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Last Updated: 6/18/10

City Council (2 Year Term for Mayor, 4-Year Term for Council) 6 Members + Mayor (city Charter/1962)
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
Mayor	Bill Bain	11/7/06	1/5/09	12/31/10
	Patricia Patrick-Joling	11/7/06	1/2/07	12/31/10
	Richard Kilbride	9/2/08	9/2/08	12/31/10
	Terry Obteshka	11/7/06	1/2/07	12/31/10
	Mark McConnell	11/4/08	1/5/09	12/31/12
Council President	Jeff Bertuleit	11/2/04	1/5/09	12/31/12
	Lon Brusselback	11/4/08	1/5/09	12/31/12

Planning Commission (3 Year Terms) 7 Members Ord. No.1151/1979
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Melanie Sarazin
	Gary East		10/12/09
Chair	Jim Patrick	1/3/05	2/4/08	12/31/10
	Glen Small	7/20/09	7/20/09	12/31/10
	Mark Fisher	4/7/08	4/7/08	12/31/11
	(Vacant)
	John Rehfuss	1/16/07	1/16/07	12/31/11

Combined Budget Committee (City & Urban Renewal) (3-Year Terms) 7 Members
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	David Allen	2/4/08	2/4/08	12/31/10
	Robert Smith	2/4/02	2/4/08	12/31/10
	Dac Wilde	3/1/82	1/3/06	12/31/11
	Roger Snelling	5/5/08	5/5/08	12/31/11
	Don Rowley	1/16/01	1/16/07	12/31/09
	Don Huster	4/21/08	4/21/08	12/31/09
	Chuck Forinash	1/20/04	1/16/07	12/31/09

Retirement Board (Indefinte Term), 3 or more Members, 1983 Restatement of Employees' Retirement Plan
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Don Rowley	2/1/99	2/1/99	Indefinite
	Julie Hanrahan	4/7/03	4/7/03	Indefinite
	Louise Waarvick	3/1/99	3/1/99	Indefinite

Retirement Board of Trustees (Indefinite Term) 3 or more Members
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Michael Schultz	1/16/07	1/16/07	Indefinite
	John Baker	6/4/07	6/4/07	Indefinite
	Tim Johnson	1/16/07	1/16/07	Indefinite
Employee Rep.	Rebecca Cohen	6/4/07	6/4/07	Indefinite
	Rick Wright	6/18/07	6/18/07	Indefinite

Airport Committee (2 Year Terms), 5 Members, Ord.No.1515
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
Mayor	Bill Bain			Indefinte
City Manager	Jim Voetberg			Indefinte
Airport Director	Gene Cossey			Indefinte
	Jesse Laub	6/6/05	2/19/08	12/31/09
	Jim Hawley	6/3/96	2/4/08	12/31/09
	Curt Fewkes	9/2/06	2/19/08	12/31/09
	James Churchwell	2/2/09	2/2/09	12/31/10
	Richard Larson	21/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/10
Council Liason	Jeff Bertuleit

Library Board (4 Year Terms), 5 Members, Res.No.1841, as amended by Res.No.2606
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Curt Fewkes	9/2/06	2/4/08	12/31/11
	Carol Fisher	11/5/01	11/5/01	12/31/09
	Cindy McConnell	2/21/06	2/21/06	12/31/10
	Sharon Beardsley	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/12
	Chuck Norman	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/13
Council Liason	Terry Obteshka

Newport Development Advisory Committee (3 Year Terms), 5 Members, Res.No. 1652
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Chuck Forinash	3/7/05	3/7/05	12/31/07
	Rob Thompson	9/4/01	1/22/02	12/31/07
	Patrick Hannan	1/20/98	1/6/03	12/31/08
	Mary Lou Yeck	4/3/95	1/5/04	12/31/09
	Don Davis	1/17/06	1/17/06	12/31/09
Council Liason	Patricia Patrick-Joling

Parks & Recreation Committee (2 Year Terms), 7 Members, Res.No.1702
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Paul Reed	1/3/06	2/4/08	12/31/09
	Sandra K.Surber	1/4/88	2/4/08	12/31/09
	Sarah Follet	2/4/08	2/4/08	12/31/09
	Susan Boehlert	1/3/05	1/3/05	12/31/10
	Karen Smith	3/17/03	3/17/03	12/31/10
	E.Roger Holstein	2/4/85	1/6/03	12/31/10
	Ed Simon	2/6/06	2/6/06	12/31/10
Council Liason	Lon Bruselback

Destination Newport Committee (1 Year Terms), Ord.No.1033, Section 15
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
Lodging	Lill Patrick	1/3/06	2/4/08	12/31/09
Retail	Deborah Trusty	2/4/08	2/4/08	12/31/09
Lodging	John Clark	2/4/08	2/4/08	12/31/09
Lodging	Ric Rabourn	1/16/07	2/4/08	12/31/09
At Large	Lorna Davis	8/1/05	2/4/08	12/31/09
Retail	Gabe McEntee Wilson	3/17/08	3/17/08	12/31/09
At Large	Carrie Lewis	9/2/06	2/4/08	12/31/09
Council Liason	Mark McConnell

Senior Citizen Advisory Committee (2 Year Terms), 7 Members, Res. 3166
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires

	Diane Pinkerton	2/4/08	2/4/08	12/31/09
	Robert Smith	2/4/02	2/4/08	12/31/09
	Michael Rickus	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/10
	John Paquette	4/18/05	4/18/05	12/31/10
	Betty Krause	1/16/07	1/16/07	12/31/10
	Eldon Miller	12/1/08	12/1/08	12/31/10
Council Liason	Terry Obteshka

Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee (3 Year Terms), 5 members
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Ken Dennis	6/5/00	1/5/04	12/31/09
	Ken Smith	4/2/07	4/2/07	12/31/09
	Robert Hein	2/17/09	2/17/09	12/31/09
	Lisa Kern	6/4/07	2/4/08	12/31/10
	Chuck Forinash	7/2/01	1/20/09	12/31/11
	Charles Norman	2/16/10	2/18/10	12/31/12
Ex Officio	Dave Teem	6/5/00	6/5/00
Council Liason	Jeff Bertuleit

Air Services Consortium Committee
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Bill Bain
	Larry Pfund

	Jack Crider
	Dan Clem

Airline Sustainability Task Force
Position	Member	Elected/Appointed	Term Begins	Term Expires
	Mark McConnell
	Richard Kilbride
	Patricia Patrick-Joling
	Penelope McCarthy

	Jim Voetberg
	Mike Schulz
	Ross Schultz