Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee
The purpose of the committee is to advise the director and make recommendations to the City Commission regarding parks, recreation and cemetery operations and planning. The Oregon City Recreation Advisory Association was created November 3, 1983 with nine members; bylaws were adopted on October 11, 1984; bylaws were amended June 12, 1986 by Resolution No. 86-25; bylaws amended and name was changed to Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) by the City Commission on September 2, 1992. New bylaws for PRAC were adopted on May 6, 1998. The Committee consists of seven members whom are encouraged to live within the city limits, however, residency is not mandatory. Non-resident representation is limited to two. Therefore, members are to be selected at-large. Term of office is three years. The chair and vice-chair are to each serve a one-year term of office. Bylaws were amended May 6, 1998 (Commission Report No. 98-67). New bylaws were adopted on July 5, 2000 (Commission Report No. 00-116) to appoint a Pioneer Community Center representative to PRAC. Mayor appoints members.
Staff: Parks and Recreation Director: Dee Craig (503-722-3796)
This position is critical to our neighborhood. We have a few premier parks in our neighborhood and your investment of a night a month to assure that these historical parks are maintained and upgraded to meet the needs of the citizens in the neighborhood is critical.
If you have an interest in our outdoor recreation areas and want to have a say in the future of these gems, please call Dee today and volunteer.
Email us
dcraig@ci.oregon-city.or.us