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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 Former Ducks football Foes, fans of corporate tax measure raise millions coach bumped as top public pension recipient Associated Press Neurosurgeon now tops list Associated Press EUGENE — A former neurosurgeon has replaced former University of Oregon football coach Mike Bellotti as the state’s top public pen- sion recipient. Dr. Johnny Delashaw receives an annual bene- ﬁ t of $663,354 a year — $55,279.53 a month — from the Oregon Public Employee Retirement System, the agen- cy’s latest data show. That’s 24 percent higher than Bellotti’s annual beneﬁ t of $536,995, The Register-Guard reported. Delashaw was a neuro- surgeon at Portland’s Oregon Health and Science Univer- sity for 20 years. Known for expertise in skull base, pitu- itary and cerebrovascular sur- gery, he began to claim his PERS pension last September. He now works for the Swed- ish Neuroscience Institute, part of Seattle’s largest hospi- tal chain, the Swedish Medi- cal Center. Bellotti had been Oregon’s top PERS beneﬁ ciary since the retirement agency started releasing data in late 2011, following a lawsuit by two Oregon newspapers Dr. Johnny to make the Delashaw information public. Delashaw’s Oregon pen- sion is calculated primarily on his ﬁ nal salary, $1.8 million, and years of service to the state. His annual pension is equal to 37 percent of his ﬁ nal annual salary, well below the PERS average of roughly 75 percent. The pension is funded by the public agencies — schools, local governments or state agencies — for whom the recipient worked. Oregon’s schools and state and local gov- ernments are bracing for large hikes in their mandatory con- tributions to the PERS system after anemic investment returns and the Oregon Supreme Court tossing out some cost-curbing changes last year. Last week, the PERS actu- ary released calculations that show Oregon public agencies will have to take on an extra $885 million in pension costs SALEM — Millions of dollars have been raised by the two groups campaigning on opposite sides of a Novem- ber ballot measure that would increase corporate taxes. Measure 97 would cre- ate a 2.5 percent tax on sales exceeding $25 million for some corporations. Last week Gov. Kate Brown endorsed the measure, which would be the largest tax hike on corpo- rations in Oregon history. The Statesman Journal reported that Our Oregon, the group supporting the tax, has raised $1.5 million so far. The money is from just two dona- tions of $750,000 each by the Oregon Education Asso- ciation and SEIU Local 503, the state’s largest public sec- tor unions. The business-backed Defeat the Tax on Oregon Sales is campaigning against Measure 97, and has raised Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Former Oregon football coach and current ESPN commentator Mike Bellot- ti took part in his seventh ‘Ducks at the Beach’ tour- nament this summer. in the 2017-19 biennium, a 44 percent increase. The top PERS beneﬁ cia- ries are outliers, although the number of retirees collect- ing six-ﬁ gure annual pensions has risen to 1,586 people, almost double the 837 pen- sions above that threshold in late 2011. The average annual system-wide annual beneﬁ t is $29,721 a year; the median is $23,500 annually. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 69 55 57 72 56 Pleasant with some sun returning Mostly cloudy FRIDAY Associated Press SATURDAY 74 56 Areas of low clouds, then sun 69 57 Areas of low clouds and fog, then sunshine nue Ofﬁ ce found the measure would raise $3 billion a year, but act as a regressive tax by increasing prices. The higher prices amount to an aver- age per capita tax increase of $600 a year, mostly affecting low- and middle-income Ore- gonians, the report showed. The report also found that Measure 97 would slow pri- vate sector job growth while boosting public hiring. The extra funds that would be generated by the measure are broadly earmarked for education, health care and senior services, although it doesn’t say how the money should be spent in those areas. However the Legis- lature could spend the new funds anyway it pleased. Brown, a Democrat who’s running to keep her guber- natorial seat in Novem- ber, addressed this issue in her endorsement, saying she “will make sure” the funds are spent as voters expect. Elections director resigned amid workplace investigation FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT more than $5 million from nearly 800 donations. Most contributions are from corpo- rations or their executives. The campaigns are likely to spend heavily on tele- vision, radio and digital advertising. Supporters of the measure say it would reignite invest- ment in public schools, health care and senior services, all while allowing the state to tackle its other ﬁ nancial prob- lems. Opponents say it would hurt businesses and curb pri- vate sector growth. Other ofﬁ cials have said Measure 97 could help avert a looming $1.4 billion budget deﬁ cit. The potential deﬁ cit is being driven by the cost of implementing the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — public pension costs and a higher demand for state services, among other reasons, ofﬁ cials said. A report from the non- partisan Legislative Reve- Mostly cloudy PORTLAND — Records show that Oregon’s top elec- tions ofﬁ cer was facing two investigations into inappropri- ate comments about female employees before his abrupt July resignation. Documents obtained by The Oregonian through a pub- lic records request show that the latest investigation was completed just a week before the Secretary of State’s Ofﬁ ce announced the resignation of Elections Division Director Jim Williams on July 20. The documents say a tempo- rary employee complained that she was ﬁ red earlier because she declined Williams’ invitation to go out for drinks. The employee also described Williams mak- ing inappropriate remarks about other female workers. Williams could not be reached for comment Monday. He denied the allegations to staff at the Secretary of State’s Ofﬁ ce, but texted the deputy secretary on July 18 saying he was ready to resign. Property tax appeal board seeks volunteers The Daily Astorian ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Tillamook 54/69 Salem 55/82 Newport 51/64 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:34 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 6:09 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 1:09 p.m. Moonset today ......................... 11:57 p.m. Aug 10 Last Aug 18 Coos Bay 53/69 New Aug 24 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 1:19 a.m. 12:59 p.m. Low 1.4 ft. 2.1 ft. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Ontario 51/84 Burns 39/80 Lakeview 46/81 Ashland 55/89 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 67 71 69 76 63 76 85 72 63 67 Today Lo 38 43 52 51 56 42 56 55 51 53 W t pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc pc Hi 78 79 69 84 65 81 91 80 64 68 Wed. Lo 42 46 53 53 54 44 59 54 51 54 W t s pc t pc pc pc sh pc pc t s pc pc t t t s pc pc pc s pc c pc Wed. Hi Lo 83 72 82 72 90 73 93 64 92 77 91 73 89 69 68 51 86 75 88 74 91 76 100 79 79 61 94 78 91 79 90 75 87 77 85 76 97 75 90 76 92 76 89 66 70 55 77 58 93 78 W s s pc s pc s s pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 70 76 71 79 73 64 69 76 70 81 Today Lo 53 51 59 55 55 56 54 52 57 53 W c c pc pc pc c c pc pc pc Hi 78 83 80 87 82 66 78 84 79 86 Wed. Lo 51 52 60 58 56 54 57 53 57 56 W pc s pc s pc pc pc s pc s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c t pc pc pc pc t c pc pc pc pc pc t pc c t t s pc pc pc pc pc pc Menacing • At 3:09 p.m. Sunday, Astoria Police arrested Joseph C. McCoy, 31, of Astoria, for menacing after he reportedly swung at some- one’s car with a golf club. DUII arrest • At 2:45 a.m. Sunday, Astoria Police arrested Casey J. Tresler, 23, of Astoria, for driving under the inﬂ uence of intoxicants after she crashed into a ditch on Williamsport Road. • At 11:57 p.m. Sunday, Clatsop County Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce arrested Michael J. Durban, 25, of Astoria, for DUII on West Marine Drive. DEATH LOTTERIES Aug. 5, 2016 MERRELL, Pixie, 59, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ran- som Mortuary & Crematory in Astoria is in charge of the arrange- ments. Visit www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and sign the guest book. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 7 p.m., Warrenton High School library, 1700 S.E. Main Ave. Lewis & Clark Fire Depart- ment Board, 7 p.m., main fi re station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., work session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. Robert Gray School third-fl oor board- room, 785 Alameda Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Mar- ket Road, Svensen. OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 6-4-4-8 4 p.m.: 7-1-7-2 7 p.m.: 8-3-4-8 10 p.m.: 8-4-5-9 Monday’s Megabucks: 14-20- 21-25-29-48 Estimated jackpot: $8.5 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 0-7-9 Monday’s Hit 5: 02-07-09- 33-39 Estimated jackpot: $220,000 Monday’s Keno: 03-04-06-13- 20-23-26-32-43-51-54-57-58- 59-60-63-65-66-73-76 Monday’s Lotto: 04-14-15- 22-28-47 Estimated jackpot: $3.9 million Monday’s Match 4: 05-12- 15-24 APPLIANCE OBITUARY POLICY PACKAGE DEALS Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian ofﬁ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER Mattresses, Furniture 3 A 0 RS YE 15, 2017, with the term ending June 30, 2017. Application forms are available online at www. co.clatsop.or.us or appli- cants can contact the Clatsop County Manager’s Ofﬁ ce, 800 Exchange St., Suite 410, Astoria, OR, (503) 325-1000. Applications must be completed and turned in by 5 p.m. on Sept. 2 to be considered. ON THE RECORD Klamath Falls 42/81 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 85 73 82 69 88 68 94 62 87 73 88 70 94 68 64 48 87 75 89 74 89 74 103 79 79 62 96 78 89 78 91 75 91 79 88 73 95 73 89 73 90 75 96 67 72 55 71 58 84 75 Baker 38/78 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: ISS is visible at 10:06 p.m. at an altitude of 84' NNE moving from west-northwest to east-southeast. High 5.7 ft. 7.3 ft. La Grande 44/79 Roseburg 55/87 Brookings 52/71 Sep 1 John Day 43/83 Bend 43/79 Medford 56/91 UNDER THE SKY Time 7:28 a.m. 7:21 p.m. Prineville 47/82 Lebanon 53/83 Eugene 51/84 SUN AND MOON Full Pendleton 51/83 The Dalles 58/87 Portland 59/80 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.09" Month to date ................................... 0.33" Normal month to date ....................... 0.20" Year to date .................................... 40.67" Normal year to date ........................ 37.39" First The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants interested in serv- ing on the c ounty Board of Property Tax Appeals for the 2016-17 term. The board hears petitions from taxpayers seeking to decrease their real market or assessed property values, and considers requests to excuse Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 57/69 Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 67°/58° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/54° Record high ............................ 92° in 1939 Record low ............................. 45° in 1988 penalties or late ﬁ lings of real or personal property returns, according to the county. Applicants must be Clat- sop County residents, but cannot be employees of the county or of any county tax district. The board holds several daytime meetings beginning the ﬁ rst Monday in February to hear petitions. The board adjourns no later than April IN TSOP C LA U Y C O NT & More! HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. 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