Willamina City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Rita
Baller
Council President; appointed to a four-year term ending December 31, 2028Willamina City Council minutes, October 14, 2025 · Oct 14, 2025
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- Willamina City Council President, appointed in October 2025 to a council term ending December 31, 2028.
On the record: Rita Baller
8 sourced01Floodplain rules1 sourced position
Voted yes 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, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Sewer rules1 sourced position
Voted yes 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, 2026LinkHow the council voted
03Wastewater plan1 sourced position
Voted yes 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, 2026LinkHow 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, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05City budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the 2026-27 budget with a tax rate of $4.2920 per $1,000 of assessed value (passed 4-0, June 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06Code 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, 2026LinkHow the council voted
07Housing 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, 2026LinkHow the council voted
08Mayor attendance1 sourced position
Voted yes 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, 2026LinkHow the council voted
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