PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 27, 2018
GRASSROOTS School board mulls establishing
GOVERNMENT
Sign code changes
fi nally adopted
The Keizer City Council
spent a considerable amount
of time reviewing proposed
changes to the city’s sign code
at its meeting Monday, July 16.
Some changes were pro-
posed by city staff last summer
as a way to bring city ordi-
nances into closer alignment
with a recent decision by the
U.S. Supreme Court and oth-
ers were a matter of changing
the types of signs Keizer per-
mits.
Here are some of the major
ways the sign code is chang-
ing:
ELECTION SIGNS
Language was removed that
pertained only to election
signs. Going forward, unlim-
ited temporary, portable signs
will be allowed 45 days prior
to an election and seven days
after.
REAL ESTATE SIGNS
Eliminates pertaining to
real estate signs was also re-
moved. In the future tem-
porary, portable signs will be
allowed and special permits
given for oversized portable
signs.
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
CENTERS
Messages on electronic signs
can now change once every
60 seconds. The prior limit
was once every 15 minutes.
The change includes public
agencies (like schools and the
Keizer Fire District) that were
previously limited to one
change every 24 hours.
FOLLOW THE
KEIZERTIMES ON:
WINDOW SIGNS
Window signage, or win-
dow clings, will only be per-
mitted on 50 percent of a
business’s overall window
space.
PORTABLE/
TEMPORARY SIGNS
Businesses will be allowed
to set out portable signs with
25 feet of separation, this in-
cludes feather fl ags. Prior to
the change, 50 feet of separa-
tion was required. Banners and
signs attached to buildings are
limited to one per storefront
and only for 120 days out of
every 365 days.
SECONDARY
FRONTAGE
Businesses in integrated
(think strip malls) and non-
integrated centers will now be
allowed additional signage on
secondary frontages.
GRAND OPENINGS &
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Two new permits were cre-
ated. The fi rst allows any com-
bination of oversized banners
and multiple portable signs
twice yearly. The second al-
lows a single oversized por-
table sign, no larger than 16
square feet, for up to 120 days
in a calendar year.
district-based police department
By HERB SWETT
Of the Keizertimes
A resolution to desig-
nate the Salem-Keizer Pub-
lic Schools Safety and Risk
Management Services as a law
enforcement agency received
fi rst-reading approval from the
Salem-Keizer School Board on
Tuesday.
The resolution drew nega-
tive comments from 13 mem-
bers of the audience, who said
law enforcement status would
worsen ethnic divisions in the
schools and be contrary to the
state equity lens policy, which
aims at eventually eliminating
inequalities in student perfor-
mance.
No one in the audience
spoke in favor of the resolu-
tion.
Michael Wolfe, chief op-
erating offi cer of the district,
quoted from a district staff
report that a law enforcement
agency “would signifi cantly
improve the overall safety and
security of our schools and
departments by providing the
ability to perform accurate
background checks on staff,
potential staff, and volunteers.”
The staff report noted that the
Portland, Hillsboro, and Bea-
verton districts have this status,
“allowing them greater free-
dom to conduct background
investigations, perform autho-
rized investigations, and liaison
with local law enforcement
agencies.”
The report adds that with
the presence of a district police
offi cer, “the district would be
better equipped to support ad-
ministrative staff during poten-
tially contentious or dangerous
meetings with the public and
during emergencies.”
Board members raised
questions about such a move,
although none declared defi -
nite opposition or approval.
Marty Heyen said Nevada
had tried such a move “and it
was a disaster.” Saying she was
all for having trained security
people on the campuses, she
asked where oversight of the
school resource offi cer (SRO)
would come from.
Jesse Lippold, saying the
presence of an offi cer could
be intimidating, asked how the
district could ensure a good
relationship between an offi -
cer and students. Wolfe said the
SRO would not be uniformed.
Vice Chairperson Sheronne
Blasi asked how the equity lens
would be applied. Wolfe said
the SRO’s function would not
be applied through the equity
lens.
Paul Kyllo asked about the
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cost to the district. Wolfe re-
plied that there would be no
budget impact.
Minority students speaking
from the fl oor said a police of-
fi cer would not be the answer,
because they had been targeted
because of their appearance.
A retired teacher commented
that the district needed more
counselors and bilingual staff,
not police offi cers.
In other business, the
board approved purchase, for
$950,000, of the property at
4130 Portland Road NE in
Salem for the capital construc-
tion project that had been ap-
proved for Hallman Elemen-
tary School.
The board also approved re-
appointment of the law fi rm of
Garrett, Hemann, Robertson,
PC, represented by Paul Dako-
polos, as its legal counsel.
In the Spotlight on Success
portion of the meeting, As-
sistant Superintendent Kelly
Carlisle honored the district
Offi ce of Community Rela-
tions and Communications for
, KNOWLEDGE,
SERVICE AND
TO WO R K F O R YO U .
BOB SHACKELFORD
Broker
is a licensed real estate
broker in Oregon.
its honorable mention award
from the National School
Public Relations Association.
Personnel actions approved
by the board included the fol-
lowing in the McNary High
School attendance area:
• Temporary part-time sta-
tus for Charles Kuerbis, Mc-
Nary.
• Temporary full-time sta-
tus for Jose Bautista, Keizer
Elementary School; Pristene
Delegato, Kennedy Elemen-
tary School; and Ruth Ochoa
and Manuel Ruiz, Weddle El-
ementary School.
• First-year probation full-
time status for Dawn Ferrera
and Rebecca Tyler, Keizer El-
ementary; and Christopher
Nelson and Brian Satern, Mc-
Nary.
•
Second-year
proba-
tion full-time status for Erin
Crauder, Claggett Creek Mid-
dle School; and Julie Jensen
and Manuel Ruiz, Weddle.