Hey Everyone,
July 10, 2012
Charleston, OR the Board of Commissioners met at the OIMB Boathouse for the first regular meeting
after Independence Day. It would have been another ordinary meeting with few items on the agenda, but there was
one very controversial item. The topic of the Governance Committee Report and the BOC’s next step had filled the
room with people eager to hear how the board was going to proceed with this issue.
Commissioner Parry opened the discussion to public comment where several citizens proclaimed their
opposition to the creation of a County Administrator position. One person "me" informed the Commissioners that there was a group of citizens ready to file a referendum petition if the Board voted to create this new county manager position without going to a public vote. There was only one person who spoke in favor of this new position and
that person was a member of the Governance Committee.
After a brief public discussion Commissioner Parry made a motion to create a county Administrator and
increase the Board to five Commissioners. Then Parry explained that he would want to put that question on the
ballot in the November election, so the electorate could decide whether or not there should be an administrative change to the way the county is structured.
These new commissioners would be elected at large and not from districts. Commissioner Bob Main opposed the idea and suggested the group go through the regular process of filling an Initiative Petition to put this issue on the
ballot. He also thought putting this measure on the ballot was not fair to other groups who have asked the
Board to put their initiatives on the ballot and was denied. Commissioner Fred Messerle was supportive of the idea of an administrator position being created and seconded the motion to draw up the ordinance. The motion passed with Parry and Messerle voting in favor of the measure, Commissioner Bob Main voted against it.
Sincerely, Rob Taylor
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July 10, 2012
Charleston, OR the Board of Commissioners met at the OIMB Boathouse for the first regular meeting
after Independence Day. It would have been another ordinary meeting with few items on the agenda, but there was
one very controversial item. The topic of the Governance Committee Report and the BOC’s next step had filled the
room with people eager to hear how the board was going to proceed with this issue.
Commissioner Parry opened the discussion to public comment where several citizens proclaimed their
opposition to the creation of a County Administrator position. One person "me" informed the Commissioners that there was a group of citizens ready to file a referendum petition if the Board voted to create this new county manager position without going to a public vote. There was only one person who spoke in favor of this new position and
that person was a member of the Governance Committee.
After a brief public discussion Commissioner Parry made a motion to create a county Administrator and
increase the Board to five Commissioners. Then Parry explained that he would want to put that question on the
ballot in the November election, so the electorate could decide whether or not there should be an administrative change to the way the county is structured.
These new commissioners would be elected at large and not from districts. Commissioner Bob Main opposed the idea and suggested the group go through the regular process of filling an Initiative Petition to put this issue on the
ballot. He also thought putting this measure on the ballot was not fair to other groups who have asked the
Board to put their initiatives on the ballot and was denied. Commissioner Fred Messerle was supportive of the idea of an administrator position being created and seconded the motion to draw up the ordinance. The motion passed with Parry and Messerle voting in favor of the measure, Commissioner Bob Main voted against it.
Sincerely, Rob Taylor
Related Posts:
BOC Meeting discussing Governance Advisory Committee
Collapsing Local Government
COOS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Officials limit public reply
The BOC will be voting on the Coquille Valley
Enterprise Zone Expansion
Urban Renewal Initiative
Board of Commissioners Meeting
Board of Commissioners Meeting
the Sturcture Committee
Does Portland employ one manager for every six non-managers?
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