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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Brown revises wage proposal downward
Some
complained
previous
plan was
µ¿ nanciall\
irresponsible’
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
SALEM — Gov. Kate
Brown’s minimum wage
proposal apparentl\ was
unpopular enough that the
governor revised it )rida\.
Brown’s plan now sets
lower minimums than the
original and begins boosting
wages to $9.75 six months
earlier starting in -ul\ .
Under the new proposal,
the minimum wage would
graduall\ climb Irom the
existing $9.25 to $14.50
in the Portland metro area
and $1.25 in the rest oI the
state b\ 2022.
&osts to K12 educa
tion would be around $52
million. Pa\ Ior certain
classi¿ ed public emplo\ees
such as entr\level assis
tants and custodians would
cost $4. million. Univer
sities estimate their costs
would be on order oI $75
million in the next bien
nium. The cost would be
between $5.25 million and
$9 million Ior communit\
colleges, under the gover
nor’s previous plan.
+igher education oI¿
cials “point out that, in
general, an increase in
wages Ior student worNers is
liNel\ to reduce other assis
tance the students receive,
including Iederal aid,´ the
¿ scal oI¿ ce report stated.
The higher minimums
also could aIIect worNers’
eligibilit\ Ior state assis
tance such as the Oregon
+ealth Plan, Iood assis
tance program, school
lunch programs, subsidi]ed
preschool, and student ¿ nan
cial aid.
in one biennium oI hiNing
the minimum immediatel\
to $13.50 or $15 per hour.
AFWXDO FRVW GLI¿ FXOW
to calculate
Sean Hart
Gov. Kate Brown has
revised her minimum
wage plan.
+er Iormer plan called
Ior minimums oI $15.52
in the Portland area and
$1.50 in the rest oI the
state b\ 2022.
³Based on IeedbacN
Irom staNeholders, , have
re¿ ned m\ proposal, begin
ning implementation in
201, so worNers get higher
pa\ sooner, and extending
the glide path to give busi
nesses more time to prepare
Ior higher wages,´ Brown
said in a statement.
7he ¿ scal oI¿ ce released
a report )rida\ that anal\]ed
the cost to state government
Legislative
Fiscal
2I¿ cer Ken 5occo said the
actual cost per biennium is
diI¿ cult to calculate because
there are multiple proposals,
and all oI the proposals raise
the wage graduall\ rather
than all at once.
³,t would never happen
all at once,´ 5occo said.
³1o one is going to sa\ we
are going to raise minimum
wage Irom $9.25 to $13.50.
,t’s all phased in.´
,mmediatel\ boosting
Oregon’s minimum wage
to $15 an hour could cost
the state in excess oI $140
million next biennium,
according to the anal\sis.
The estimate excludes
costs to local governments
and an\ indirect costs
such as higher paid public
emplo\ees who might seeN
a corresponding raise.
ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
Tonight
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Mostly cloudy
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Tuesday
Portland
34/47
Corvallis
34/47
Eugene
34/48
Pendleton
26/44
Salem
34/49
Albany
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Wednesday
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44°
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shower in the area
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Mostly cloudy,
chance of a little
rain
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Low ............................................ 35°
Normal high ............................... 51°
Normal low ................................. 38°
Precipitation
Yesterday ................................ 0.20"
Month to date ........................ 13.55"
Normal month to date ........... 10.20"
Year to date ........................... 13.55"
Normal year to date .............. 10.20"
Sunset tonight .................. 5:19 p.m.
Sunrise Tuesday .............. 7:38 a.m.
Moonrise today ................ 1:18 a.m.
Moonset today ................ 11:46 a.m.
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r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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Stronger families
is program’s focus
SEAS,DE — The Strengthening Families
Program Ior parents, caregivers and \outh ages
10 to 14 is 530 to p.m. Thursda\s through
March 17 at Broadwa\ Middle School .
The program is designed to help Iamilies
improve communication, grow together and
have Iun. Parents build strengths in showing
love and setting limits \outh develop sNills
to deal with peer pressure and set goals Ior a
positive Iuture. Families attending are served
dinner each night, and childcare Ior \ounger
siblings is also provided at each session at no
cost.
1orthwest Parenting, Broadwa\ Middle
School and Sunset Empire ParNs and 5ecre
ation District have partnered to bring this
program bacN to Seaside. The cost is $25 per
Iamil\, and scholarships are available. Space is
limited to 10 Iamilies.
For inIormation or to register, contact
Teresa &router at 50332573, ext. 2.
R.J. Marx /The Daily Astorian
Search and rescue personnel from
throughout the region joined the hunt for
a missing 87-year-old man.
Search on for
missing Cannon
Beach man
The Daily Astorian
&A11O1 BEA&+ — An 7\earold
&annon Beach man, 5a\mond 5. +icNman,
was reported missing and possibl\ endangered
over the weeNend .
+e remained missing Monda\ morning.
More than 50 rescuers were scanning the cit\,
hillside, beach areas and roadwa\s.
Described as 5Ieet9inches tall, bald, blue
e\es and wearing glasses, Iamil\ members
described the +a\stacN +eights resident, who
was reported missing Saturda\ morning, as
“having memor\ issues.´
5esponders Irom &latsop, TillamooN and
Washington counties, including Mountain Wave
Search and 5escue, searched throughout the
weeNend. A command center was set up in &annon
Beach at the ¿ rehouse . The search continued
Monda\ with teams Irom Multnomah and &lacN
amas counties joining the search, Cannon Beach
Police ChieI -ason Schermerhorn said .
“The\’re worNing on dividing up the areas,
hitting the areas the\’ve missed,´ Schermerhorn
said. “We still have a lot oI territor\ to cover.´
The teams worNed until midnight Sunda\ in their
search Ior +icNman. “The\’ve gone all through the
neighborhood in Cannon Beach, the highwa\ and
are searching the hillside,´ Schermerhorn said.
+elicopters were used the ¿ rst da\, but
weather Nept them grounded Sunda\.
Along with dogs, the search teams are using
horses and Iourwheelers to navigate rugged terrain.
“Public WorNs is helping clear trails,´ Scher
merhorn said. “A Hamlet man is using a drone
plane in the areas where it can be used.´
Schermerhorn thanNed members oI the
public Ior providing Iood and beverages Ior the
rescue teams. 5esidents ma\ bring Iood dona
tions to the ¿ rehouse. “An\ t\pe oI snacNs helps
them in their attempts,´ he said.
Those with inIormation about the missing
man should contact Clatsop Count\ Search
and 5escue at 503440250 or Cannon Beach
Police at 50343211.
DEATHS
Jan. 25, 2016
REDBERG, Irene, 89, of
Seaside, died in Seaside.
Ocean View Funeral & Crema-
tion Service in Astoria is in
charge of the arrangements.
Jan. 26, 2016
ESKOLA, Judy L., 76, of
Astoria, died in Astoria. Ocean
View Funeral & Cremation
Service in Astoria is in charge
of the arrangements.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Tomorrow’s National Weather
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,t’s unclear how much
a $15 minimum would
cost local governments,
including school districts.
Oregon
Emplo\ment
Department data suggests
an increase to $13.50
could cost about $50
million more per biennium
Ior local governments,
according to the legislative
¿ scal oI¿ ce.
Linn &ount\ commis
sioners conducted their
own estimate in which the\
Iorecast Brown’s previous
minimum wage proposal
could cost local govern
ments $450 million to
$500 million dollars a \ear.
The
commissioners
wrote in a letter to Brown
that the\ believe the Iormer
proposal was “¿ nanciall\
irresponsible´ and an
unIunded mandate.
The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO
Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
The Daily Astorian
The Dalles
30/46
Astoria
36/51
Unclear impact on
local government
MONDAY
Warrenton-Hammond School Board,
5:30 p.m., special meeting to interview
board candidates, Warrenton High School,
1700 S.E. Main Ave.
Astoria City Council, 6 p.m., City Hall,
1095 Duane St.
Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water Dis-
trict Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway
101 Business.
TUESDAY
Astoria City Council, 10 a.m., special
meeting on strategic planning, City Hall,
1095 Duane St.
Port of Astoria Commission, 5 p.m.,
workshop, old Port offices, 422 Gateway
Ave.
Clatsop Care Health District Board, 5:30
p.m., Clatsop Care Memory Community,
2219 S.E. Dolphin Road, Warrenton.
Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District
Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101
Business.
Seaside Planning Commission, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
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