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Budget Committee elects Gary Richardson chair, Marc Kirby vice-chair
Summary
At its May 6, 2026 meeting, the Josephine County Budget Committee unanimously elected Gary Richardson as Chair and Marc Kirby as Vice-Chair in roll-call votes. The elections took place at the meeting opening before committee deliberations on a supplemental budget.
The Josephine County Budget Committee opened its May 6, 2026 meeting with elections for its leadership, selecting Gary Richardson as Chair and Marc Kirby as Vice-Chair.
Vice-Chair Colene Martin nominated Richardson for Chair; the nomination was seconded and the committee approved the motion in a roll-call vote with five votes in favor and none opposed. Richardson then nominated Marc Kirby as Vice-Chair; the committee again approved the motion 5-0. The elections occurred before discussion of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 supplemental budget.
The committee roster listed Ron Smith as absent and Nikole Guzman as recorder. The leadership changes were procedural and were recorded in the meeting minutes; no amendments to committee membership were made at the session's opening. The committee then proceeded to consider a supplemental budget introduced by Finance Director and Budget Officer Ruth Nelson.
