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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018
State senators grill labor
County adds fees, other
offi cials over pay equity law rules to vacation rental law
“It is really disappoint-
ing to hear that out of
nearly 130,000 Oregon
employers that BOLI has
had contact with maybe
5,000 of them, when we
have a signifi cant new law
going into effect,” said
state Sen. Tim Knopp, vice
chairman of the Senate
Workforce Committee and
co-author of the pay equity
law.
The Oregon Equal Pay
Act of 2017 expands pro-
tections against pay dis-
crimination beyond just
gender to 11 classes and
makes employers liable
for even unintentional pay
disparities.
Employers who know
of pay gaps are required to
give raises and adjust pay
By PARIS ACHEN
Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — State sena-
tors put state labor regula-
tors in the hot seat Wednes-
day over why they waited
18 months to fi nalize rules
for Oregon’s landmark pay
equity law, which takes
force Jan. 1.
Lawmakers summoned
offi cials with the state
Bureau of Labor and Indus-
tries, known as BOLI, to the
Capitol to respond to com-
plaints from businesses.
Employers said the agency
didn’t give enough guid-
ance or advance notice on
how to comply with one
of the most comprehen-
sive pay equity laws in the
nation.
scales by Jan. 1. Other-
wise, they could be penal-
ized by state regulators and
be sued by employees who
believe they’re illegally
underpaid.
Gov.
Kate
Brown
signed the law June 1,
2017, but state regulators
didn’t fi nalize rules and
release defi nitions in the
law until last month.
“Why wasn’t it done
earlier knowing it is going
to affect every employer in
the state?” state Sen. Kath-
leen Taylor, chairwoman of
the Senate Workforce Com-
mittee asked Wednesday.
“I don’t know if I have a
good answer,” replied Chris-
tine Lewis, spokeswoman
for State Labor Commis-
sioner Brad Avakian.
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
Clatsop County has made
changes to its vacation
rental law, including new
fees.
The changes include
requirements for home-
owners to send notices of
recently issued vacation
rental permits, with contact
information, to owners of
property located within 300
feet. Homeowners would
be required to either pro-
vide a notarized affi davit to
the county that the notice has
been sent or have the county
contact the neighbors for
them at a $100 cost.
Additional fees include
$125 for re-inspections by
High wind watch Friday for North Coast
Could see gusts
up to 60 mph
been issued for North Coast
beaches and coastal head-
lands Friday.
Winds could reach 30
mph to 40 mph, with gusts
of up to 60 mph, starting
in the morning and last-
The Daily Astorian
A high wind watch has
ing through the afternoon,
according to the National
Weather Service.
Strong w inds may blow
down tree limbs, trees and
power lines. Scattered
power outages are possible.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
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Coos Bay
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Klamath Falls
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Klamath Falls
Medford
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North Bend
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reached the end of its use-
fulness, according to c ounty
public works. Deep within
within bedrock, the cul-
vert allows water from an
unnamed tributary to fl ow
into Hunt Creek, which dis-
charges to the Columbia
River in the north. It allows
c utthroat trout to pass.
Another culvert, near
Youngs River Road and
crossing Moos Moos Creek,
is about fi ve years away
from the end of its useful-
ness and is impassible for
fi sh. The replacement will
allow a range of salmo-
n and c utthroat trout to pass,
according to county public
works.
Work is scheduled for
next summer.
John E. Taylor Jr.
Dunnellon, Florida
March 15, 1949 — Dec. 6, 2018
John E. Taylor Jr., of Dunnellon, Flor- Sea and the Taylor House, both located in
Seaside, Oregon.
ida, age 69, left to be with the
In late 1998, John started to
Lord on Dec. 6, 2018, his lov-
work on a concept that would rev-
ing family was at his side. John
olutionize the criminal justice sys-
was born on March 15, 1949, in
tem. With the granting of his fi rst of
Evansville, Indiana, to John E.
eight U.S. patents, his initial work
Taylor Sr. and Marjorie Taylor,
led the way in personal GPS mon-
both deceased.
itoring within the criminal justice
He leaves behind two daugh-
system, and much of his work can
ters, Brandy Lynn Taylor-Gregg
be found today within ankle brace-
and Michelle Lynn Taylor-Ginn,
lets throughout the U.S. The sys-
and two sons-in-law, Jeffrey Lynn
Gregg and Doyle Ginn, all of Dun- John E. Taylor Jr. tem is used for both those awaiting
court appearances, and for people
nellon, Florida. John also leaves
behind two sisters, Carolyn Stagg and San- who require a monitoring system as part of a
dra Sallee, and one brother, Mike Taylor, all condition of probation.
Within months of the Sept. 11, 2001 ter-
of Evansville, Indiana.
John will join his late wife of 45 years, rorist attacks, his entire patent portfolio
Diana Taylor, and their two sons, who pre- was licensed to General Dynamics for what
ceded him in death, Michael Allen and would evolve into work in areas of terror-
ism and counter terrorism applications, with-
Johnathan Paul.
John was devoted to his family, he loved to out limitations.
The family will hold a private service at
travel and enjoyed the outdoors. John served
in the Air Force, and was a graduate of Cal- his summer home in Clatskanie, Oregon,
ifornia State University, Chico, in 1978, and they are asking that in lieu of fl owers
with degrees in business administration and that donations be made to the Make a Wish
accounting. John had many successes in his Foundation.
His family will greatly miss him. H e had
life, including commercial developments, as
well as senior living and residential property a great sense of humor and he was a remark-
developments, such as Neawanna By The able, loving dad.
DEATH
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Tonight's Sky: The Geminid Meteor Shower peaks
tonight with an average of 80 meteors per hour.
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UNDER THE SKY
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Portland
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Sunset tonight ........................... 4:30 p.m.
Sunrise Friday ............................. 7:50 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................ 12:09 p.m.
Moonset today ......................... 10:42 p.m.
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passing shower
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ASTORIA
45/53
Precipitation
Wednesday ....................................... 0.22"
Month to date ................................... 2.93"
Normal month to date ....................... 4.03"
Year to date .................................... 56.32"
Normal year to date ........................ 61.40"
Dec 15
MONDAY
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REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Wednesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 52°/38°
Normal high/low ........................... 49°/36°
Record high ............................ 61° in 2002
Record low ............................. 10° in 1919
First
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the county, $50 when a prop-
erty is transferred to another
owner and $300 when a
property is transferred to
another owner and re-in-
spected. Owners will also be
required to provide annual
water sampling results for
non regulated water supplies,
such as private wells and
springs.
County commissioners
passed the vacation rental
ordinance in January.
In
other
business
Wednesday, commission-
ers approved two culvert
replacement projects that
are expected to cost between
$345,000 and $495,000
combined.
One culvert is located
near Clifton Road and has
Dec. 13, 2018
TINNER, Shirley Ann, 82, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary
of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
ON THE RECORD
DUII
• At 9:38 p.m. Tuesday, Aaron Bryson Smith, 47, of San Marcos, California, was arrested
by Astoria police on 18th Street and Marine Drive and charged with driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants. His blood alcohol content was 0.13 percent.
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
THURSDAY
Seaside Convention Center
Commission, 5 p.m., Civic and
Convention Center, 415 First Ave.
Cannon Beach Academy
sion, 6 p.m., 698 Pacifi c Way,
Gearhart.
Seaside Parks Advisory Com-
mittee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
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Wednesday’s Powerball: 4-9-
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SALES SERVICE RENTALS
•
Board of Directors, 5:30 p.m.,
3781 S. Hemlock.
Seaside School District Board of
Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin.
Gearhart Planning Commis-
OREGON
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