Columbia County Courthouse
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
(503) 397-7210     (888) 397-7210

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Contact Information for Columbia County, Oregon Municipal Government

Columbia County Directory of Departments
Department InformationPersonnelEmail Address

Animal Control Roger Kadell, Animal Control Officer This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
2084 Oregon Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-3935; General information
503-397-3952; Dog license information

Assessor's Office Sue Poling, County Assessor This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-2240
503-397-5153; fax

Board Of County Commissioners Tony Hyde, Commissioner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street 331, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-4322
503-397-7243 fax
Earl Fisher, Commissioner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Rita Bernhard, Commissioner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Civil Service Jean Ripa, Chief Examiner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-3874

Clerk's Office Betty Huser, County Clerk and Recorder This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-3796
503-397-7266  fax

Commission on Children & Families Jan Kenna, Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-7211
503-397-7243  fax

Community Corrections Walt Pesterfield, Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
901 Port Avenue, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-6253
503-397-6645   fax

County Counsel Sarah Hanson, County Counsel This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-3839
503-366-3925   fax

District Attorney Steve Atchison, District Attorney This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
Room 328
503-397-0300
503-397-2760; fax

Economic Development
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-4322

Emergency Management
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-366-3905
503-397-7248 fax

Fairgrounds Ronda Courtney, Administrator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
58892 Saulser Road, St. Helens, OR 97051
PO Box 74
503-397-4231
503-397-9704  fax

Finance and Taxation Jennifer Cuellar-Smith, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-0060
503-397-5153; fax
Finance & Taxation Director

Forests, Parks and Recreation David Hill, Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
1054 Oregon Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-2353
503-397-7257 fax

Human Resources Jean Ripa, Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-3874
503-366-3906 fax

Jail
901 Port Avenue, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-366-4611 General Info
503-366-4614 Marine Patrol
503-366-4644 fax

Justice Court - Vernonia Wally Thompson, Justice
PO Box 189, Vernonia, Oregon 97064
503-429-2441
503-429-5141 fax

Juvenile Department Stan Mendenhall, Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-0275
503-397-7256 fax

Land Development Services Todd Dugdale, Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
Room 105
503-397-1501 General information
503-397-7265 Building Inspections
503-397-7269 Septic Inspections
503-366-3902 fax
Glen Higgins, Chief Planner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Parks (see Forests, Parks & Recreation above)
Road Department David Hill, Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
1054 Oregon Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-5090
503-397-7215
fax
Terry Miller, St. Helens/Scappoose Supervisor
Clatskanie Road Shop
17666 Beaver Falls Road, Clatskanie, OR 97016
503-728-2595
Ryan Allen, Clatskanie District Lead Worker
Rainier Road Shop
503-556-9252
Kelley Lungberg, District Supervisor

Vernonia Road Shop
503-429-5883

Donnie Titus, District Supervisor


Sheriff's Office Jeff Dickerson, County Sheriff This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
901 Port Avenue, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-366-4611 General Info
503-366-4614 Marine Patrol
503-366-4644 fax

Surveyor’s Office Jerry Keenon, County Surveyor This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-2322

Treasurer’s Office Ruth Baker,County Treasurer

230 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
503-397-0060

County TTY Service Number

503-397-7246

Additional State Phone Numbers

State Courts 503-397-2327