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This petition demands the recall of Commissioner Chris Barnett for the following actions resulting in loss of public faith and trust.
 

It is Petitioner’s belief that the following actions demonstrate poor judgment, poor management skills, and a lack of integrity:

1) Voted to temporarily give away voting power and hand over personnel authority to just one unelected commissioner. This resulted in lawsuits, unexplained layoffs, unexplained department restructurings, and also the firing of several well-respected County department directors.

2) Voted to approve a voluntary employee resignation program costing over $700,000 in related payoffs without appropriate justification.

3) Oregon Supreme court recently upheld a $3.2 million judgment for elder financial abuse and breach of contracts for Barnett's company’s purchase of an RV resort.

4) Voted in January 2025 to prematurely cancel the lease agreement of the GP Library District branch and in March 2025 paid for Facebook advertising to spread an article that was advocating against the Library’s interests.

5) Threatened and attempted to silence local citizens and media members against their First Amendment rights.

These actions are a sample of the many concerns that have severely damaged public trust, hurt Josephine County, and warrant immediate recall. 

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This petition demands the recall of Commissioner Andreas Blech for the following actions resulting in loss of public faith and trust.

It is Petitioner’s belief that the following actions demonstrate poor judgment, poor management skills, a lack of transparency, and disrespect for the County citizens:

1) According to the County’s former Budget Officer, he attempted to promote the IT/Emergency Management Director to a newly created position with a total compensation package cost of approximately $388,000 per year.

2) He accepted temporary sole personnel authority by the Board of Commissioners. Actions taken while holding sole personnel authority resulted in lawsuits, unexplained layoffs, unexplained department restructuring actions, and also the firing of several well-respected County department directors.

3) Recommended and voted to approve a voluntary employee resignation program costing over $700,000 in related payoffs without appropriate justification.

4) Insulted local citizens during several weekly business sessions and refused to answer many questions from citizens and local media.

These actions are a sample of the many concerns that have severely damaged public trust, hurt Josephine County, and warrant immediate recall.