End of Year City Council Updates from Baker City

By Garrett Christensen on Monday, December 19th, 2022 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories

BAKER CITY – (Original Information from the Baker City Newsletter) The City Council met for the last time in 2022. The Council appointed former Baker City Police Chief Ray Duman to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mayor Kerry McQuisten. Mayor McQuisten has moved out of Baker City and can no longer serve on City Council. The City Council will appoint a replacement for Shane Alderson after the new year. Councilor Alderson will occupy his new seat as a County Commissioner in January. If you are interested in serving on the City Council as a replacement appointment for Shane Alderson, contact Dallas Brockett at cityrecorder@bakercity.gov.

The newly elected and incumbents on City Council will meet for the first time on January 10, 2022. At the beginning of the meeting, they will be sworn into office. The City Council will also be required to appoint a new Mayor and Acting Mayor at the beginning of the year.

The newly elected city councilors already are meeting with staff including human resources, the city recorder, and myself the city manager. We are setting them up with emails, contact information, LOC training, and required state filings. This will hopefully help everyone to start successfully in their positions.