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early, and might have closed it a
day or two sooner, but he didn’t
want to add to the growing
sense of panic at the time.
“Any
time
a
local
government closes its doors, it’s
a big deal and we wanted to be
cautious about creating a sense
of panic,” Eppley said.
Another discovery the
city made along the way
is that it “can’t rely on the
resources of the private sector
to be where they need to be,
especially in terms of [internet]
connectivity.”
When city leaders made
a switch to meeting via
teleconferencing, there were
many stumbles along the way
in terms the of quality of
connections and the ability of
all councilor to participate via
video.
City Finance Director
Tim Wood said those issues
were somewhat smoothed
out when outside contractors
were brought in to assist, but
those services came with an
additional, unplanned cost.
Overall, Eppley said he was
impressed with how quickly
and creatively city staff were
able to pivot after all operations
had to be reorganized under
guidelines to prevent the spread
of COVID-19.
LEGAL
One of the fi rst things
that had to happen for the
city council to meet via
teleconferencing was changing
council rules to allow it. That
fell under the purview of City
Attorney Shannon Johnson
who is continuing to look at
how older rules might impact
future emergencies.
In addition to that, Johnson
is trying to keep an eye on
how residents are using city
facilities to make certain proper
procedures are followed as the
state crawls toward reopening.
Councilor Marlene Parsons
said she was concerned when
she was invited to visit a
tournament at Keizer Little
League Park during the
weekend.
“There were some instances
where adults were refusing to
wear masks. I’m not sure how
you can maintain it in a facility
of that size, but I would never
have attended it,” Parsons said.
Johnson replied that they
are monitoring the situation
given the city maintains some
liability for what happens at
the park.
FINANCE
The city has already received
a reimbursement of $18,000
from
emergency
federal
money for expenses related to
the pandemic including plastic
shields for customer service
stations, hand sanitizer stations,
masks and other personal
safety precautions.
Given the build up city
employees remove from the
plastic shields, “the city was
probably 10 years behind
needing those,” Wood said.
He expects to apply for
another round of pandemic-
related reimbursements in the
near future.
The pandemic changed
other aspects of the city’s
fi nancial transactions as well.
As a result of a mass movement
to online bill payment, the
city will have to adjust its
allocations for service fees
related to those transactions.
However, one effect of the
change was to dramatically
reduce the amount of cash the
city deals with.
“We
received
about
$35,000 in cash per month as
recently as December 2019
and it dropped to $3,000
during the pandemic. We don’t
expect that to come back,”
Wood said.
PLANNING
Shane Witham, interim
community
development
director, took over in the
middle of the pandemic,
but said the switch to online
permitting services actually
made some interactions easier.
“It was a challenge for
some people doing home
projects, but our contractors
are pretty used to doing
things online so that wasn’t a
huge shift for them,” Witham
said. “The community was
very understanding of doing
business online and through
email. I felt that was good for
our reputation at the city. Even
though it was different, we
were serving people.”
HUMAN RESOURCES
Director
of
Human
Resources Machell DePina
said the pandemic has been
a lesson in the importance of
thoughtful communication.
“Every single person’s
position on the subject is a
little bit different. We have
those who believe it is no
big deal and those scared to
come to work and there is an
opportunity for tensions to
fl are up,” she said.
DePina said she checked in
with most employees two or
three times a week to make
certain they had what was
needed for them to feel safe
and acted on concerns within
hours whenever possible.
She was also leading contact
tracing efforts when potential
COVID-19
exposures
happened.
“That required multiple
people in a room to think
through all the possibilities,”
she said.
DePina also learned not to
be overconfi dent when placing
an order for a product online
and expecting it to show up,
even when a shipping notice
arrives in email. She is still
fi ghting a Texas company for a
refund over its failure to deliver
contactless
soap/sanitizer
dispensers.
PUBLIC WORKS
Bill Lawyer, director of
Keizer Public Works, said his
frontline staff were some of the
hardest hit in terms of work
disruption. To keep a pandemic
from wiping out the entire
public works department, the
team split into two cohorts
working four 12-hour days
with four days off in between.
“Communication between
staff was much more diffi cult.
It relied on leaving notes rather
than telling stories,” he said.
While they managed to
avoid infection so far, Lawyer
said it was a relief to the entire
staff to revert to a semblance of
normal shifts.
“To do it on a longer term
basis we would have to have
more people,” Lawyer said.
“At most, we might be able to
make it work six months.”
The only major disruption
to work plans was canceling
an annual fl ushing of the water
systems. Lawyer said it might
lead to more complaints about
dirty water, but he’s in wait-
and-see mode for the time
being.
POLICE
Keizer Police Chief John
Teague said the largest
pandemic-related hurdle in
the department was getting
some of the members of the
department to take it seriously.
“These are offi cers who
have worked with HIV and
tuberculosis dangers for
years,” said Teague, implying
the potential for another new
virus to simply be taken as a
run-of-the-mill concern.
Still, the
department
stepped back on some
training efforts and reduced
most vehicles to one offi cer
at a time.
“When there were more,
they masked up,” Teague said.
“The other mandate we had
was they had to wear masks in
public places and when they
were invited into people’s
homes.”
CIVIC CENTER
City
Recorder Tracy
Davis, who also serves as the
manager of the community
center, said events have been
canceled since mid-March
and reopening the center to
public uses will likely mean
additional fees for users.
“The guidance we have
is very detailed and every
event would require three
additional staff to be on site,”
Davis said.
In
addition
to
the
traditional needs that come
with using rooms in the civic
center, one staff member
would have to monitor the
room being used and another
would have to be stationed at
the restrooms.
public notices
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF MARION
Probate Department
Case No. 20PB02961
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
In the Matter of the Estate of
DANIEL DELGADO,
Decedent.
Notice is hereby given
that Adriene O. Delgado has
been appointed personal
representative. All persons
having claims against the
estate are required to present
them, with proper vouchers
attached, to the personal
representative or his attorney,
PHILIP T. KELLEY, at law
offi ces of KELLEY-KELLEY,
110 North Second Street,
Silverton, OR 97381, within
four months after the date of
fi rst publication of this notice,
or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the
proceedings may obtain
additional information from
the records of the court, the
personal representative or
the attorney for the personal
representative.
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Dated and fi rst published
on July 17, 2020.
Adriene O. Delgado
Personal Representative
7/17, 7/24, 7/31
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF MARION
Probate Department
No. 20PB04578
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
In the Matter of the Estate of
ROBERT WILLIAM WHITE,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned has been
appointed and has qualifi ed
as the personal representative
of said estate. All persons
having claims against said
estate are hereby required
to present the same, with
proper vouchers, within four
months after the date of fi rst
publication of this notice, as
stated below, to the personal
representative at: Garrett
Hemann Robertson P.C.,
1011 Commercial Street N.E.,
Salem, Oregon 97301, or they
may be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the
proceedings in this estate may
obtain additional information
from the records of this court,
the personal representative,
or the attorney for the
personal representative.
DATED and fi rst published
this 17th day of July, 2020.
Ryan W. White
Personal Representative
J. Kevin Shuba
OSB No. 914263
Garrett Hemann Robertson P.C.
1011 Commercial Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
7/17, 7/24, 7/31
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
IN AND FOR
MARION COUNTY
Case No.: 20PB04247
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
In the Matter of the Estate of:
MICHELLE T. OHMAE,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Kai D. Ohmae has been
appointed
Administrator.
All persons having claims
against the estate are
required to present them,
with
vouchers
attached,
to the Administrator at the
offi ces of BROPHY SCHMOR
LLP, 201 West Main St., Fifth
Floor, PO Box 128, Medford,
Oregon 97501, attorneys for
the Administrator, within four
(4) months after the date of
fi rst publication of this notice,
or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the
proceedings may obtain
additional information from
the records of the Court,
Administrator, or the attorneys
for
the
Administrator,
BROPHY SCHMOR LLP.
Dated and fi rst published
July 17, 2020.
Kai D. Ohmae
Administrator
DOUGLAS SCOTT PEETZ,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS GIVEN that
David Howard Peetz has
been appointed personal
representative of this estate.
All persons having claims
against the estate are
required to present them, with
vouchers attached, to the
personal representative c/o
Robert Cole Tozer, Attorney
at Law, 975 Oak St. , Suite
615, Eugene, OR 97401, (541)
345-0795, within four months
of the date of fi rst publication
of this notice, or the claims
may be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the
proceedings may obtain
additional information from
the records of the court, the
personal representative, or
the personal representative’s
attorney, Robert Cole Tozer.
DATED and fi rst published
July 17, 2020.
Personal Representative
/s/ David Howard Peetz
7/17, 7/24, 7/31
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
MARGARET MARY
WEAVER COLLATT,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that JOANN WALL has been
appointed
as
Personal
Representative of the Estate of
MARGARET MARY WEAVER
COLLATT. All persons having
claims against the Estate are
required to present them, with
vouchers attached, to the
Personal Representative at:
Joann Wall
c/o Kueny Law LLC
3040 Commercial St. SE,
Suite 135
Salem, Oregon 97302
within four months after the
date of fi rst publication of this
notice, or the claims may be
barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the
proceedings may obtain
additional information from
the records of the Court, the
Personal Representative, or
the lawyer for the Personal
Representative,
Rebecca
S. Kueny, 3040 Commercial
Street SE, Suite 135, Salem,
OR 97302.
Dated and fi rst published
on July 17, 2020.
7/17, 7/24, 7/31
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY
GIVEN
that
DENISE
MARIE
VASFARET
has
been appointed Personal
Representative of the ESTATE
OF CHARLES WILFRED
ARNOLD, JR., Deceased, by
the Circuit Court of the State
of Oregon for Marion County
under Case No. 20PB04590.
All persons having claims
against the estate are
required to present them, with
vouchers attached, to the
said Personal Representative
at Stayton Law, PO Box 248,
Stayton, OR 97383, within
four months after the date of
fi rst publication of this notice,
or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by the
proceedings may obtain
additional information from
the records of the court, the
Personal Representative, or
the attorney for the Personal
Representative.
Dated and fi rst published
July 17, 2020.
Personal Representative:
Denise Marie Vasfaret
28513 Pleasant Valley Rd
Sweet Home, OR 97386
Attorney for
Personal Representative:
Jennifer L. Tiger,
OSB#990890
Stayton Law
PO Box 248
Stayton, Oregon 97383
7/17, 7/24, 7/31
7/17, 7/24, 7/31
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF MARION
No. 20PB03911 - Probate
In the Matter of the Estate of
Nadine V. Patterson,
Deceased
Notice is hereby given that
by Order of the Circuit Court
of the State of Oregon for
Marion County, Probate No.
20PB03911, Kathleen M.
Allison has been appointed
Personal Representative of
the ESTATE OF NADINE V.
PATTERSON, deceased.
All persons having claims
against said estate are
required to present such
claims, with proper vouchers,
to the undersigned Personal
Representative, c/o Sarah K.
Rinehart, Attorney at Law, 117
Commercial Street NE, Suite
300, Salem, Oregon 97301,
within four (4) months after
the date of fi rst publication of
this notice, or the claims may
be barred.
All persons whose rights
may be affected by these
proceedings may obtain
additional information from
the Personal Representative,
the attorney for the Personal
Representative, or from the
records of the court.
Dated and fi rst published
July 10, 2020.
Kathleen M. Allison
Personal Representative
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR MARION COUNTY
Probate Department
Case No. 20PB04651
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
In the Matter of the Estate of:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF MARION
PROBATE DEPARTMENT
Case No. 20PB02940
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PARTIES
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF
Sarah K. Rinehart,
Attorney at Law
OSB# 821142
117 Commercial Street NE,
Suite 300
Salem, Oregon 97301
Attorney for Personal
Representative
7/10, 7/17, 7/24