Council committees
From 1975 to the 2000s the council divided its work among standing committees, one member reporting on each: streets, water, sanitation, recreation and environment in the 1970s; community protection, human development, home and community, policy and administration, water and sewer from 1980. Who held which committee, year by year, as the agendas and minutes print it, each with its source page.
Committees
| Committee | Printed as | On record | Members named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streets | “Streets”, “Street” | 1975–1998 (45 meetings) | 3 in 6 years |
| Water | “Water”, “water” | 1975–2007 (188 meetings) | 14 in 16 years |
| Sanitation and Sewer | “Sanitation”, “Sewer & Solid Waste”, “Sanitation & Solid Waste”, “Sewer”, “sewer” | 1975–2002 (155 meetings) | 9 in 16 years |
| Water and Sewer | “Water & Sewer”, “Water and Sewer” | 2002–2006 (4 meetings) | 0 |
| Parks and Recreation | “Recreation”, “Parks & Recreation”, “Parks and Recreation”, “Parks” | 1975–2002 (42 meetings) | 4 in 7 years |
| Environment | “Environment” | 1975–1979 (44 meetings) | 5 in 5 years |
| Finance | “Financial Audit”, “Financial”, “Finance” | 1975–1978 (4 meetings) | 5 in 2 years |
| Police | “Police” | 1978–1982 (35 meetings) | 1 in 1 year |
| Community Protection | “Community Protection”, “Community protection”, “community protection”, “Community Portection” | 1980–2007 (121 meetings) | 7 in 11 years |
| Human Development | “Human Development”, “Human development”, “Humdan Development”, “human development” | 1980–2007 (137 meetings) | 6 in 8 years |
| Home and Community | “Home and Community”, “Home and Community (Streets)”, “home and community”, “Home/Community”, “Home and community” … | 1980–2007 (159 meetings) | 5 in 11 years |
| Policy and Administration | “Policy and Administration”, “Police and Administration”, “policy and administration”, “Policy & Administration”, “Policy and Administration Program” | 1980–2007 (158 meetings) | 2 in 8 years |
| Community Development | “Community Development”, “Ommunity Development” | 1998–2002 (38 meetings) | 0 |
| Library (council liaison) | “Library” | 2001 (1 meeting) | 1 in 1 year |
Year by year
1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · all years
1987
| Committee | Member | On record | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Carrie Stratton | Jan 14, 1987 · named by the mayor | Jan 14, 1987, p. 2 |
| Sanitation and Sewer | Bill Runge | Jan 7, 1986 – Jan 14, 1987 · named by the mayor 2 times | Jan 7, 1986, p. 2 · Jan 14, 1987, p. 2 |
| Community Protection | Dave Stoner | Jan 7, 1986 – Jan 11, 1989 · named by the mayor 4 times | Jan 7, 1986, p. 2 · Jan 11, 1989, p. 3 |
| Human Development | Jean Flansburg | Jan 7, 1986 – Jan 14, 1987 · named by the mayor 2 times | Jan 7, 1986, p. 2 · Jan 14, 1987, p. 2 |
| Home and Community | Sandra Morgan | Jan 7, 1985 – Jan 14, 1987 · named by the mayor 3 times | Jan 7, 1985, p. 3 · Jan 14, 1987, p. 2 |
| Policy and Administration | Glenn R. Potter | Jan 1, 1984 – Jan 11, 1989 · named by the mayor 6 times | Jan 1, 1984, p. 2 · Jan 11, 1989, p. 3 |
Officers on the same lists
The 1970s standing-committee list also named the city's officers ("Treasurer - Beverly Birtcher", "City Attorney - Ralph Neuzil"). They are evidence of the office the person held, not committees.
| Office | Name | On the list | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Attorney | Ralph Neuzil | Jan 8, 1975 – Jan 11, 1978 · 29 meetings | Jan 8, 1975, p. 1 · Jan 11, 1978, p. 1All 29 meetings
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| City Engineer | Glenn Shoemaker | Jan 8, 1975 – Feb 5, 1975 · 2 meetings | Jan 8, 1975, p. 1 · Feb 5, 1975, p. 1 |
| Treasurer | Edna Miller | Jan 8, 1975 – Aug 13, 1975 · 3 meetings | Jan 8, 1975, p. 1 · Aug 13, 1975, p. 1 |
| Treasurer | Beverly Birtcher | Nov 12, 1975 – Dec 14, 1977 · 22 meetings | Nov 12, 1975, p. 1 · Dec 14, 1977, p. 1All 22 meetings
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| City Attorney | John Sladek | Feb 8, 1978 – Mar 14, 1979 · 12 meetings | Feb 8, 1978, p. 1 · Mar 14, 1979, p. 1All 12 meetings
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| JCCOG representative | Barbara Murray | Jul 12, 1978 – Dec 13, 1978 · 4 meetings | Jul 12, 1978, p. 1 · Dec 13, 1978, p. 1 |
| JCCOG representative | Barbara Murray | Sep 9, 1981 – Dec 9, 1981 · 4 meetings | Sep 9, 1981, p. 1 · Dec 9, 1981, p. 1 |
About these lists
Two kinds of record name the members. From 1975 to 1979 the Orders of the Day, typed as the first page of the minutes, list the standing committees with the member reporting for each ("B. Streets - Tom Morgan - Stop signs"). From 1980 the agendas keep the list without the names, and the members are known only when the minutes record the mayor naming the committee heads, usually at the first meeting of the year ("Mayor Potter appointed committee chairmen for 1987 as follows: Stoner to community protection …"). Years in which only the agenda list survives say "the member is not printed".
Each name is matched to the council member serving on that date. One member's run on a committee is shown from the first to the last meeting a list names them; it ends when a list names someone else. "On record" dates are those meetings, not appointment terms. Committee names changed over the years and are grouped (a 1978 "Sewer & Solid Waste" and a 1982 "Sewer" are one committee); the printed name is kept. Names a list prints that match no council member of that date are held for review and not shown. Committees are not offices: they create no seats and do not affect the voting records.
Data last updated October 21, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.