City Council Commissions & Committees

PLANNING COMMISSION

Per Dunsmuir Municipal Code 2.24.020

The planning commission shall consist of seven members, the majority of whom shall be persons who are not officials of the city.  Two of the members can be from within the city’s sphere of influence, with interests or property within the city’s limits.  The members of the planning commission shall be appointed by the mayor, with the approval of the city council.  Such members shall be appointed for terms of four years.  The terms of office of advisory members of the planning commission shall correspond to their respective official tenures.

See the Planning Department for more information.

 CURRENT PLANNING COMMISSIONERS

First Appointed Reappointed Term Ends

Bonnie Bailey April 2025 June 2026

Dwight Bailey June 2020 June 2026

Craig Kay (Chair)* December 2017 June 2024 June 2028

Grace Sanchez April 2025 June 2028

Michael Sanchez April 2022 June 2024 June 2028

Carol Skalko (Vice Chair) October 2018 June 2024 June 2028

Chrissy Thomure* May 2021 June 2026

*Historic District Delegates

STANDING COMMITTEES

A standing committee is a committee that has continuing jurisdiction over a particular subject matter (e.g., budget, finance, legislation). Standing committees need not establish a "regular meeting time and place" in any operating rules but they must meet in public and post notices of their meetings. The Act presumes that whenever a standing committee holds a meeting that is posted at least 72 hours in advance, that noticed meeting is considered the "regular meeting" of the standing committee. See Gov't Code § 54954.

FINANCE committee

  • Purpose:  To provide oversight of city finances and debt management, bond ratings, grants, and loans

  • Councilmembers: Bryan, Clarno

  • Staff:  Finance Director, City Manager

  • Treasurer: Hannah Smith

  • Meetings: As called


SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE

  • Purpose:  Develop recommendations for current and future solid waste services to inform the Prop 218 process; recommend strategies to address state mandates on organics for composting; and address future solid waste initiatives as needed.

  • Councilmember: Lucchesi, Vacant

  • Citizen Members: Vacant

  • Meets: As needed

Disaster planning advisory committee (dpac)

Click the link above for more info on DPAC

  • Purpose:  To advise the City Council on how to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural disasters that could impact the City of Dunsmuir.

  • Members:  Citizen members: Paul Blackwell, Vacant, Brian Shirley, and Lynda Scheben

  • City Liaison: Vacant

  • Staff:  City Manager, Contract Planning, Fire Chief when needed

  • Meetings: As needed

CDBG Loan Committee

  • Purpose: To review and approve applications for business and residential loans funded by CDBG and program income.

  • Councilmembers: None

  • Staff:  City Manager, Finance Director

  • Meetings: On call in CLOSED executive session

AD-HOC COMMITTEES

A temporary advisory committee composed solely of less than a quorum of the legislative body that serves a limited or single purpose, that is not perpetual, and that will be dissolved once its specific task is completed, is not subject to the Brown Act. Temporary committees are sometimes called ad hoc committees, a term not used in the Brown Act. Examples include an advisory committee composed of less than a quorum created to interview candidates for a vacant position or to meet with representatives of other entities to exchange information on a matter of concern to the agency, such as traffic congestion.

Source

Airport ADVISORY Ad hoc committee

  • Purpose:  To consider and review all activities of Mott airport, including the feasibility of a municipal solar farm or a public/private partnership, as well as a new business park.

  • Councilmembers:  Vacant, Lucchesi

  • Meetings: As Needed

PUBLIC SAFETY Ad Hoc Committee

  • Purpose:  To liaise with the Sheriff’s Department, in charge of overseeing the contract with the Sheriff’s Department and to negotiate the MOU

  • Councilmembers: Lucchesi, Bryan

  • Meets: Quarterly

Assignments

The purpose is to represent the City and report back findings and recommendations to the City Council.

League of Local Agencies (LOLA)

  • Purpose:  Mayor’s select committee makes appointments of Councilmembers to serve on County Boards/Commissions representing City interests, LOLA meets in open session to discuss Countywide concerns of cities.

  • Councilmembers:  Lucchesi, Bryan

  • Staff:  City Manager

Regional Integrated Waste Management Council

  • Purpose:  Consider solid waste and recycling matters often to seek compliance with State mandates.  
    Integrated Solid Waste Management Regional Agency (Regional Agency), for a unified effort to reduce the amount of solid waste disposed of in permitted disposal facilities.

  • Councilmembers: Lucchesi

  • Staff: City Manager

  • Meetings: As Needed

IRWMP (Integrated Regional Water Management Plan)

  • Purpose:  To attend RWMG, TAC, and other meetings and oversee the city’s participation in concert with other governmental and non-governmental agencies and tribes

  • Councilmembers:  None

  • Staff:  City Manager and/or Finance Director

  • Meetings: When the called by the IRWMP Board and the TAC chairperson

Collier Interpretive and Information Center (CIIC)

  • Purpose: The Collier Interpretive and Information Center is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) that was created to support the Collier Rest Area as an informational/cultural/tourism interpretive center.  The participating cities and agencies appoint the 10 members of the JPA Board of Directors.

  • Dunsmuir Representative: Vacant

  • Meets: Fourth Tuesday of each month.

SCORE (Small Cities Organized Risk Effort)

  • Purpose:  To participate in SCORE quarterly meetings to discuss risk management and insurance issues, pooled risk, and financial information.

  • Board member:  City Manager

  • Alternate member:  Finance Director

Neighborhood Watch

  • Purpose:  To attend monthly meetings of the Neighborhood Watch in Dunsmuir

  • Councilmembers:  Vacant

  • Staff:  Sheriff’s Department representative

CDBG LOAN COMMITTEE

  • Purpose: To review and approve applications for business and residential loans funded by CDBG and program income.

  • Citizen members: Len Foreman, Marc Rowely

  • Staff: City Manager and Finance Director

  • Meets on call in CLOSED executive session

AIRPORT LAND USE COMMITTEE

  • Purpose:  A county committee dedicated to maintaining land use surrounding the Dunsmuir Mott Airport

  • Councilmember:  Lucchesi

Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo)

  • Purpose:  To represent the City of Dunsmuir and other cities of Siskiyou County in considering planning matters that affect the County and Cities.

  • Councilmember:   (appointed by LOLA)

  • Meetings: Second Tuesday of the month

Siskiyou County Local Transportation Commission

  • Purpose:  To review and approve matters related to transportation and street needs throughout Siskiyou County and its Cities, often involving grant funding.  Membership is three Supervisors and three City representatives with one city alternate.

  • Councilmember:  Vacant, appointments are made by LOLA

  • Staff:  City Manager, Public Works Supervisor, attend TAC meetings

  • Meetings: First Tuesday of the month

Appointments

Mayor and Council appoint citizens to serve and represent the City and report to the City Council.

Dunsmuir Recreation and Parks District, Board of Directors

Three appointments/members:  Ellen McArron, Rami White, Kate O’Grady

Term: 4 years, Term expires June 2028