About the City Council

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.”

Contact Your Council Member

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 monthly City Council meetings, which are open to the public. View the meeting schedule here

City Council Members

Mayor Daniel Richer

Colleen Scott, Council President 

Cathi Van Damme 

Mike Shields

Courtney Ignazzitto