The newest member of the Wasco County Commission officially started on the job on Monday. Kathy Schwartz has been attending Commission meetings since being elected in May, but Monday’s was her first as a member of the board. Schwartz says since the May election, she’s been working to get ready to take her position. During Monday’s meeting, Commissioners gave their support to a request from the City of Maupin to the Oregon Community Foundation Board for funding for construction of a new library facility in Maupin. It would be located within a new Maupin City Hall.