08/16/2000 - Tigard City Council Names Jim Griffith Interim Mayor • CITY OF TIGARD
13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, Oregon 97223
Tigard City Council Names
Jim Griffith
Interim Mayor
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 16, 2000
Contact: Liz Newton
City of Tigard
639-4171, ext. 308
The Tigard City Council named Jim Griffith as Interim Mayor on Tuesday, August 15,
2000. Jim Griffith is a member of the Tigard Planning Commission, currently serves on
the "Tigard Beyond Tomorrow"Vision Task Force, has served on the Zoning Code
Rewrite Group, and the Transportation System Planning Group.
• Mr. Griffith has lived in Tigard since 1992 and has operated a land use planning and
construction permit processing business since 1984. He served as the Director of the
Bureau of Buildings and Building Official for the City of Portland from 1975 to 1984.
The City Council interviewed three candidates on Monday evening and five on Tuesday
evening. Following completion of regular Council business on Tuesday evening, Council
members independently rated the eight candidates. Council members had unanimously
agreed to appoint the individual who received the highest cumulative rating.
After making the selection, Council contacted Mr. Griffith by telephone to inform him of
their decision. Council President Moore asked Mr. Griffith if he would accept the
appointment and he accepted.
Mr. Griffith will attend orientation sessions with staff over the next couple of weeks to be
briefed on the status of current Council issues and will be sworn in at the Council
meeting on September 12, 2000.
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