Commissioner’s General Discussion Canceled Due to Lack of Quorum
The scheduled General Discussion meeting for the Board of County Commissioners scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon was short lived, about one minute.
Commission Chair Chris Barnett read the Oregon statute stating a meeting may not be held without a quorum. Commissioner Ron Smith was not at the meeting forcing Commissioner Barnett to adjourn at 1:31 p.m.
This statement appeared on Commissioner Smith’s Facebook page at about 10 a.m.
Monday….
“Many Oregonians remember when Republican state senators walked out of the Legislature in 2019 and again in 2020 to deny quorum and stop legislation they believed would harm the people of Oregon. ….. the reality is that it was an available procedural tool, and it was used to prevent something from moving forward. I have chosen to use that same procedural option to deny quorum to stop what I believe is a flawed process for appointing a vacant seat on the Josephine County Board of Commissioners….This is not about delaying the process, it is about ensuring that the process is fair, transparent, and gives qualified citizens a reasonable opportunity to participate.”
Again, that is a direct quote from Commissioner Smith’s Facebook page.
