Oregon school budget law requires a local budget committee to recommend a district’s budget to the school board. The school board has final approval authority. The committee is made up of the district’s board of directors and an equal number of registered voters appointed by the board.

The school board appoints citizen members of a budget committee. Members of the budget committee serve for a three-year term and receive no compensation for their services. A budget committee member may not be a district employee.

2009 Citizen Budget Committee

Larry Lietz, Zone 1
Judi Croft, Zone 2
Kari Salzberg, Zone 3
James Ferrell,  Zone 4
Shannon Moorman Burns, Zone 5
Eric Oathes, Zone 6
Erinn Hampton, Zone 7
Steve Cathers, School Board, Zone 1
Mark Ankeny, School Board, Zone 2
Melinda Van Bossuyt, School Board, Zone 3
Warren Parrish, School Board, Zone 4
Jim Chogyoji, School Board Chairman, Zone 5
Mitsi Vondrachek, School Board, Zone 6
Debbie Hawblitzel, School Board, Zone 7

Ad Hoc Budget Committee Members
Dave Sanders, Chehalem Valley Middle School