Considering the administrator is granted broad authority it is unclear why individual discussions with the commissioners outside of public meetings would be necessary and the obvious concern is that the administrator is working the board and decisions are determined before the meeting in violation of public meetings law.
Read MoreThe lawyer who brought the case against the Lane County commissioners, Nathan Rietmann says, “…local government has not shut down since this case was decided, either in Lane County or anywhere else. In my opinion, the fact that local officials across the state are being more careful about making sure there decisions are made in public meetings is a very positive result of the case.”
Read MoreCoos County Judge Michael Gillespie found three Lane County commissioners, including board chair, Pete Sorenson, guilty of violating Oregon’s Public Meetings laws.
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