January 28, 2025 4:10 p.m. 

Roseburg Mayor Larry Rich is calling for an investigation into council conduct, after a city councilor resigned.

A city release said Ward 1 Councilor Kylee Rummel submitted a letter of resignation on Friday, January 24th.

Rich announced his call for an investigation at Monday night’s council meeting after sharing a statement that Councilor Rummel had posted on her Facebook page over the weekend. Councilor Rummel, who chaired the city’s Economic Development Commission, did not attend the Monday night meeting.

Rich said, “Statements have been made that could lead to possible state law violations of Council conduct and rules, so I have called for an independent investigation”. Rich said, “We lost a good City Councilor who served with integrity and honesty. The statements she made are very concerning”.

Councilor Rummel was sworn in as a councilor on May 9th, 2022, after she was appointed to fill an open position. Rummel works as the fiscal controller at the United Community Action Network.

Mayor Rich said he is intent on determining what led to Councilor Rummel’s resignation.

Rich said the investigation will answer at least these questions, but will not be limited to only these questions:

*Was City business conducted privately in direct violation of the open public meetings laws?

*Were Councilors intimidated or pressured into voting certain ways?

*Were daytime jobs threatened as a way of keeping councilors in line?

*Was the city manager denied a proper job evaluation because certain councilors wanted to fire the city manager and replace the city manager with one of their own”.

Rich said shortly after the meeting, “I strongly believe in open, transparent government, so the community will find out the results”. Rich said, “If there are violations, there will be consequences”.

Watch the council meeting at www.cityofroseburg.org or via the city’s Facebook page: