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Josephine County chair records impasse over commissioner appointment after resignation
Summary
Chair Commissioner Chris Barnett said Dec. 31 that efforts to fill the vacancy left by Commissioner Andreas Black have stalled after Commissioner Ron Smith recused himself and did not participate; no quorum was present, no appointment was made, and a citizen has filed a mandamus action seeking judicial clarity.
Commissioner Chris Barnett, chair of the Josephine County Board of Commissioners, opened an informational meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 31 and said the board could not take action because a quorum was not present.
"A quorum of the board is not present. And because there is no quorum, the board cannot conduct interviews, deliberate, or take any action on the record," Barnett said, reading procedural limitations into the record.
Barnett said he has "been attempting to fulfill the board's obligation under the county charter to appoint a commissioner to the vacancy created by…
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