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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 Moore: ‘These are the rules I’m following. These are not my rules’ Continued from Page 1A The clashes have, for the most part, centered on a funda- mental difference of opinion on county government. Sullivan and Thompson have pushed for commissioners to have a greater role in day-to-day oper- ations, citing their place above the county manager and staff on the county organizational chart. Moore and the other commis- sioners, however, say many of Sullivan’s and Thompson’s efforts have violated the county charter and board policy. Moore spent nearly 10 min- utes Wednesday reading from the county charter, code and board policy. The charter — adopted in 1989 — established that the county manager is the head of the county’s administra- tive branch and responsible for enacting commissioner policies. “The county charter, I think, is pretty clear about what the role of the county manager is,” Moore said. He also read a passage say- ing that, if a vacancy occurs at the county management posi- tion, commissioners must immediately begin proceedings to appoint a successor. “What that indicates to me is, is that the voters made a clear statement that, you know, we’re more comfortable with profes- sional management as opposed to commissioners managing day-to-day operations, and they don’t want that position to be vacant any longer than it needs to be,” Moore said. Experienced manager Moore, with nearly 30 years of experience in public service administration and economic development, was hired after a succession of nine county man- agers in 16 years. He received a positive performance review last year from the majority of commissioners. Moore said he has largely avoided making headlines throughout his career. But he recognized Wednes- day that “county managers come and go a lot more fre- quently here than in other places.” “I, frankly, feel like I get a great deal of criticism for doing the job I was hired to do and following the rules I was given to do that job,” Moore said. “These are the rules I’m fol- lowing, and these are the rules that were provided to me when Cameron Moore I came here. These are not my rules. These are the rules set down by the voters of Clatsop County and by the county com- missioners through their code.” He then read from the county code, which indicates that per- sonnel matters are administra- tive rather than legislative. In a December email, Sullivan expressed disappointment that she was not invited to hiring interviews for a new commu- nity development director. “It would be unwise, inef- ficient and impractical to attempt to incorporate details of the personnel policies into an ordinance,” Moore read. “Board of county commission- ers thus expressly authorizes and directs the county manager to adopt personnel policies by administration.” Moore acknowledged that a number of questions about the different roles are not out- lined. He asked county Counsel Heather Reynolds, with whom he has often discussed mana- gerial authority, if he had ever overstepped. “Not that I’m aware of,” Reynolds said. Moore then read from the board policy, which states the board’s sole connection to staff operations is through the county manager and that com- missioners will govern “with an emphasis on outward vision rather than internal preoccu- pation. They will provide stra- tegic leadership rather than administrative detail, and they will make sure that there’s a clear distinction of board and county manager roles.” Another passage man- dated that commissioners act with “proper use of authority” and “appropriate decorum.” An investigation last year con- cluded Thompson acted inap- propriately by allegedly plac- ing her hands on a county employee while discussing her dissatisfaction with Moore. “But wait, there’s more,” Moore said. “With respect to the treatment of paid and volun- teer staff, the county manager shall not cause or allow condi- tions that are unfair, undigni- fied, disorganized or unclear.” In April, Thompson allegedly made a phone call to an employee in which the com- missioner warned of poten- tial legal action by Moore. The employee described the call as “confusing and also concerning.” His final reading cit- ied a board policy on com- missioners’ conduct at meet- ings. “Board members will not attack the knowledge, skills, abilities and personalities or impugn county staff members’ motives in board or at county meetings.” During a discussion in Feb- ruary, Sullivan objected to a question Commissioner Sarah Nebeker asked of Moore. Sul- livan later apologized but was rebuked by the county manager. ‘The same page’ At the end of the meeting Wednesday, Sullivan — based on a request she made a few days ago — made a motion to hold an executive session to review the performance of the county manager. Commission- ers voted against the motion 4-1. Prior to Moore’s comments, Sullivan said it was “past time to resolve our conflicts.” “It’s important that informa- tion is shared between all five commissioners and that deci- sions are made by the whole board,” Sullivan said. “That’s why I’ve called for an exec- utive session, so that we can speak.” Commissioner Scott Lee, the board’s chairman, con- cluded a meeting in April by discussing Moore’s absence and Thompson’s behavior. He then adjourned the meeting and did not allow Sullivan to give her commissioner’s report. He apologized Wednesday to Sul- livan, who then thanked him. Moore agreed with Sullivan that more civility is needed, but he stressed that rules still apply. “I think if we can get back on the same page and under- stand that there are rules that apply to the county man- ager, and there are also rules that apply to board members,” Moore said. “I think if we both take the time to understand those and to comply with those rules consistently, I think we’ll all be a lot better off.” Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Workers with WCT Marine & Construction build a squid boat in one of the former seaplane hangars owned by Hyak Maritime at North Tongue Point. WCT hopes to add aerial cranes inside the hangars to help with vessel work. Tongue Point: ‘We’re all for it, if it helps bring investment dollars’ Continued from Page 1A President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress to encourage new investment in struggling communities. Jim Knight, the executive director of the Port of Astoria, applied for the opportunity zone des- ignation, calling it another potential tool to help further the Port’s mission as an eco- nomic development agency. “We’re doing our best to capture every opportunity in the grant world,” Knight said. Knight’s application came after the Astoria City Council declined to pursue an oppor- tunity zone. City councilors were concerned that the rules of the federal program had not been written, as well as the possible gentrifying effect new investment could have on housing. The opportunity zone includes the Emerald Heights Apartments, a large, low-income housing complex where up to 1,000 people live. Knight said he doesn’t see too much risk to the city, which still has authority over local development. Grant resources are drying up, he said, and the Port needs out- side investment to improve its decaying infrastructure in places like the East Mooring Basin. The basin, largely emp- tied of vessels, is filled with sea lions and in need of a new multimillion-dollar causeway. Before applying for the opportunity zone, Knight also reached out to Hyak Tongue Point. The company late last year purchased North Tongue Point, a former Navy seaplane base on the eastern edge of Astoria the Port had been leas- ing over the past decade but struggled to develop. Hyak, a boat-building and chartering company, is try- ing to make the industrial dock and seaplane hangars into a regional marine fabri- cation and repair center ser- vicing tugs, barges and other commercial vessels. Hyak co-owner Robert Dorn said that while the rules of oppor- tunity zones are unclear, the incentive could be promising. “We’re all for it, if it helps bring investment dollars,” Dorn said. Hyak’s purpose at North Tongue Point is mostly to help core tenants — including shipwright WCT Marine & Construction and marine con- tractor Bergerson Construc- tion — grow their businesses, Dorn said, while providing Hyak a spot to potentially build vessels in the future. Dorn has also been work- ing with the Port, Clatsop County, Warrenton and Asto- ria to get North Tongue Point into the Clatsop Enterprise Zone, a state designation that would provide Hyak a prop- erty tax exemption for three to five years on new develop- ment. The Astoria City Coun- cil voted against joining the partnership in 2015 over mis- trust of the Port, but has since come around, in part to help Hyak. “That just gives us the abil- ity to put new capital in (with) a little bit of tax break for three to five years, to help us get up and running,” Dorn said. Hyak is looking at several major investments to make North Tongue Point capable of servicing bigger vessels. The company wants to strengthen a former seaplane ramp to take out bigger vessels, add aerial cranes in the seaplane hangar WCT operates out of and add more covered work- spaces for shipwrights. Over the next few years, the company would like to build new piers and acquire a travel lift capable of lifting large vessels out of the water and driving them around the tarmac to work sites, Dorn said. Dorn sees the investments as particularly timely given the numerous closures over the past decade of shipyards around Portland and Seat- tle. Zidell Marine, a barge- builder located in the South Waterfront district of Port- land, launched its last ship last summer before clos- ing the shipyard and prepar- ing to redevelop the land into apartments, offices and retail space. WCT could build and maintain larger vessels such as barges at North Tongue Point while providing more skilled job opportunities locally, Dorn said. Willie Toristoja, co-owner of WCT with his wife, Carol, said he now employs about 35 people and is excited to pro- vide new career opportunities. “We really have an opportu- nity to create jobs,” he said. Fund: ‘We’re establishing a fund that hasn’t been defined yet. Just making that clear’ Continued from Page 1A Moore said it didn’t seem prudent to discuss specific policies about how to man- age the fund until it was established. “I think that, to me, would THE DAILY ASTORIAN T HURSDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 be the next step,” Moore said. “If you indicated interest in moving forward with that, clearly you have to have to develop guidelines and pol- icies, you know, regarding what types of projects you would fund and not fund.” While no policies have been documented on paper, commissioners have already directed staff to address home- lessness, Commissioner Sarah Nebeker said. “What I see is that the county manager and staff have worked to help us begin set- ting up this fund and policies that will benefit our commu- nity,” Nebeker said. “I don’t think we have to have every- thing perfect in order to do something good, and I think this is good.” But Sullivan reiterated that commissioners should develop written policies for the fund first. She introduced a separate motion — which failed — to require specific discussion and documentation of those policies. SCHEDULE A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach “OK, so we’re estab- lishing a fund that hasn’t been defined yet,” Sullivan said just before the final votes to establish the homelessness fund were counted. “Just making that clear.” Evening listings THURSDAY M AY 10 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 Jeopardy! (N) KATU News at 6 (N) Wheel Fortune (N) Grey's Anatomy "Cold as Ice" (N) Station 19 "Hot Box" (N) Quantico "Hell's Gate" (N) KATU News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel KOMO 4 News (N) Wheel Fortune (N) Jeopardy! 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