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County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson announced her resignation on Friday effective February 14th. "Stepping up into leadership is a hard decision to make and stepping down is equally hard" Jacobson said. She also added there’s issues she wants to continue working on. Jacobson was elected as commissioner in 2018, and started her term in 2019. She was re-elected in 2022. As a commissioner, Kaety has focused heavily on Echo Mountain Fire Recovery Efforts, housing, childcare, and bringing in external funds to the county to work on these critical issues. Lincoln County invites interested county residents to apply to serve the unfinished term of Commissioner Jacobson.
The position of Lincoln County Commissioner is a full-time job. In addition to conducting
regular and special business meetings of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners,
commissioners liaise with county departments and oversee the county administrator
and county counsel; serve on the boards of many state, regional, and local agencies
and organizations; set county policy; and adopt the county’s annual budget, among
other duties. To be eligible, applicants must have been residents of Lincoln County for at least one year (since Jan. 13, 2024, at the latest) and be a registered voter.
The application will remain open for two weeks – until 5 p.m. Jan. 28 – after which the two sitting commissioners will conduct interviews and vote to appoint an applicant. Those interested can click here https://www.co.lincoln.or.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=247
Completed applications can also be submitted to boc@co.lincoln.or.us; mailed or delivered
to the Lincoln County Courthouse, Room 110 225 W. Olive Street Newport, Oregon
97365; or via FAX at 541-265-4176.
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