiNovo
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What are the city’s most urgent needs, and how would you address them?

What aspects of the duties of a City Councilor most interest you, and why?

What are the infrastructure needs of the city, and how would you finance the most critical ones?

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Contact Phone 5412942276
Town Where You Live Coos Bay
Your Experience/Qualifications Coos Bay City Council - Served since 2016
County Coos
Term 4 years
Term Expires 2024
Housing - We have worked to address housing needs by incentivizing development of workforce housing. Some of the most recent work was the approval of the MUPTI program which uses tax abatement for development of multi-unit housing. The city works with the CBDA Economic Vitality Comm. to look at options for upper floor housing opportunities. There are a number of other types of work we do through Urban Renewal that also assist. We are looking at partnerships with other organizations that have property to develop for all levels of housing. Other issues include addressing homelessness, critical infrastructure (wastewater and roads), and crime. We have several programs in the works. Future planning is underway. TUF program has addressed roads.
Openness and transparency. I think an informed constiuency better understands the complexities of operating a city. Being open and honest about what we are doing to save money as well as what difficult decisions we are making to ensure we are addressing the critical needs of the community from infrastructure to crime to parks help us all understand what makes a community livable. Councilors don't address one single issue. They address many to guide staff, execute fiduciary responsibility, and meet the needs of citizens. Telling them about successes, informing them about what to expect and how they'll be affected, and to go about successfully running a very large business with 100+ employees ensures checks and balances in the system.
Roads & Sidewalks - Transportation Utility Fees, Grants, Urban Renewal, Jurisdictional Funds, and Gas Taxes

Wastewater - Grants, Rates/User Fees, Development, Capital Funding set asides, reserves, loans, and even contingency funds (in emergencies).

Library - It's difficult to say this is at a critical stage. The current site is functional but not for the long-term. Livable communities, especially large ones like ours, have a library. They are not just for books any longer. We are asking for funding through taxpayers to ensure, like the current facility, we have a library/community center well into the future.

Parks - we are looking at grants, 501c3, & other options to help fund maintenance of existing facilities for park facilities.
Town Where You Live Coos Bay
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County Coos County
Term 2/4 years
Term Expires 2026 or 28
The City of Coos Bay has a need for housing and general development, especially through urban renewal. I would address these by continuing the Coos Bay City Council’s work in developing underinvested areas in town with urban renewal projects, working with local businesses to best meet their development needs, and continuing to create a regulatory atmosphere conducive to residential construction.
I am most interested in the creative collaboration of a City Council position. Working with council members and community members to craft and codify systems to improve our lives is a project I am eager to participate in. Ultimately, my goal is to bring stakeholders into collaboration and continue to keep achievable improvements to Coos Bay services and resident experience at the core of all decision-making.
The City of Coos Bay has a need for further housing development and general infrastructure improvements. Incremental improvements in both categories will, ideally, generate greater tax revenue through more residents paying into Coos Bay property taxes as well as through a greater amount of business taxes (generated by an increased amount of businesses servicing an influx of residents). Beyond an optimistic hope for more residents, it is my desire that the council will continue to pursue state and federal grants to fund Coos Bay’s infrastructure goals.
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