8 _ SANDY (Or«.) POST Thun., April 21, 1977 (Sec. 2)
Renfro says changes save *95,000
been the tax collector here," he
since he took office in January
The County Tax Division is told the Chamber.
The sheriff said the savings
under the authority of the
has come from utilizing a
sheriff in Clackamas County.
system
and
Renfro said he had met with computer
the
commissioners
in depositing tax money im
December and had asked that mediately after receipt so it
the tax division be left in his could collect interest.
Renfro said the county is
department.
plagerizing" a program used
•Historically, the sheriff has
in Washington County and also
is utilizing the services of
private banks in the county.
By switching to the computer
system the eounty has reduced
labor costs by $65,000 a year.
Renfro said.
Three and a half cents of each
dollar collected by the county
goes to county services.
"Six-tenths of a cent goes to
operate my department," said
the sheriff
Collecting taxes is not a
Yet the savings can go beyond money.
money-maker for the county,
he said. It's an economic loss.
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Recent changes in the
organization of the Clackamas
County Tax Division saved the
county $95,000, according to
County Sheriff John Renfro
Renfro spoke to a noon
meeting of the Sandy Area
Chamber of Commerce on
Tuesday,
and
discussed
changes in the department
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“ I hope the public will un
derstand and be patient." he
told the Chamber.
Renfro also told the Chamber
that he sees the day coming
when the Mt. Hood area will
need a precinct station. Extra
patrol services will be needed
as the area grows, he said.
"We are cognizant of the
tremendous population growth
in the area,” he said. The
county also is considering the
addition of a precinct in the
Wilsonville area
Renfro had praise for the
Sandy Police Department, and
said Sandy is probably "getting
far more for the dollar than any
other city."
The Clackamas County
Sheriff's Office is 92 per cent
labor intensive, Renfro said
It costs $17 an hour to have a
deputy and patrol car on the
street.
“ It ’s very expensive," he
said.
The sheriff's budget for next
year will be $4 million.
Renfro told the Chamber that
it takes five people working in
eight hour shifts to keep one
person on the streets patroling
at all times That takes into
account vacation time and days
off
The department's goal for
answering calls is for less than
five minutes in the more
populated areas and 15 minutes
in the rural areas.
Board expansion
supported at hearing
The question of expanding the
C lackam as
County
Com
mission from three to five
members may be put before
county residents as a result of a
compromise to Sen. Walt
Brown's proposal.
Brown, a Clackamas County
Democrat, said an amendment
would put the issue before the
electorate and would satisfy
some of the opposition to his
bill.
The proposal was before the
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"The county is subsidizing
service districts at a dead
loss," the sheriff noted
Renfro said a change in
personnel duties, as well as a
change in system anti depart
ment location, will probably
lead to hectic days in the tax
department later this vear.
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Senate Local Government and efficiently carry out the many
Elections Committee Monday public services needed by our
and
testimony
generally rapidly growing county And 1
supported the move. However, feel that we need one com
opposition from colleagues in missioner who will be par
the legislature led to the ticularly knowledgeable about
each of the five areas of
compromise plan. Brown said.
Clackamas County and who
Brown proposed the amend
ments to refer the question to will be directly accessible and
the voters and the Senate politically responsible to the
residents of each area," the
committee accepted them
R o b e rt . senator said.
C om m ission ers
At Monday’s meeting, an
Schumacher
and
Ralph
Groener are opposed to the unofficial survey con&icted by
county
board
expansion, Brown revealed that 66 of 70
contending that it would be person favored his legislation.
costly to taxpayers and that Fourteen of the 17 persons who
| control of the issue should be in testified on the proposal
the county’s-a n d not the favored it, with just two op
posed and one undecided
state’»—jurisdiction
The crux of the supporting
Clackamas County Chairman
Stan Skoko supports the testimony contended that the
current commission is not
| measure.
Jerry Justice, administrative responsive to the voters,
I aide for Clackamas County especially persons in rural
and lobbyist against the areas
proposal for Schumacher and
Groener. said Tuesday that
Justice,
however,
said
although there is no home rule
charter in the county, one could passage of the measure would
be established to wrestle the not guarantee increased rural
"Neither
¡issue
away
from
the representation.
system
guarantees
ru ra l
I legislature.
However, Brown said the bill representation on the board
has an excellent chance of It ’s not inconceivable that in
passage "After the hearing the Northeast area (of the
Monday and after visiting in county) people could find
towns throughout the county. themselves with a com
I ’ve found that the people feel missioner who is anxious to see
strongly in favor of the a lot more development in
Damascus or other rural
districting proposal "
Under the bill, the board areas "
would be increased to five
members, each elected from a
district.
Justice, on the other hand,
said the districting proposal
would create some problems in
the ootaty . He said that because
only one of the commissioners
would be from a rural district,
such rural areas would be
underrepresented on the board
‘‘At least now people have the
ability to go to any one of the
three commissioners and say,
T vote for you or I vote against
you.’ *’ Justice said.
I ‘ ‘ W ith s in g le - m e m b e r
'districting, commissioners
could do the political thing and
just take care of the folks in the
area where their names appear
on the ballot. "
In his proposal, Brown also
suggests that each of the five
| commissioners be assigned as
head of a county department,
thereby increasing visibility
and accountability to con
stituents.
" I feel that we need five
commissioners in order to
THIS ALL-WOOL braided rug will be the
prize of someone attending the Hoodland
Women’Club Serenade In Spring dance on
Friday. Club members are Lois Klee and
Char Griffin said the rug was started by
club members about two years ago. VI
('oilier, Florence Huffman and Mrs. Rice
were the main craftsmen In the project.
Serenade in Spring slated Friday
The Hoodland Women’s Club
will be holding a "Serenade in
Spring" dance on Friday, April
29. in ZigZag
The dance will feature live
music and tickets will be on
sale at the door or from
members
The evening festivities will
begin at 9 p m and will be held
at the Hoodland Park Building,
south off Highway 26 on Salmon
River Road
Welches levy proposed
The Welches School District Supt Jack CalUgham
Board Monday night approved
The total propaed budget for
a $3(*JIWproposed h’vy^kbicir- the 19^7-78'fWeal year is for
will go before district voters $542.09« up
un from this year’s
vear s
budget of $496,688.
May 24
" I t ’s a very small increase,"
The district, which does not said Callaghan, adding that the
have a tax base, must put a board has made the budget as
tight as possible while still
levy before voters each year
The proposed levy is an in making it possible to maintain
crease from this year’s levy of quality district programs.
Callaghan said the Welches
$292,922. according to District
Ham dinner
Saturday
T IIF ANNUAL ham dinner at Cottrell
Grade School will be held on Saturday.
April 23. from 5 to K p.m. Chairman for the
event is Lois Swanson, who will be assisted
by kitchen chairman Barbara Buss and
tic k e t
chairm an
Lorraine
Lloyd.
district will not get as much,,,
extra financial support from R|
the State of Oregon as »oml
other districts in the state
" It ’s going to be minimal,”
he said. "We're not going to
luck out like some districts.”
The projected tax rate per
$1.000 true cash value under the
proposed budget would be close
to $3, Callaghan said. This
year's rate per $1,000 was $2 89
Homemade rolls, pies, cake and coffee are
on the menu. Proceeds go for books,
physical education equipment, and other
school needs. There will be family rates
for tickets.
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Christian men
New Life A| hold breakfasts
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667-1515
A Christian businessmen’«
group has Invited any in
terested men to join them for
6 30 a m prayer breakfast
meetings on Tuesday at T .J .’s
Restaurant.
According to Lewis DePro,
one of the organizers of the
breakfast, the men have been
meeting for several years for a
time of sharing and reading
from a modern translation of
the Bible.
Approximately 5-12 men have
reg u larly
attended
the
sessions, which are non-
denomina tional.
"W e’d like to encouage more
to come,” DePro said.
DePro also said that some
laymen In the Sandy area have
organized
with
a Bible
discussion at the Sandy Senior
Center Monday« from 10-11
which is open to both men and
women senior citizens
Recently, the senior citizen
Bible discussion has focused on
the Letters of John in the New
Testament
For more information, call
DePro at 668-6558