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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 21, 2017
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Following are the high & low temperatures,
and rainfall recorded at The End of the Road
in O’Brien by Cheryl Johnson:
Jun
9
10
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13
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15
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61.4
52.7
59.8
61.4
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77.9
69.9
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Jun Rain: 1.68” YTD Rain: 116.54’
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Michael “Cole” Kobe Teixeira, 29, died of as the result of a single vehicle incident Tuesday, June
13, around 2:54 p.m. According to a release from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were
dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Holland Loop Road and Hummingbird
Lane in Cave Junction.
Upon arrival deputies determined Teixeira was operating a 2002 Volvo 4-door westbound on Holland
Loop Road near the intersection of Hummingbird Lane where the vehicle traveled off the road and struck
a tree. Teixeira was the only occupant and was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were
involved. Illinois Valley Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
Sheriff updates task force, advises patience
Kate Dwyer
IVCDO 20/20 coordinator
On June 15 Josephine
County Sheriff Dave Daniel
attended the Illinois Valley
Public Safety Task Force
meeting to report on post-
levy progress and the status
of his department. Voters in
November approved a public
safety levy of 93 cents per
$1,000 assessed property
values, with 9 cents of that
designated to the Juvenile
Justice department.
The I.V. Public Safety
Task Force meets monthly to
advance safety goals in the
Valley under the I.V. 20/20
Strategic Plan. Meetings are
open to the public.
“The Board of County
Commissioners has kept
their promises and so have
I,” Daniel explained. “They
passed my proposed budget,
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and the levy revenue is
allocated to corrections,
along with $200,000 from
reserves.” Daniel also
reminded the group that
the levy dollars are legally
designated to the jail and
corrections, which are
mandated by county charter.
He said this funding “frees
up” money which is being
used to develop additional
patrols in the county. And
the department has many
positions to fill.
“We are slammed, and
I’ll take it,” stated Daniel,
“It’s a good problem to
have.” Daniel described his
department’s hiring tasks
at length and that each
new position needs a job
description and multiple
aspects of paperwork
support. Daniel described
how his team went into
overdrive and got all of
those documents in place
much more quickly than
expected. Now begins
the task of recruiting,
interviewing candidates and
hiring.
Some of the hires are
internal; Daniel expressed
his pleasure at being
able to promote talented
people from within. But
each reassignment means
time to recruit, hire and
train replacements. The
whole process takes much
more time than might
be assumed by someone
who has not experienced
staffing a large, complex
team. Patrol personnel
need to attend weeks-long
trainings and certification
programs, which may not be
immediately available even
if the candidate is ready to
start. “I stand by my original
projection that we will have
the entire plan functioning
in eleven months,” Daniel
said.
Daniel reported that
morale is very high in
his department as people
look forward to being
able to better serve their
community. He also shared
that he has many strong
candidates coming forward
for positions, and he has
confidence that he will
be able to build a highly
qualified team, including
the three promised “resident
deputies.” These will be
people who live in and
interact with their service
areas, which will be Illinois
Valley, Murphy, and North
Valley.
The 19 community
members assembled at the
Task Force meeting, which
included Chris Mallette of
the I.V. Safe House Alliance
who asked about the
enforcement of restraining
orders. After answering her
question at length, Daniel
invited her to share her deep
knowledge of this topic by
presenting at a staff briefing.
In conclusion, Daniel
advised that we cultivate
patience and stay tuned.
He also told the Task
Force that the County, in
an effort to keep his salary
in line with the sheriffs in
the surrounding counties,
offered him a routine raise.
“I said, ‘Heck no,’” with
a chuckle, “That is not the
message I am trying to
send.”