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Home ยป Opinion: Term Limits for County Administrators

Opinion: Term Limits for County Administrators

Opinion: Term Limits for County Administrators

How about contract term limits for the unelected position of County Administrator? Clackamas County Commissioners are in office by popular vote. Later, there is an option of recall of a Commissioner by the citizens. But the Administrator is unelected, and may influence public policy over time, at taxpayer expense, simply by outlasting everyone. A committed […]
Written by Bill Wehr December 30, 2022January 9, 2023

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