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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
COUNCIL: Hall cites
confrontational
political climate
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consider normal — for such a
post,” Hall told The Nugget
in a written statement. “I felt
that if I stayed on it would
have negatively impacted my
health, so I made the decision
to remove myself from that
situation.”
Hall was appointed to
replace Council President
McKibben Womack, who
also cited the stresses of the
political climate and the
effect on family life in his
own resignation last April.
“I experienced firsthand
what McKibben Womack
spoke of when he departed
City Hall, and I believe his
analysis was spot-on,” Hall
stated. “I want to be clear
that I do think improvements
can and should be made in
Sisters. I spent years in indus-
try in the field of process and
product improvement and
feel that those same princi-
ples I utilized apply equally
well to government. But the
approach to those ends needs
to be more one of collabora-
tion and less one of confron-
tation. I am concerned that
we will continue to lose good
people like Mr. Womack and
others from the City Council
and from City Hall until the
tone of discourse in this town
improves.”
Hall recommended that
the City pursue something
like the “Speak Your Peace
Civility Project” to improve
the tone and level of dis-
course in Sisters.
The full text of Hall’s
statement may be found with
the online version of this
story at www.nuggetnews.
com.
Hall, a retired chemi-
cal engineer and proj-
ect manager, had served
recently as the chair of the
City’s Community Assets
Committee.
“I will continue working
for Sisters Country in such
activities as economic devel-
opment and the budget com-
mittee as well as any others
where I may be of use,” Hall
said.
He closed his statement
urging appreciation for the
work of Sisters’ volunteer
public servants and paid staff:
“I would encourage folks,
when they see a member of
City Council or an employee
of City Hall, to thank them
for their service and loyalty
to this town; in my estima-
tion, they have earned it.”
The City Council is cur-
rently taking applications
for candidates interested in
the open position. Interested
parties may submit an appli-
cation to City Recorder
Kathy Nelson by July 10.
Candidates must be a quali-
fied elector within the mean-
ing of the state constitution
and have resided within city
limits during the preceding
12 months. Applications may
be found on the home page in
the announcements section of
the City’s website at www.
ci.sisters.or.us or at the recep-
tion desk in City Hall located
at 520 E. Cascade Ave.
For more information
contact City Recorder Kathy
Nelson by email at knelson@
ci.sisters.or.us or by calling
541-323-5213.
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