Mt. Angel Mayor Andrew Otte resigns, will be replaced by councilor Kelly Grassman

Rapid changes are coming to the highest positions in Mt. Angel.

Mayor Andrew Otte has resigned and will be replaced by Kelly Grassman, and city manager Amber Mathiesen has left the city’s employ in a one-month span.

Otte, who held the position since 2013, resigned Aug. 5, citing he moved outside the city limits for his resignation.

Otte was the 2018 Mt. Angel First Citizen. He volunteers with the Mt. Angel Fire Department and coaches football, basketball and baseball at Mt. Angel Middle School.

At its Sept. 3 meeting, the city council selected Grassman as mayor.

Gassman, who has been on the city council since 2009, has been the city council president since 2016.

She will serve as mayor until Otte’s term expires December 31, 2020.

Grassman owns Mount Angel Mercantile.

The city council also approved a mutual separation agreement with Mathiesen effective Sept. 4.

She had been in that position since October 2016.

The search for a new city manager will be directed by a committee of city councilors Pete Wall, Ray Eder and Matthew Donohue.

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