The Metro Charter requires that a standing citizens' committee be established and maintained by the Metro Office of Citizen Involvement.
The Public Engagement Review Committee serves as a key component of Metro’s efforts to develop successful public engagement processes.
Learn more about Metro's public engagement review process
The committee includes at least three at-large community members, three staff or board members from local community organizations and public involvement staff members from Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.
Committee activities include:
- reviewing and making recommendations on Metro's engagement strategies and practices at the project and program level
- reviewing the annual public engagement report
- making recommendations to the Metro Council about engagement priorities.
Membership
Criteria for the selection of community member and community organization representatives include:
- Community service: Demonstrated commitment to community involvement
- Experience: Demonstrated skills, knowledge or experience valuable to support Metro’s public engagement principles
- Diversity: Collectively representative of the geographic and demographic diversity of the region
Member recruitment occurs annually for one-third of the community member and community organization positions. Local jurisdiction representatives are appointed by the sponsoring county.
| Member name |
Member type |
Affiliation |
County |
|---|
| Michael Foley |
At-large |
|
Clackamas |
| Richard Gilliam |
At-large |
|
Clackamas |
| Carine Arendes |
At-large |
|
Washington |
| Rebecca Fisher |
At-large |
|
Washington |
| Lukas Soto |
At-large |
|
Multnomah |
| Cameron Ruen |
Jurisdictional |
Clackamas County |
Clackamas |
| Mike Pullen |
Jurisdictional |
Multnomah County |
Multnomah |
| Amanda Garcia-Snell |
Jurisdictional |
Washington County |
Washington |
| Melissa DeLyser |
Jurisdictional (alternate) |
Washington County |
Washington |