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Boards & Commissions
More opportunities to serve on advisory committees and interact with City of Madras staff and the City Council are coming in 2023. Council has expressed interest in establishing the following committees and will be seeking commitment from the community as these committees are formed. Subscribe to the City's Facebook page for notifications. Proposed committees include:
- Downtown Parking
- Housing Advisory
- Public Art
- Public Safety
- Transportation (Infrastructure Planning & Funding)
The Airport-Industrial Site Advisory Committee meets once each month and is made up of area pilots, industrial site business men & women. It provides guidance and support to staff on upcoming capital improvement projects, provides support for grant funding opportunities, and provides guidance and feedback with other airport and industrial site business.
If you're looking for an opportunity to serve your community, but don't have a lot of time to commit, serving on a Budget Committee is a great place to start. There are two Budget Committees for the City. The City Budget Committee which meets annually and the Madras Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee which meets biannually. Both consists of only 2 or 3 meetings per session occurring in the Spring (typically April). The meetings are in the evening and the City typically provides a meal!
The Homeless Advisory Committee was formed in response to the homelessness and homeless camping issues withing the incorporated limits of the City of Madras. The committee consists of members from the City Council, law enforcement, emergency medical services, public health, the faith community, mental health, legal advocacy, and a community advocate. Other participants will include the city administrator and representative staff from community development and public works. The primary purpose of the committee is to ensure all service agencies are working together toward common goals related to issues involving both seen and unseen homeless individuals. As an advisory committee, they will not make decisions, but make recommendations to the City Council on matters concerning homelessness and homeless camping.
The Madras Redevelopment Commission ("MRC") meets once or twice a month and is comprised of the City Council and Madras business men and women. The MRC's goal is to assist in meeting the City's economic development objectives through rehabilitation of older and historic structures, redevelopment of key sites, improving transportation and utility facilities in the urban renewal area, assisting with the construction of needed public facilities, and creating public amenities.
The Planning Commission provides balance, leadership, fairness, equity, decision-making, and communication for the community. They balance competing interests in public hearings so decisions are made that reflect the community’s needs. The Planning Commission also assumes the role of ensuring fairness in public meetings where public decisions are made by following the prescribed procedures for public hearings established in the City of Madras zoning ordinance and in the planning commission’s bylaws. Fairness in public meetings is also achieved by the Planning Commission by maintaining a safe and friendly meeting that encourages all citizens to participate regardless of their experience in planning and public speaking. /citycouncil/page/get-involved
The purpose of this task force is to research and analyze potential funding revenues for the transportation infrastructure network within the City of Madras. This committee was put on hold in 2020 at start of COVID, but will be reopening sometime in 2023 at Council's request.
The Urban Forestry Commission meets once each month and is comprised of area residents with a common interest in tree selection, management and beautification within Madras. This group provides recommendations for tree selection and placement for new development in Madras, organizes the annual Arbor Day Celebration, and helps City staff to care for and maintain its tree network in town.
