Josephine County commissioners hold closed session to consider discipline of airports manager

Chair Ron Smith called the Josephine County Board of Commissioners to order at 3:00 p.m. on April 30, 2026, and within minutes the board moved into a closed executive session under Oregon statute ORS 192.660(2)(b) to consider the dismissal or discipline of the county Airports Manager, Michael Crisafulli.

Commissioner Gary Richardson told the board that it was taking “specific steps” and that the meeting represented the next step in that process. Chair Ron Smith then called for the executive session at 3:01 p.m.; the record notes that minutes for the closed session are filed separately.

The record lists Michelle Shaw, the county’s human resources director, and Airports Manager Michael Crisafulli as additional attendees for the executive session. The closed meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m., and the board immediately resumed open session.

In open session the board held further discussion under the same personnel agenda item and directed staff to take follow-up actions; the record does not specify the substance of those directions or any formal motions, seconders, or public vote. The business session was adjourned at 4:31 p.m.

The board cited ORS 192.660(2)(b) —the Oregon statute that permits closed sessions for certain personnel matters— as the legal basis for meeting in executive session. The minutes state only that the board discussed the personnel matter, directed staff, and filed executive-session minutes separately; no formal outcome or disciplinary action is recorded in the public minutes.

Next steps were not specified in the record provided. The board clerk’s file indicates the minutes from the executive session are maintained separately from the public business-session minutes.