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The Voice of La Pine’s Citizens

The City Council works to maintain La Pine’s vision for a well-functioning, harmonious community today and in the future. It accomplishes this by creating ordinances and resolutions, approving the annual budget, overseeing land use and public works, and generally providing for local needs. Council members are elected by popular vote and serve four-year terms. The mayor is elected for a two-year term.

The City Council’s main job is to represent the needs and desires of La Pine’s citizens while keeping the best interests of the city in mind. La Pine’s City Council operates with the mission statement: “To maintain the friendly, small-town nature of the city through considered choices and planned growth and development.”

Contacting Council Members

Some of the duties of a council member involve listening to the concerns of residents and trying to resolve them. If you have concerns you would like to address with a City Council member, you may contact him or her by emailing info@lapineoregon.gov. You may also attend bi-monthly City Council meetings (the second and fourth Wednesday of each month), which are open to the public.

City Council Members

Daniel Richer, Mayor: Term 01/2023-12/2024

Cathi Van Damme, Council President: Term 01/2021 - 12/2024

Mike Shields: Term 01/2023- 12/2026

Karen Morse: 04/2023-12/2026

Courtney Ignazzitto: 01/2021-12/2024