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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 16, 2010
CJ Council adopts FY 2010-11
budget, passes resolutions
By SCOTT JORGENSEN
IVN Staff Writer
A speed limit recommen-
dation was among a smorgas-
bord of matters dealt with by
the Cave Junction City Coun-
cil during its 40-minute meet-
ing on Monday evening, June
14, at city hall.
Mayor Don Moore pro-
vided a brief update on the
condition of Councilor Carl
Jacobson, who was absent.
Jacobson has been hospi-
talized, Moore said, and was
in an intensive care unit. He
has since been moved to a
hospital private room. Friends
are asking for prayers.
“Hopefully, his medical
condition is going to im-
prove,” Moore said.
No comments were re-
ceived during a public hear-
ing on the city’s $3.4 million
fiscal 2009-10 supplemental
budget before the resolution
to adopt passed 4-0.
The supplemental budget
comprises a $1.1 million ad-
ministrative general fund,
$557,116 water fund,
$579,116 sewer fund,
$30,796 park fund, $112,100
street maintenance fund, and
$30,238 pool fund.
Also, a $177,022 law
enforcement fund, $335,173
water and sewer expansion
improvement fund, $183,684
guarantee bond payment fund,
$10,000 liability insurance
fund, $55,316 vehicle and
equipment replacement fund
and a $183,684 debt service
fund, $96,409 street fund.
Also passed 4-0 by the
council were resolutions de-
claring the city’s election to
receive state revenues; and
one authorizing the mayor to
recommend denial of a 2010-
11 liquor license renewal
application if businesses re-
ceive an unfavorable com-
ment from the Josephine
County Sheriff’s Office or
fail to pay the required proc-
essing fee.
Another OK’d resolution
identifies the positions of
elective offices to be filled in
the Nov. 2 general election.
Those are the two-year mayor
position and council positions
1 and 3, both of which have
four-year terms.
Any city resident inter-
ested in filing for those posi-
tions can do so as of July 8,
and the deadline is Aug. 23.
Councilors also voted
4-0 to ratify a three-year con-
tract with the union represent-
ing many of the city’s em-
ployees. Under terms of the
new agreement, which will
expire in 2013, employees
other than stand-by duty per-
sons, who are called out in
response to a public works
necessity, shall receive mini-
mum pay of two hours
worked.
Employees asked to at-
tend a scheduled meeting
outside normal work hours
shall also receive a minimum
of two hours worked. And
they must be provided notice
of that assignment at least
three work days prior.
City Recorder Jim Polk
asked for permission to cod-
ify a new procedure regarding
sick leave donation. He said
that current policies don’t
address emergency situations.
Polk said that he mod-
eled the proposed procedure
after that of three other cities.
It would allow employees to
donate sick leave to each
other under five quite specific
conditions.
Such a policy would en-
able employees to prevent a
loss of income, and allow the
donations with council ap-
proval on a case-by-case ba-
sis. Polk said that he would
prepare a resolution for the
council to consider.
Councilors were in-
formed by the Oregon Dept.
of Transportation (ODOT)
that a speed zone investiga-
tion has been completed for
Old Stage Road from Laurel
Road to E. River Street.
ODOT is recommending
that the speed limit on that
stretch of road be dropped
from 55 to 35 mph.
Two properties that were
deemed a nuisance by the
council months ago now are
heading to the auction block.
Polk informed councilors
that the property located at
310 Caves Hwy. that be-
longed to a now-defunct ca-
ble company is ready to be
auctioned by the sheriff’s
office, along with a property
at 126 Caves Hwy. that was
declared a nuisance in 2007.
Councilors also were
asked to help the League of
Oregon Cities (LOC) deter-
mine its top priorities for the
2011 legislative session. LOC
has identified 28 issues, and
is asking elected officials
throughout the state pick the
four most important to them.
Four Way grants announced
The Four Way Commu-
nity Foundation is giving
$246,155 for 2010 with most
of the funds going to help
nonprofit community organi-
zations serving Josephine
County and the western por-
tion of Jackson County.
However, a portion will
fund scholarships for seniors
graduating this spring from
five area high schools.
The foundation’s 12-
person board of directors re-
viewed 47 applications before
deciding to fund 35 requests
fully or in part. These discre-
tionary grants totaled
$161,600. The foundation
also is disbursing approxi-
mately $68,000 in donor-
directed awards to designated
organizations and awarding
$16,600 in scholarships.
In Illinois Valley,
Takilma Dome School re-
ceived $8,500 for a metal
roof, and Spiral Living Center
of Takilma was given $4,500
for a cider press and storage
container.
The Glass Rail Outfit of
Cave Junction accepted a
$5,000 donation for its butter-
fly pavilion, and Selma Com-
munity & Education Center
has $2,100 for library book-
shelves.
Steve Welsh, foundation
president, said, “Our invest-
ments have impacted by con-
tinuing volatility in the mar-
ket; still the board under-
stands the needs in the com-
munity and prefers giving as
much as possible rather than
simply holding onto the
funds.”
Welch said that Four
Way grants have a significant
Campus Achievers
Community Christian Academy
The following Honor Roll students for the 2009-2010
school year, with their grade-point averages, were an-
nounced.
Elementary:
Tyi-Berious Brummett, 3.4; Nathan Drake, 3.9;
Sierra Geohring, 3.9; Joshua Guerra-Lange, 3.7; Taylor
Hruska, 3.8; Joseph Martinson, 3.7; Steven Martinson, 3.8;
Grace Natelborg, 3.8; Zack Orndoff, 3.9.
Middle & High School:
Boaz Dillon, 3.5; Kori Krauss, 3.1; Keith Lewis, 3.5;
David Perata, 3.3; Gino Perata, 3.4; Haili Richardson, 3.6;
Matthew Rugg, 3.4; Benjamin Steers, 3.3.
effect in improving area com-
munities. He noted that larger
foundations from outside the
local area look at what Four
Way is doing regarding pro-
jects and organizations as an
indication of strong commu-
nity support.
The foundation annually
provides funds to projects by
nonprofit groups that enhance
the educational, economic,
cultural, and social conditions
in Grants Pass, Illinois Val-
ley, Rogue River and the
many smaller communities in
the area. Grant funds come
from $3.7 million in invest-
ments held by the foundation
at the end of last year.
The invested funds are
bequests and gifts from com-
munity-minded individuals
and families.
The Four Way Commu-
nity Foundation was estab-
lished as a project of the Ro-
tary Club of Grants Pass in
1975. It is now a completely
independent community or-
ganization.
Directors of the founda-
tion are Cheryl Walker, Ann
Bauer, Charles Seagraves,
Steve Welch, Dr. Barbara
Sniffen, Jim Dole, John Hig-
gins, Brady Adams, Debbie
Brownell, Dr. Chris Mat-
thews, Jennifer Phillippi, and
Dr. Charles Potter. The foun-
dation’s part-time executive
director is Phil Hart.
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