Lincoln County invites interested county residents to apply to serve the unfinished term
of Commissioner Kaety Jacobson, who announced her resignation last week, effective
Feb. 14.
Jacobson was first elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2018 and was re-elected
in 2022. She announced her resignation in a letter to the public on Jan. 10. Her current
term expires Dec. 31, 2026. In accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS
236.210(2)), the county will accept applications to appoint a commissioner to the
remainder of her term.
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, which is attached to this release, 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.
Completed applications can be submitted to [email protected]; mailed or delivered
to the Lincoln County Courthouse, Room 110 225 W. Olive Street Newport, Oregon
97365; or via FAX at 541-265-4176.
For questions, contact Public Information Officer Kenneth Lipp at 541-265-4100 or
[email protected]