Commissioner Lininger resigns from county board.Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard In a three-line letter of resignation, Lane County Commissioner Tom Lininger gave notice Tuesday that he will leave the board on Aug. 15. "I regret that this resignation is necessary," Lininger said in his note to Chairman Peter Sorenson. "I have enjoyed serving with you and the other commissioners since January." In fact, Lininger announced his impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. departure even before he took the oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. in January. He won a four-way race in May 2002 for the East Lane position on the board, but by the time Inauguration INAUGURATION. This word was applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating some temple, or raising some man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the installation (q.v. Day rolled around, the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Law School had offered him a tenure-track position, which he accepted. Late last week, Lininger said he had hoped to delay his departure from Lane County politics to the end of the year or even longer, but the university decided that it could not accommodate his request. Formerly a federal prosecutor - a job he gave up to run for county commissioner - Lininger will teach evidence, legal ethics The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , criminal law and labor law labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income. at the UO. Now the remaining four county commissioners face the task of appointing Lininger's successor to the $70,000-per-year position. Whomever whom·ev·er pron. The objective case of whoever. See Usage Note at who. whomever pron the objective form of whoever: they appoint will serve through December 2004. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , the primary and general election process in 2004 will determine who will serve the remainder of the term, which runs through 2006. "I'm sure the line will be as long as your arm," Commissioner Bill Dwyer said. "But I'm going to miss (Lininger). The guy's got some real good public policy instincts, and I admire that." What he'll look for in a replacement will be someone who takes the job seriously, doesn't kowtow to money or power, cares about the region, adheres neither to a strict growth or no-growth policy "and who can even say `no' to Mom - under the appropriate circumstances," Dwyer said. But given Lininger's frequent position as the swing vote on the five-member board - with Peter Sorenson and Dwyer often voting on one side of an issue and Bobby Green and Anna Morrison on the other - Dwyer acknowledged that the commissioners may find it difficult to select a replacement. If that happens, the position will remain vacant until the 2004 elections. County Administrator Bill Van Vactor said the commissioners probably will begin discussing the appointment process as soon as next week. |
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