Willamina City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Michael
Alger

Michael Alger, the incumbent, is running for Willamina City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 4 candidates are running for 3 seats.

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The race · City Council

About: Lists his occupation as self-employed and was a farm manager from 1987 to 1997. Lists prior service as an elected West Valley Fire Board member.

Four candidates, Michael Alger, Cori Blackwell, Tiffany Mooney and Jennifer Pederson, are running for three at-large council seats. City of Willamina certification of candidates to the Yamhill County Clerk · Sep 1, 2026

8 sourced

01Floodplain rules2 sourced positions

Voted no on Ordinance 697, adopting floodplain development rules requested by FEMA (passed after a 3-3 council tie broken by the mayor, January 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, January 13, 2026 · Jan 13, 2026 Link How the council voted
as summarized in the council minutes; not a direct quote
Questioned why Willamina was not following Yamhill County's case-by-case approach to floodplain rules, citing concern about limits on private property.
Own statementWillamina City Council minutes, January 13, 2026 · Jan 13, 2026 Link

02Sewer rules1 sourced position

Voted no on Ordinance 698, updating the city's sewer regulations (passed after a 3-3 council tie broken by the mayor, January 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, January 13, 2026 · Jan 13, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Wastewater plan1 sourced position

Voted no on Ordinance 696, adopting the 2025 Wastewater Facility Planning Study into the Comprehensive Plan (passed after a 3-3 council tie broken by the mayor, January 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, January 13, 2026 · Jan 13, 2026 Link How the council voted

04Sewer overflows1 sourced position

Voted yes on authorizing a Mutual Agreement and Order with Oregon DEQ on the city's sanitary sewer overflows (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, July 14, 2026 · Jul 14, 2026 Link How the council voted

05Code enforcement1 sourced position

Voted yes on proceeding with recruitment of a Code Enforcement and Community Support Officer (passed 5-0 with one abstention, March 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council special meeting minutes, March 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026 Link How the council voted

06Housing rules1 sourced position

Voted yes on starting code amendments to comply with recent state housing bills (passed 6-0, May 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, May 12, 2026 · May 12, 2026 Link How the council voted

07Mayor attendance1 sourced position

Voted no on a motion letting Mayor Vickie Hernandez attend meetings by Zoom when away during her next term (passed 3-1 with one abstention, August 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, August 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026 Link How the council voted

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