4th District Supervisor Dan Gjerde earlier in the week said that he will not be running for a fourth term. Gjerde made the announcement to the Board of Supervisors during its regular meeting on Tuesday. Gjerde has been supervisor of District 4 since 2013 and served on the Fort Bragg City Council for 12 years. Gjerde said he wanted to allow as much time as possible for potential candidates to prepare their campaigns, which must be filed for in September, and to allow candidates to study the issues facing the county.