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8A | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS Submmit photos now for Chamber 2018 photo contest The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for the best amateur or professional photos of the fun, frolic, famous attractions, iconic buildings and beautiful scenery of Oregon’s Coastal Playground. The winner will collect a $250 cash prize and have their sub- mitted photo featured in the Chamber’s resource guide and other printed marketing pieces, on its website and in social me- dia. A panel of Chamber members will decide the winner. Photos must be taken within 25 miles of Florence to be eligi- ble. The contest is open to Flor- ence area residents and visitors from all over the world. Amateurs and professionals alike are encouraged to enter. Portrait-oriented photos stand the best chance of being used in print media, though land- scape-oriented photos are just as encouraged. Ideal photos will be in .jpg for- mat, color, vertical in orientation (but horizontal will be accept- ed). Preferred size is 1920x1080 pixels, and 8MP, if possible. Deadline for entry is Nov. 15, with the winner being an- nounced the week of Nov. 19. For more contest information, entry forms, and image release waivers visit Florence Chamber. com/Contest, call 541-997-3128, or email Contest@Florence Chamber.com. CITY from page 1A brought Agenda Item No. 7, “Committee & Commission Code & Policies,” before the council to help streamline lan- guage in the Florence City Code about committees and commis- sions and to clarify their roles. “Our committees put in countless hours in volunteer efforts in their specific interests and things that work towards the city’s goals,” Weese said. “We wanted to make sure there was a formalized process for them to have a voice in the city’s overall work plan and goal setting — and to make sure the council is aware of what they are working towards.” For the past year, according to Weese, staff has been working with the council in work ses- sions on reviewing committee structures and duties, as well as creating a policy manual for the committees. Updates included adding the option to have up to 11 people in each committee, changing the term to four years to match the city’s new biennial budget, clarifying appointments and removals and simplifying membership requirements. “Overall, we looked at each committee’s scope and purpose and thought about how they can be larger, when possible, to incorporate more of the overar- ching goals of each particular objective,” Weese said. “This really helps to make sure the committees have a wide variety of projects.” She said that committees have option to break up into smaller committees to complete tasks, and more members might help accomplish those tasks. “We find that’s been an ef- ficient method to get the work done,” Weese said. Later in the meeting, Coun- cilor Joshua Greene agreed. “One of the changes we’re making with the subcommittees is that the committees can de- cide if they want to expand the quantity of people,” he said. “For example, the Public Art Com- mittee is one that is really go- ing to take advantage. We have seven people and we have eight subcommittees right now, and want to create three more. That situation is the perfect example where we want all 11 people. So if you’re interested in public art, this is going to be a big oppor- tunity to get involved.” Other changes included con- solidating committees. The first is a new Transporta- tion Committee that will com- bine and expand the roles of the Airport Advisory Committee and Transit Advisory Commit- tee. “The hope with that is to pro- vide those two outlets, which are kind of narrow in scope, with a much broader way to look at our transportation infrastructure,” Weese said. “Hopefully they will be able to work on some policy objectives that meet all those needs, and think about how they work to- gether.” The second new committee combines and expands the roles of the Housing Committee, Economic Development Com- mittee and Parks Committee, all of which are currently inac- tive, into a new Community and Economic Development Com- mittee. In addition, the Environ- mental Management Advisory Committee has been expanded to include the Tree Board and to address noxious weed removal and the City of Florence Audit Committee will now be an Ad- Hoc Committee. “We’ve really done a lot of work — clearing of the roles and the job descriptions for the council, committee members and staff — trying to narrow down what everybody’s respon- sibilities are,” Weese said. Now that the policy work is over, people are welcome to apply to: The Planning Com- mission, Budget Committee, Community & Economic De- velopment Committee, Envi- ronmental Management Advi- sory Committee, Public Arts Committee, Transportation Committee and the Audit Ad- Hoc Committee. “We have a boon of city com- mittee positions open,” Weese said. “Anybody who is interest- ed in volunteering for the city ... we want you all. This is our official start to the recruitment period, where we’ll be recruit- ing for up to 39 open positions.” People can pick up appli- cations at ci.florence.or.us or Florence Public Works, 2675 Kingwood St. The starting date will be in February 2019. “I just would encourage any- body that is interested in serv- ing their city to get an applica- tion for one of the committees that available, and get it in,” Woodbury said at the close of the meeting. She thanked each councilor individually and acknowledged that the councilors hold unpaid volunteer positions. “I looked at the itineraries and schedules that you all have for this last year and going forward, and I can’t believe the countless hours you all have to put in to make this city run smoothly,” Wantz said. “I know how much work goes into this, and I fully appreciate it. I just want to say thank you.” Each speaker gets three min- utes during the public comment period. Wantz used the remain- der of her time to lead the at- tendees in a “moment of quiet reflection.” “I would like us to go inward and visualize those people who have sat up there before, visual- ize the people who have sat over here (at the staff table) and been paid to run this city, people who have been here before, who have gotten us to this place, and to those who are coming still. It’s a great responsibility,” she said. “I look forward to watching who- ever is up there help run this city as best as you can.” Afterwards, Wantz said she wanted to start the meeting with a thank you and quiet reflection to help set the tone for the meet- ing. “There seems to be so much division in the world, country, state and city, and the city is supposed to be nonpartisan. No matter who gets elected, I want to thank them for being part of our city,” she said. “We’re going to be fine.” She said that recent conten- tion around the council and election encouraged her to issue her request for a return to “com- mon decency.” Besides the council and city staff who Wantz thanked, Flor- ence relies on committees to shape policy, conduct research and lead in the areas of trans- portation, public art, economic development, community de- velopment, planning and more. City Recorder Kelli Weese DONATE NOW! Maximize your donation by donating to Cars for a Cause by Dec. 31st. We accept cars, trucks, RVs, boats & motorcycles CALL NOW! •Helps those in need in Lane County • Charitable donation •We do all the paperwork BETTER HEARING. BETTER COMMUNICATION. BETTER RELATIONSHIPS. HEARING Call today to schedule your appointment! ASSOCIATES of Florence Florence • • 1525 1901 12th Hwy St, 101 Ste 2 FLORENCE TheSiuslawNews.com DENTURE SERVICES INC. 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