Mayor & City Council

The City Council meets every second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:00pm for a work session, however this meeting will begin at 5:30pm, and 7:00pm for their regular meeting at the Hermiston Community Center located at 415 S. Hwy 395. 

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Phillip Spicerkuhn was elected by Hermiston voters to retain his appointed City Council seat in a special election held March 9, 2021.

Spicerkuhn was unopposed on the ballot for the Ward IV seat and received 726 of the 819 votes cast. He was appointed in November to the seat that had been vacated by Doug Smith.

Because there were more than two years left on Smith's term, a special election was required to fill the seat. 

The Hermiston City Council meeting for Monday, March 8. Agenda can be found here.

The Hermiston City Council Meeting for Monday, February 22.

The Hermiston City Council meets on Monday, February 8 at 7 p.m.

The Hermiston City Council meeting for Monday, January 25, 2021.

HERMISTON, Oregon — The Hermiston City Council will review bids for a package of construction projects including the City Hall expansion at its Monday, February 8 meeting, taking the next step to building more accessible and cost-efficient public facilities that accommodate continued population growth.

The Hermiston City Council met on Monday, January 11. Full video of the meeting and work session.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, an election will be held in the City of Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon for your choice of candidate(s) for the office of Ward IV Councilor.  The election will be conducted by mail.  Your choice of candidate(s) will be presented upon the official ballots as follows and shall be voted upon by all qualified voters of the City:

WARD IV COUNCILOR

Phillip Spicerkuhn
Write-In Candidate

Lilly Alarcon-Strong, CMC
City Recorder/Elections Officer
01/11/2021

The Umatilla County Elections Division has permanently relocating its Election Ballot Drop Box to the County owned Stafford Hansell Government building located at 915 SE Columbia Drive. The relocation placement decision was made by the County’s Election Division.