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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 Moore: He is 10th manager in 16 years Alameda: Coast Guard paid for the speed humps and installation Continued from Page 1A away he is someone that has an intuitive understanding of the job.” While he worked in larger mar- kets, Moore said, his recent experi- ence in Champaign County has simi- larities to Clatsop County. The regional planning commission offers commu- nity development, planning and early childhood educational services to local governments. Moore led a staff of 215 employ- ees with a $25 million budget. Clatsop County has about 200 employees and a budget of about $60 million. “They are similar sized,” he said. “Many of the things we do here, I have some background in.” Board of Commissioners Chairman Scott Lee said he has been impressed with Moore. “Cam is coming in with a lot of back- ground,” Lee said. “He had been man- aging organizations with hundreds of employees for a long time. I sensed right Revolving door Clatsop County has had a dificult time retaining county managers. Moore is the 10th manager to take the helm in 16 years. That fact mattered to Moore. Through- out the hiring process, he asked many people to give their honest assessment about the revolving door of county man- agers. He discovered many former man- agers left on their own, either through retirement or as a step forward in their careers. He also heard some left because their spouses were not happy in the area. “The answers I got were remarkably consistent,” he said. “What I heard from people gave me a comfort level to come here.” For Moore, he is putting roots down in the community. He and his wife recently bought a home in Gearhart, and they plan on eventually retiring in Clatsop County. “This is the last stop in my career, or as I have said a few times, this is my last hurrah,” Moore said. “I don’t see myself leaving here for another job.” Core philosophy As county manager, Moore said, his core philosophy is managing the county’s inancial and human resources. On the human resources side, Moore’s priority is to make sure every county employee suc- ceeds at their jobs. The more focus put on helping employees, the more success- ful the county becomes, Moore said. In addition, he said, taxpayers beneit in the long run from a more eficient and effec- tive organization. “I think every day about what I can do while I’m here to create a positive envi- ronment, to encourage employees and to recognize the good things they do,” he said. “This is where I focus most of my time thinking about these things.” Continued from Page 1A The Coast Guard paid for the speed humps and the installation, Petty Oficer 1st Class Levi Read said, “to help dissuade people from speed- ing through the neighborhood where kids like to play.” City Councilor Drew Herzig has cited the speed humps as the latest example of residents taking the initia- tive and demanding trafic safety improvements. Persistent complaints about a confusing intersec- tion at Eighth Street and Irving Avenue eventually led to a new stop sign and other warnings. “It’s a good thing, in their perspective, because they think it’s going to help slow trafic down,” Jeff Har- rington, the city engineer, said of the speed humps on Alameda. “Whether it does or not, we won’t know until the results are in.” Rate hikes: The City Commission will vote on proposed budget in June Continued from Page 1A ‘Not doing due diligence’ This year, Warrenton’s water rates rose 15 percent, sewer rates 2.5 percent. “This is basically the result of us not doing due diligence years past,” City Commis- sioner Tom Dyer said. “It’s coming back to us.” For several years, Warren- ton chose not to increase rates at all, though previous stud- ies advised the city to increase them by double-digit percent- ages. During the height of the Great Recession, the city increased rates by 5 percent annually until the city started implementing double-digit hikes two years ago. “It wasn’t enough, because we’ve been eating through the reserves the last ive years,” Fritsch said. “We are behind the eight ball.” ‘The costs don’t go away’ — that does not solve all our problems,” Fritsch cautioned. “It really just gives us some breathing room when we get into having reserves and a healthier ending fund bal- ance, should we get in trouble again.” The budget committee will consider a multiyear plan that calls for lattening the rate hikes while borrowing money and postponing a handful of capital improvement projects. The city’s revenue worries have been compounded by the loss of three major ratepay- ers over the last decade: Gear- hart, Camp Rilea and Paciic Coast Seafood, which burned down in 2013 and recently announced it is returning to Warrenton. “It’s good news, obvi- ously, that we hear that Paciic Coast Seafood is coming back An alternate plan proposed zero debt but a 13 percent water rate increase and a 9.5 percent sewer rate increase. Fritsch said the city should revisit the plan in a couple of years and see if it needs to be ine-tuned. Budge committee mem- ber Paul Mitchell, marketing director at Columbia Memo- rial Hospital, said the commit- tee ought to focus on the dollar amount rather than the per- centage increase. “It’s the percentage points which make it look large. 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