Welcome to the Public Involvement Advisory Council!
The following links and documents will help orient you to your role as a PIAC member and to PIAC's current and past efforts.
Read more about PIAC's current activities or view a power point with PIAC's progress to date.

 A. Introduction

• PIAC Charter - PIAC's founding document, includes details of PIAC's mission, guiding principles, as well as rules and responsibilities for PIAC members
• PIAC’s summary of past recommendations - 45 past public involvement recommendations, from three past major efforts that examined public involvement in the City of Portland
• PIAC’s Annual Reports 
• PIAC Timeline of Activities 2007-2012 

B. Current Initiatives

• The PIAC is divided into three working groups:
  • Comp Plan Group: Planning for the rewrite of the Public Involvement Section in the Comprehensive Plan.
  • Budget Advisory Committees Group: Creating PI best practices support for City's bureaus budget advisory committees.
  • Annual Report & Evaluation Group: Planning for the reporting of the baseline assessment results of city bureaus.

C. Past Initiatives

• While the following three initiatives have been completed, they each continue to be evaluated and refined:
  • Financial Impact & Public Involvement Statement
  • City's Public Involvement Principles
  • Public Involvement Baseline Assessment

D. Member Responsibilities        

• PIAC Charter - PIAC's founding document, includes details of PIAC's mission, guiding principles, as well as rules and responsibilities for PIAC members
• Public Records and Public Meetings Laws - Oregon Department of Justice's Citizen's Guide to Public Records and Meetings
• Guide for Public Officials - Oregon Government Ethics Law

E. Past public involvement recommendations

• The following documents describe public involvement efforts in Portland conducted before PIAC was active:
  • Bureau Innovation Project 9: Public Involvement Toolkit
  • Community Connect
  • Public Involvement Task Force