City Council
Grants Pass is a council-manager form of government. The mayor and councilors volunteer their time to serve our community. Elected by city residents, they serve their respective wards.
Eight Councilors represent 4 wards and are elected at large to 4-year terms of office. The Council oversees city government and employs a City Manager who is in charge of the city staff and departments.
City Council Meetings and Workshops are held in the Council Chambers at 5th & NW A Streets in Grants Pass.
- Regular Meetings - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.
- Workshops - Mondays at 11:45 a.m. Workshops are informal, 75 to 90 minutes, and are generally staff presentations on a specific subject, agenda review, or other matters the Council has requested.
- Agendas, minutes, and videos are available in the Agenda Center.
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Sara Bristol
Mayor
The Mayor and Councilors are volunteers and do not keep regular office hours. They can be contacted by:
- phone
- Mayor and City Councilor's email
- by regular mail at 101 NW A Street, Grants Pass OR 97526.
The City Council appreciates hearing from citizens. Your questions are handled as follows:
- Questions sent by email and are technical in nature will receive a direct response from staff.
- Questions regarding policy decisions will be referred to Council for their consideration and response.
- Correspondence received before 5 p.m. the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month will be included in that week's meeting.
- Council will respond to emails with a disclosed name and address. A written response will be emailed to you.
Note: When you email the City Council, your email becomes a public record.
PUBLIC COMMENT. Public comment is an opportunity for the public to address the Council on items not related to a public hearing or Council action item pertaining to City jurisdiction. Public comment process:
- Public comment cards must be completed and turned into the City Recorder by 5:50 pm prior to the meeting.
- Public comment cards can be picked up and submitted during normal business hours (8 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday) at the City Administration office.
- The public comment period will be limited to no more than 30 minutes.
- The Mayor or Chair will call on the citizen during public comment.
- Individuals will be given 3 minutes to speak.
- If more than two people are speaking on one topic, those individuals will be asked to select a spokesperson and that one individual will be provided 5 minutes.
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Rob Pell
Ward 1 Representation
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Brian DeLaGrange
Ward 1 Representation
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Rick Riker
Ward 2 Representative
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Valerie Lovelace
Ward 2 Representative
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Dwight Faszer, II
Ward 3 Representative
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Joel King
Ward 4 Representative
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Vanessa Ogier
Ward 4 Representative
City Council Contacts
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Sara Bristol
Mayor
Email Sara Bristol
101 NW A Street
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Ph: 541-450-6000City Councilors