Board of Directors

The next regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25th. 

CPRD Board meetings are generally held at 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the CPRD administration office at 125 S. Elliott Road in Newberg, Oregon. The Board meets only if necessary in July and  November, due to the Thanksgiving holiday, and Newberg Old Fashioned Festival in July. The December Board meeting typically takes place on the first Thursday in December.

Guidelines for public comment moderation

• Citizens will be limited to three (3) minutes of time to speak on a single agenda item.
• Citizens must be recognized by the Board President before speaking, at each instance, during the discussion of each issue.
• The public comment period will be held to a limit of 30 minutes total.
• Due to time limitations and the number of citizens wishing to speak during a meeting, the Board president may set time limits for each speaker and/or the number of times that speakers may address the Board on a single agenda item. 

To submit a request to speak to the Board:

1. Sign in at the time of the meeting and check YES to indicate your wish to speak during the public comments period. If you have written materials to submit to the Board, hand them to the Public Information Director. Note: Digital presentations intended to be projected during the meeting may not be submitted at this time.

2. In order to be considered in a separate item on the agenda, to submit materials for the meeting packet, and/or to submit digital presentations to be projected during the meeting: complete the Public Comments form available on this webpage and submit it to the Public Information Office at least one week prior to the meeting date at kricker@cprdnewberg.org. Questions? Call 971.832.4222.

REMINDER: Written comments on any topic may be submitted to the Board at any time via email and do not have to coincide with a Board meeting.

The CPRD Board of Directors is an elected board of five persons. The positions are at-large. Terms are four years. Candidates must reside within the CPRD District and be registered to vote. Special District candidate elections are held through Yamhill County Elections Office every odd year; two members run on one odd year, and the other three run on the other odd year, in accordance with rules for Special Districts. Responsibilities of directors also include serving on the Budget Committee, serving as the CPRD Foundation Board of Directors, plus serving as Board officers (President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer), and also as liaisons to various citizen advisory committees and partnering municipal entity Boards and committees.

Visit the Yamhill County Elections website for details on elections and how to run for a position on the CPRD Board.