The Community Involvement Committee (CIC), an independent advisory body, is charged with reviewing, commenting and advising City staff on the community involvement elements of legislative projects that implement Portland’s Comprehensive Plan. The Committee will:

1. A. Recommend changes to and assessments of ongoing and project-specific community involvement practices to bring them closer into alignment with the Comprehensive Plan Community Involvement goals and policies.
2. B. Approve and update the Community Engagement Manual over time to reflect emerging best practices.

The Committee will consist of at least five and no more than 12 members. The appointed membership will be broadly representative of geographic areas and interests and from a reasonably broad spectrum of lived experience, particularly in under-served and under-represented communities. Members must live, work, worship or be enrolled in school within the City and/or volunteer for a nonprofit within the City.

1. A. Appointments and terms. The Community Involvement Committee members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. Appointment to the Community Involvement Committee is for a three-year term, renewable for a second term. If a position is vacated during a term, the Mayor may appoint a member to serve for the unexpired term. Members appointed to the Community Involvement Committee serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. Members of the Committee may be dismissed at the discretion of the Mayor.
2. B. Meetings, officers, and subcommittees.
   1. 1. The Community Involvement Committee will meet at least five times yearly and as otherwise necessary to conduct its business. Meetings will be conducted in accordance with bylaws adopted by the Director of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
   2. 2. The Community Involvement Committee may divide its members into subcommittees which are authorized to act on behalf of the committee for an assigned purpose, such as gathering information.
3. C. Attendance. Members of the Community Involvement Committee are expected to attend each meeting of the committee. The Mayor may replace any member who accrues unexcused absences from two or more consecutive meetings or more than 50 percent of the meetings in any year.
4. D. Compensation. Community Involvement Committee members serve without compensation.