Listed below are the volunteer citizens that serve on the city’s council. If you would like to contact one of them directly, please e-mail or call City Hall. The City Administrator/Recorder will direct your e-mail to them or contact them for you.
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City Council Members
Mayor Lisa Collier
Position# 2518 - Term: 4 years 1/2021-12/2024 (Appointed 9/2021 as mayor)
Councilor John Dundas
Position# 2513 - Term: 4 years 1/2021-12/2024 (Appointed 10/2023)
Councilor Michael Lockhart
Position# 2517 - Term: 4 years 1/2023-12/2026 (Appointed 9/2023)
Councilor Brinda Stanley
Position# 2515 - Term: 4 Years 1/2023–12/2026 (Appointed 12/2021)
Councilor Stephen Bartlow
Position# 2516 - Term: 4 years 1/2021-12/2024 (Elected 11/2020)
Councilor Nancy Parmenter
Position# 2514 - Term: 4 Years 1/2023–12/2026 (Appointed 12/2021)
Councilor Mary Smith
Position# 2512 - Term: 4 years 1/2021-12/2024 (Appointed 12/2022)
(When/If an open position is posted that you are interested in: Please complete the application and return to City Hall or email to cityofjosephoregon@gmail.com.. For Council terms that are expiring this December please contact the city and/or Wallowa County for information on getting on the ballot for this fall. Candidate filing timeline is from 6/5/24 - 8/24/24).