Roseburg City Manager Nikki Messenger to retire June 30

Roseburg City Manager Nikki Messenger will retire June 30, Mayor Larry Rich announced Monday. The city council has scheduled a special meeting March 30 to begin discussing the search for her replacement.

Roseburg City Manager Nikki Messenger to retire June 30
Nikki Messenger - Courtesy of Douglas County

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Roseburg City Manager Nikki Messenger will retire June 30, Mayor Larry Rich announced Monday during a regular Roseburg City Council meeting.

Rich told councilors that Messenger had notified him she is ready to retire, giving the city about three months to prepare for the transition.

The council scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, to begin organizing the search for Roseburg’s next city manager.

Rich said the city needs to begin the process right away. He and Council President Andrea Zielinski said they are the only current council members who have previously been involved in a city manager search.

Messenger became Roseburg’s city manager in 2019 after first serving in the role on an interim basis. Before that, she worked her way up through the city’s Public Works Department.

The city council meeting video can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1C3FB5Zfgv/