Josephine County commissioners move into executive session over airport manager discipline
April 30, 2026 | Josephine County, Oregon
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The Josephine County Board of Commissioners met April 30 and convened an executive session to consider dismissal or discipline of the county airport manager, the board announced.
The session was held under the state statute cited during the meeting, ORS 192.660(2)(b), which permits closed deliberations on certain personnel matters. Commissioner Richardson said the board had already met in executive session earlier in the week and that "those steps have taken place" and that the commissioners needed to discuss "further steps."
A county clerk read the formal executive-session notice and instructed the public to leave the room. The clerk told accredited news media and designated staff that they could remain but were "specifically directed not to report or otherwise disclose any of the deliberations or anything said about this subject during the executive session," and stated, "No decision will be made in executive session." The board said it would return to open session afterward and welcome the audience back.
The meeting did not record any formal votes or motions in open session on the matter, and no outcome was announced before the board moved into closed deliberations. The transcript indicates the discussion is a personnel matter focused on the airport manager; the board did not announce any timetable for a public decision or next public action.
Procedurally, the county followed the notice read into the record: the meeting time and the statutory basis for closing the session were stated, accredited media were identified as allowed to attend under the statute, and audience members were asked to leave. The clerk also instructed that all recording devices be turned off while the executive session proceeded.
The board's next public step, according to the announcement, will be to reconvene in open session after the closed deliberations. No public determinations were recorded in the open portion of the transcript supplied.
The session was held under the state statute cited during the meeting, ORS 192.660(2)(b), which permits closed deliberations on certain personnel matters. Commissioner Richardson said the board had already met in executive session earlier in the week and that "those steps have taken place" and that the commissioners needed to discuss "further steps."
A county clerk read the formal executive-session notice and instructed the public to leave the room. The clerk told accredited news media and designated staff that they could remain but were "specifically directed not to report or otherwise disclose any of the deliberations or anything said about this subject during the executive session," and stated, "No decision will be made in executive session." The board said it would return to open session afterward and welcome the audience back.
The meeting did not record any formal votes or motions in open session on the matter, and no outcome was announced before the board moved into closed deliberations. The transcript indicates the discussion is a personnel matter focused on the airport manager; the board did not announce any timetable for a public decision or next public action.
Procedurally, the county followed the notice read into the record: the meeting time and the statutory basis for closing the session were stated, accredited media were identified as allowed to attend under the statute, and audience members were asked to leave. The clerk also instructed that all recording devices be turned off while the executive session proceeded.
The board's next public step, according to the announcement, will be to reconvene in open session after the closed deliberations. No public determinations were recorded in the open portion of the transcript supplied.
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