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Speakers urge council to disclose details of complaint and legal actions in the Councilor Ellis matter

2983483 · March 17, 2025
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Multiple community members called on the council and city staff to provide more transparency about actions and complaints related to a past case involving Councilor Ellis; the city manager said HR investigated an allegation tied to an engineer and provided the engineer's denial to staff.

Several community members used the council’s public‑comment period on March 17 to press the council and city staff for more transparency and follow‑up on a legal matter involving Councilor Ellis.

Tim Roach, who spoke during the posted public‑comment period, urged the council to “continue your discussion and to take up action on the lingering issues from the case the city had against Councilor Ellis,” and asked the council to identify who filed complaints and why the public record lacks details. “There’s absolutely no way the city staff or council should have taken a single step on that complaint without the name of a specific resident of Corvallis on it,” Roach said.

Chris Solvite, a community member…

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