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By - Associated Press - Saturday, April 10, 2021 COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - A former Coquille city employee has informed the city she plans to sue for whistleblower retaliation and a failure to provide due process during the course of her firing. Former city recorder Jennifer Rose filed a notice with the city March 25 after her termination, The World reported. Rose was placed on paid leave in November. Lawyer Talia Guerriero wrote in the notice that Rose alleges the city was negligent in failing to hire qualified individual...

The Coquille City Council voted this week to terminate the employment of City Manager Sam Baugh, just more than a year after hiring Baugh.  After meeting in executive session, the council voted to remove Baugh from office. Police Chief Scott Sanders was named the interim city manager until a permanent replacement can be found.  The move was made due to concerns with city finances. The council also fired the city finance director recently.  Councilman Hugh Pinkston confirmed Baugh was let go, saying the decision was made due to issues with city finances. Pinkston said additional comme...