November 14, 2025 3:30 a.m.  

The Umpqua Public Transportation District will name the agency’s next general manager at its board meeting on Monday night.

The meeting agenda indicates that the board will meet in Executive Session to consider the employment of a public officer. Staff said following that portion of the meeting, which is not open to the public, the board will come back into a public session and vote on the question.

The previous UPTD leader, Ben Edtl resigned as chief executive officer in August. Staff had previously indicated that only internal candidates were being considered for the position.

A number of other items are on the agenda. The meeting will be held at the district’s office at 516 Southeast Jackson Street in downtown Roseburg.

For more information about the Umpqua Public Transportation District, go to: https://www.umpquatransit.org/