Mayor

Mayoral Duties

The mayor of the City of Dallas serves as the elected head of the municipality.  He/she presides over City Council meetings and appoints members and chairs of the four standing committees of that body. He/she recommends appointments for all the City advisory boards. The mayor also represents the City at various meetings and functions both within and beyond the community. The mayor is elected at-large for a two year term.

Mayor Slack

Rich Slack has lived in Dallas, Oregon since he was born in 1968.

He attended St. Philip Kindergarten, Sarah Morrison Elementary, Oakdale Heights Elementary, Whitworth Elementary, Academy Junior High, LaCreole Junior High, and Dallas High School. He graduated with the Class of 1986.

While attending Linfield College, where he majored in religious studies, he worked summers at the outdoor swimming pool in Dallas. The pool was located on Levens Street at the Brandvold entrance of the park. He worked the counter, lifeguarded, and taught swim lessons.

After college, he worked with his family at Dallas Garbage Disposal for many years in reception, and then as the office manager. During that time, he was a member of the Dallas Rotary Club and served as Rotary Secretary. In 2002, he began working as a specialist in the technology department at Dallas School District where he is currently employed.

In the Fall of 2000, Rich married Kathy Chapin, a Perrydale, Oregon native. They have raised their family in Dallas.

In November of 2000, Rich was elected to the Dallas City Council. In years prior he served on the Park and Recreation Board and the Budget Committee. He was reelected to a second term on the city council in 2004.