APRIL 23, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A17
Public testimony sides with Herrera
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Members of the Keizer City Council were taken to
task during public testimony for calling to investigate
Councilor Roland Herrera for potential violations of pub-
lic records law and council rules and policy.
The push to reprimand Herrera comes more than a
month after the former city manager fi red a gun in his
city hall offi ce.
Despite eff orts by Councilor Ross Day to head off cri-
tique, few residents held back in commenting on the situ-
ation. (The allegations and council action in response are
in related story Council pursuing on page A14)
Resident Cyndi Swaney took issue with members of
the council targeting the council’s fi rst and only Hispanic
member in the history of the city.
“I’ve heard members of this council told, in regard
to an inclusivity resolution, that words were only words
without action. Unfortunately, since passing a statement
of values, the only action I’ve seen is keeping Roland in
his place,” Swaney said.
Swaney added that pursuing corrective action or
admonishment was “a misdirection of resources when
the city manager fi red a gun in his offi ce."
Gwen Carr, a new arrival to the city, said, “I’m upset
about city offi cials taking an issue with an email more
seriously than a gun being discharged in city hall.”
Michele Roland-Schwartz questioned whether there
were no other means by which Eppley’s incident report,
published in this paper on March 18, could have made its
way into the light. Someone might have printed the email
or copied and pasted it into a Google document, she said.
Roland-Schwartz asked why the city leadership had
not provided accommodations to help Herrera overcome
physical limitations. Herrera said eyesight diffi culties led
him to begin forwarding emails to a personal account so
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weapon. He refused, got into his truck
and left the area.
Responding
offi cers
located
McFarland a few blocks north of the
police station and conducted a high-risk
traffi c stop. He was taken into custody
and returned to the police station where
detectives had been called in to assist
with the investigation.
The suspect, Larry McFarland, was
that he could view them on a larger screen.
Roland-Schwartz said seeking to reprimand
only Herrera smacked of “bullying and a pos-
sible violation of the ADA (Americans with
Disabilities Act)."
Regarding the use of social media by council
members, the council’s policies state that coun-
cilors shall only use their public accounts when
acting as representatives of the council.
She cited two examples of other councilors,
Mayor Cathy Clark and Councilor Dan Kohler,
using private social media accounts as repre-
sentatives of the city since the council agenda
was released.
“I do not suggest the council censure or
write up a statement of concern regarding
social media practices. That is overly punitive
… and not the kind of community I want to live
in,” Roland-Schwartz said.
Councilor Ross Day took off ense to the sug-
gestion that he was personally bullying Herrera as a
result of disability. One of Day’s children is disabled and
requires a wheelchair. Roland-Schwartz clarifi ed that the
council as a governing body was using its heft to bully
Herrera, but not before Day’s interruption caused an out-
burst among those in attendance that Roland-Schwartz
be allowed to fi nish her statement.
Nearly all letters submitted to the council as part of
public testimony off ered support for Herrera and called
for dismissal of investigation into his actions.
“Bringing up issues about alleged minor infractions
at this point in time seems [to] smell of payback and
backroom deals from a departing city manager and his
supporters,” wrote Sean Nikas. “Please don’t drag all of
Keizer through the mud with this investigation.”
Carrie Brown wrote that the marginalization of
I’m upset about city
offi cials taking an issue
with an email more
seriously than a gun
being discharged in city
hall.
— GWEN CARR, Keizer resident
charged
by
the
Marion
County
District Attorney’s
Offi ce with two
counts of unlawful
use of a weapon.
McFarland
was
transported
and
lodged at the Marion
L. McFarland
County jail after
his arrest. He was granted conditional
release on Sunday, April 18. As condi-
tions of his release, McFarland is not
allowed to possess or consume alcohol,
enter a bar or tavern or possess or use
fi rearms.
Herrera appeared to begin well before the incident with
Eppley and the ensuing fallout. In January, the council
voted in Councilor Elizabeth Smith as council president,
a position that has traditionally gone to the councilor
with the longest continuing service, which would have
been Herrera.
“From the outside looking in, it sure seems like there
is a divide in the council and Councilor Herrera is being
singled out and treated with bias. This is how it appears
whether intentional or not,” Brown wrote.
Only one letter supported the council’s press to repri-
mand Herrera.
“I, along with most of us, would be very upset if details
from my personnel fi le ended up in the newspaper. I hope
your investigation fi nds out how the information was
leaked so we can all make sure it doesn’t happen again,”
wrote Jonathan Thompson.
SKPS will continue EDGE
school alongside in-person
Salem-Keizer Public Schools are
planning for a return to fi ve full days of
in-person instruction next fall, but the
district's EDGE program, comprised
primarily of distance learning, will also
continue.
Th e district will follow all safety
guidelines from the Oregon Department
of Education and the Oregon Health
Authority.
The EDGE program will be available
for online learning. EDGE Connected
includes daily, teacher-led instructions
online while EDGE Independent is
student-paced learning with teacher
oversight.
For more information on students
returning to school in the fall, visit
tinyurl.com/fsp64enp. For more infor-
mation on the EDGE programs, visit
edge.salkeiz.k12.or.us.
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