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From the Lowell Charter:
Section 7. Council. The council shall be composed of five (5)
council members elected in the City at large and by position number. Each
position shall bear a number running from one (No. 1) through five (No. 5) and any candidate for council
shall, starting with his/her nominating petition, designate the number of council
seat to which he/she seeks election; further, one candidate may run for only
one position at an election. They shall serve without pay.
The council members whose terms of office expire with the
end of 1984 shall be assigned seat numbers 2, 3, and 5; the council members
whose terms of office expire the end of 1986 shall be assigned seat numbers 1
and 4. Within the scope of the preceding provision, the council shall forthwith
determine by lot the numbers to be assigned to the incumbent council members.
Each council position shall be for a term of four years.
Section 8. Council
Members. The term of office of each
council member in office when this charter is adopted shall continue for the
tern for which each was elected. At each subsequent biennial general election,
three council members shall be elected in 1984 and every four years thereafter.
Section 9. Mayor. At the first meeting of each odd numbered
year the council shall choose from its membership a Mayor. The Mayor’s term of
office will be two years.
Current Council Members are:
Councilor Bryant has been a long time resident of Lowell. This is her first term as a Council member.
Term expires December 31, 2014.
Position #2 - Mayor: Steve Paulson
Position #3 - Jim Burford
Councilor Jim Burford is a 1968 graduate of Springfield
High School. Jim and his wife Karen
were married in 1969. Jim has worked the last 20 years as an estimator for
Central Lane Building Supply. They have 3 children and 4 granddaughters. Jim is
an avid sportsman and the both love the outdoors. Born and raised in Springfield,
he served on the Springfield Planning Commission for 8 years. Jim is
enthusiastic about the potential for growth in Lowell.
He sees Lowell as a progressive
growing community with a great future. Jim has volunteered and worked hard to
make Lowell a better place to live.
He current holds City Council Position #3, he is a member of the Parks Advisory
Committee, the Budget Committee and is an active member of the Lowell Grange.
Jim is known by family and friends as “Mr. Volunteer.” He is always
willing to get his hands dirty for the residents of Lowell.
He helped in construction of restrooms at Paul
Fisher Park,
was head carpenter in construction of the new deck and wheelchair ramp at the
Lowell Grange. He worked many hours as the project manager of the City Hall
renovations. He helped construct railroad bed for the Caboose at Rolling Rock
Park, he is a member of the Blackberry Jam Committee, he has worked every year
during park clean up day, he is the “scissor lift guy” for putting up the
Christmas lights on the covered bridge and he takes his turn at cleaning the
park restrooms. Jim’s vision for Lowell
includes high educational goals, safe facilities for students and families, a
strong urban development plan and a vibrant downtown. Councilor Burford can be reached at jimburford@hotmail.com and his phone number is 541-915-8976.
Term expires December 31, 2016.
Position #4 - Gary Reese
Gary has resided in Lowell with his wife for about 14
years. He is retired from a law
enforcement career, and previously served for two terms on the Lowell Rural
Fire Protection District, much of the time as it’s Vice-President. He’s an elder in his church, Lakeside
Community, in Dexter. He has served on
the Lowell City Council since January 1, 2011. He is a strong conservative who doesn’t believe in using the city
website as a free re-election campaign tool, and therefore has declined to
elaborate further on his platforms upon which he stands or previously ran. He believes this site should be limited to
brief personal biographical information. This is his first term as a Council member. Term expires December 31, 2014.
Position #5 - Council President: Marisa Alvarez
Councilor Marisa Alvarez has represented the citizens of Lowell on the City Council and Budget Committee since 2003. Marisa represents a very important segment of our community. She has a unique perspective of young family’s needs and issues. Marisa was born in 1977 in Montana. She is a Homemaker and Interior Decorating Consultant. She and her husband Rory are raising 4 children, Tyler , Paige , Pamela and Peyton .
Marisa states her visions are as follows: “I believe that children and citizens of all ages should feel welcome in our community.” “It is important that our city government, fire department and school district work together.” “I support saving tax dollars when possible and expanding opportunities when available in our town.”” Our parks and schools are the heart of our community.” Marisa is a Lowell Representative to Lane Council of Governments and Delegate to the League of Oregon Cities. She was appointed Council President in January 2009 and again in January 2011 and again in January 2013.
Term expires December 31, 2016.
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