Welcome to Grants Pass Oregon
The City of Grants Pass, Oregon
"Where the Rogue River Runs..."
City of Grants Pass, Oregon
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Adopted City Goals 2002-2003:
-Growth Management
-Economic Development
-Public Safety
-Environment
-Parks & Recreation
-Fiscal and Organizational Management

The City of Grants Pass is your full-service local government.
The City provides:
  • Clean drinking water to its customers;
  • Wastewater treatment services;
  • Street maintenance and construction services;
  • Police and fire services to keep you safe;
  • World-class parks and recreation system;
  • Planning and building services to manage growth;
  • Economic development services to aid local businesses, improve the downtown area and increase the economic impact of tourism.

The City operates under a Manager-Council form of government. Eight City Councilors and a Mayor are elected by the citizens of Grants Pass to pass local legislation and set key policy issues.

Contact your elected officials:
* Mayor Len Holzinger * LenHolzinger@aol.com479-2991
Council Members * mayorcouncil@ci.grants-pass.or.us
* Phil Paquin * Ward 1, NW * ppaquin@internetcds.com476-4120
* Jeff Hyde * Ward 1, NW * jhyde@budget.net476-1029
* Mike Murphy * Ward 2, NE * mlmurphy@aol.com474-3079
* Jack Patterson, Jr. * Ward 2, NE * gpward2@internetcds.com471-3656
* Gary Berlant * Ward 3, SE * gary@sopd.net472-9062
* Kris Woodburn * Ward 3, SE * kwoodburn@co.josephine.or.us 474-5200
* Brian Thompson * Council President * Ward 4, SW * gpswward@internetcds.com479-2864
* Tim Cummings * Ward 4, SW471-8231
Contact the City staff
Administration
* City Manager, Bill Peterson * bpeterson@ci.grants-pass.or.us
* City Attorney, Ulys Stapleton * ustapleton@ci.grants-pass.or.us
* Assistant City Manager, Laurel Samson * lsamson@ci.grants-pass.or.us
* Economic Development Specialist, Charlie Mitchell * charlie@visitgrantspass.org
474-6360
Administrative Services (water/sewer billing, personnel, parking permits, accounts receivable & payable)
* Director, Joanne Stumpf * jstumpf@ci.grants-pass.or.us
474-6360
Field Operations (parks, streets, fleet)
* Director, Martin Seybold * mseybold@ci.grants-pass.or.us
474-6355
Community Development (planning, building, engineering)
* Director, Jim Huber * jhuber@ci.grants-pass.or.us
474-6355
* City Engineer, Dave Wright
Utilities (water, wastewater, solid waste)
* Director, Rohel Amundson * ramundson@ci.grants-pass.or.us
474-6355
Public Safety (police, fire)
* Director, Ron Schwartz * rschwartz@ci.grants-pass.or.us
474-6370

* City Job Line471-8576
* Finance Office 474-6365
* Merlin Transfer Station474-5901
* Recreation Department471-6435
* Redwood Sewer Plant476-9472
* Visitors and Convention Bureau476-5510
* Water Filtration Plant474-6353

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