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JULY 1, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9 ELUDE, Board splits vote on superintendent contract continued from Page A1 By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes The contract for Superin- tendent Christy Perry of the Salem-Keizer School District was approved by a split School Board vote Tuesday. It takes effect today and runs for three years. Jim Green, the director leading the opposition, said that although he would like to see Perry receive more than the $192,300 base plus cost-of- living adjustments, he thought the contract should be in line with those of similar-sized dis- tricts such as Beaverton. Director Marty Heyen said the salary should not match Beaverton’s, because living costs are much higher there than they are in Salem-Keizer. Chris Brantley noted that when the district advertised nationwide for applicants, most of them were assistant superintendents because most superintendents were making more money than the board was offering. Nancy MacMorris-Adix, who with Green and Brantley voted no, said she wished Green, who was absent from the June board meeting, had been present so he could have raised the point then. Board members asked Paul Dakopolos, the counsel, what Perry would earn if the con- tract were rejected. He said that Perry would be at her current salary through the 2016-17 school year. Asked what fl ex- ibility there would be if the board approved the contract, he said it could be changed after a year. Brantley said that negotiat- ing a raise next year would set a precedent, but he noted that Perry’s salary under the con- tract just approved was at least $60,000 less than that of the Beaverton superintendent. Perry said she could support a board decision either way. KT on vacation Submitted photo Kathy Thomas took her Keizertimes with her on a recent trip to the Great Wall of China. You too can have your photo in the Keizertimes, send submissions to kt@keizertimes.com. The board approved a three- year contract for Kelly Carlisle, assistant superintendent, with- out discussion. It also approved hiring Bro- die Cavaille as assistant prin- cipal and athletic director of North Salem High School, Johnie Ferro as assistant princi- pal of McKay High School, An- nie Mortion as principal at Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School, and Bridget West as as- sistant principal of Mary Eyre Elementary School and Four Corners Elementary School. In other business, the board accepted a correction in the taxes it had approved for 2016- 17. The fi gure of $33,990,211 for bonds was corrected to $23,824,757. MENACE, continued from Page A1 immediately to the east of the Clear Lake parking lot. On Thursday, June 23, a search warrant was issued for Offi eld's residence and executed the next day. Police conducted a traffi c stop on Offi eld's BMW on Windsor Island Road North and arrested Offi eld before taking him back to his residence. Police offi cers conducted a search of the home and located a “Ruger” 4.5mm caliber BB gun under a nightstand in the master bedroom. According to a probable cause statement released by KPD offi cials, Offi eld admitted to using profanity and a racial slur. Offi eld initially denied having the BB gun with him, according to the statement, but he later said he had the gun in his lap during the conversation with the boys. He claimed he did not point it at anyone. Offi eld was taken at the Marion County Correctional Facility where he was charged with one count of menacing and released. demanding money while dis- playing a black handgun. The suspect fl ed the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen headed southbound on River Road North, but was not located. At 2:30 a.m., police re- ceived a second report of an armed robbery at Qual- ity Suites. A clerk reported a male subject entered the lobby of the hotel confront- ing him while displaying a black handgun and demanded money. The suspect fl ed the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash in an un- known direction of travel. A K-9 team from the Salem Po- lice Department responded to the incident and searched the area for the suspect but he was not located. The suspect is described as a light-skinned, black male adult in his late 20s, 5-foot-11, with a thin build and scruffy facial hair. He was wearing a dark gray hoodie and torn baggy jeans at the time of the Submitted A video still of the suspect in a pair of armed robberies Sunday, June 26. robberies. No injuries were reported in either incident. Anyone having informa- SHOT: Grand jury will decide shooting lawfulness (Continued from Page A1) the confrontation the offi cer discharged his fi rearm strik- ing the suspect, Andy L. Gib- son, 50, of Canby. Gibson was transported to Salem Health for treatment of life-threat- ening injuries and had not been released at press time. Perez was not injured. An investigation is be- ing conducted by members of the Oregon State Police and the Marion County Dis- trict Attorney’s Offi ce. It is standard procedure for the Keizer Police Department to request the Oregon State Po- lice conduct an independent investigation into an incident of this nature, said Jeff Kuhns, KPD deputy chief. Perez, who has approxi- mately fi ve years of law en- forcement service, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the comple- tion of the investigation, a standard procedure in offi - cer-involved shootings. Less than 24 hours earlier, another armed robber struck two Keizer businesss, but Capt. Bill Fugate of the Ore- gon State Police Department confi rmed that the incident at 7-Eleven was unrelated to those robberies. Kuhns said the outcome of the investigation will be reviewed by the Marion County District Attorney’s Offi ce and a grand jury. “I expect a grand jury will be convened and they will consider if criminal charges crossword BETTER THAN NEW WITH A CLASSIC TOUCH BEFORE AFTER FREE ESTIMATES 503.393.2875 remodelkeizer.com CCB#155626 EXPERIENCE • PROFESSIONALISM • TRUSTWORTHINESS tion about either armed rob- bery is asked to contact Det. Arsen Avetisyan at 503-390- 3713, Ext. 3492. against the suspect are ap- propriate, and if the use of deadly force was justifi ed,” Kuhns said. The matter should appear before a grand jury within seven business days, but the July 4 holiday is likely to have an impact. The Keizer Police De- partment just celebrated its 32nd anniversary on May 19, 2016. This is only the sec- ond Keizer police offi cer- involved shooting to occur in Keizer. The last one was in September 1989, the suspect in that case survived. Anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to contact the Oregon State Police at 503-731- 3030.
