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Grants Pass council appoints four to budget committee after interviews
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Summary
After interviewing applicants, council appointed Tom Bradbeer, Nancy Lester, Kurt Niedhammer and Nicholas Stark to fill four budget-committee seats; council heard three live interviews earlier in the meeting and used preference tallies to make appointments.
Grants Pass City Council on Feb. 18 appointed four members to the city’s budget committee following interviews and a preference tally.
The council interviewed several applicants earlier in the meeting. Applicants who spoke on the record included Corey Wiley (remote), who described prior small‑business experience in e‑waste recycling and said he is a network engineer at Assante Healthcare; Heidi Napier, a retired veterinarian who said she served as a church treasurer and is available for meeting schedules; and Kurt Niedhammer, a retired project and operations manager who described prior business ownership and data‑driven budget experience. Mayor and councilors asked applicants about availability, experience with group decision‑making and willingness to review large budget documents.
After tallying council preferences from prior and current interviews, the mayor announced the four highest‑preference candidates as Tom Bradbeer, Nancy Lester (name appears in the record with variant spellings), Kurt Niedhammer and Nicholas (Nick) Stark. Councilor Indra moved to appoint Bradbeer, Lester, Niedhammer and Stark; Seth seconded and the motion passed by unanimous vote.
Mayor said the city has four open positions and asked councilors to submit preference tallies; staff recorded the council’s selections and confirmed the appointments.
The newly appointed members will serve on the budget committee for the current budget‑adoption cycle. Council noted the committee typically meets multiple times in April and May and may hold occasional special meetings during the year.
