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Linn County auditor previews budget mailer, local elections and raises concern over phone system reliability ahead of larger election
Summary
Auditor Todd updated the board on a budget mailer scheduled to hit mailboxes by March 15, said local elections (Robins and Lisbon) were being conducted March 4 with an official canvas on March 11, and flagged recent phone outages as an operational risk for upcoming larger elections.
Auditor Todd told the Linn County Board of Supervisors on March 4 that the county will send a budget statement mailer to property owners and taxpayers; data are due to the vendor tomorrow and the mailer is expected to arrive in mailboxes by March 15.
"We anticipate that this budget mailer will be hitting the mailboxes no later than March 15," Todd said. He said his office and the communications team are coordinating a news release and that staff worked to align language about expenditures to reflect county values.
Todd also noted that March 4 was an election day limited to the city of Robins (a single precinct property tax levy question) and a Lisbon Community School District election; because Lisbon spans parts of multiple counties, Linn County is acting as the controlling county for portions of that district. He said the official canvas of results is scheduled for March 11.
The auditor raised an operational concern: earlier on the day of the meeting, phone systems — including lines in the auditor's office — experienced an outage that IT resolved. Todd said he wants voters to be able to call and reach a person, particularly during larger county elections, and suggested the county examine phone capacity and failover to ensure public access.
Todd also described civic outreach: he and a deputy visited a local school to discuss voting and the electoral process with students and said the county may expand engagement opportunities.
No formal board action was recorded on these matters; they were presented as updates and operational priorities.
