SANDPOINT, Idaho — Bonner County Commission Chair Luke Omodt is stepping down from the District 2 position.
In a brief, two-sentence letter to county clerk Michael Rosedale dated Aug. 20, Omodt announced he was resigning effective Sept. 7 and noted the written communication meets the requirements of Idaho Code.
In an email to the Daily Bee, Omodt declined to comment further, saying he would release a statement about his decision after the county concluded its budget process. The county is scheduled to hold its budget hearing Monday, Aug. 26.
The decision to leave early means Omodt will not serve the remaining four months of his term, which was slated to end in January when his successor is sworn into office. In the Nov. 5 general election, Ron Korn will face independent Glenn Lefebvre for the District 2 county commission seat.
The matter on who to nominate as Omodt's replacement was taken up by the Bonner County Republican Central Committee at its Aug. 20 meeting, Chair Scott Herndon told the Daily Bee.
"Luke submitted his resignation Tuesday afternoon, and our regular meeting was Tuesday night. We made the selection that night," Herndon said. "I had put it on the agenda because Luke and I had discussed his possible resignation and its timing."
Ron Korn, the party's nominee for the position in the Nov. 5 general election; Tom Cleveland, Oden Precinct committeeman; and Kim Peckham, Hope Precinct committee person; were selected as potential replacements. State statute requires the party list the three in order of preference with Korn ranked as the top choice, Cleveland second and Peckham third. Also nominated, but not selected, was Cary Kelly, a former commissioner.
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