Portland,'Observer
Thursday, September 13, 1973
Grand Jury
(Continued from pg. 1. col. 91
out auetU'af« accounting re
view. The Grand Jury found
that the projects did not
maintain clear and complete
records of operation.
The
records that were located
were incomplete and frag
mentary.
Velunteer Program
The V olunteer Program
was initiated early in 1972
and was originated as part of
the W elfare D epartm ent.
Sometime in the summer or
fall of 1972 the program was
transferred to the Center
Administration and its duties
expanded to provide service
to all agencies in the center.
"To coordinate this program,
a person was chosen from
the Model Cities community
who had enthusiasm, dedica
tion. and e x te n siv e com
munity ties, but who lacked
any real experience in ac
counting or administration."
The goal of the program
was to recruit 300 available
volunteers. The Grand Jury
considered that number
highly excessive for one co
ordinator to handle.
They
considered eight volunteers
to be as many as one co
ordinator can manage effec
tively.
The V olunteer Program
functioned' under three au
thorities. Until recently the
coordinator's salary was paid
by Children's Services Divi
sion; reimbursement to vol
unteers was paid by Public
Welfare: and the program
was under the control of the
Central Administration. The
Grand Jury found the Public
Welfare bulletins regulating
reimbursement procedures to
be confusing and incomplete.
"There was conflict on the
evidence as to whether a
volunteer was entitled to
travel reim bursem ent be
tween home and office, and
whether the volunteer was
entitled to reimbursement
for meals when he worked
through meal hours but did
not leave the Center. The
EDITORIAL FOCUS
Commission responsible
O ver the past tw o m onths, th e O b server has
p u b lis h e d a series o f a rticle s d e a lin g w ith the
P ortland D e v e lo p m e n t C om m issio n's a c tiv itie s in
the A lb in a c o m m u n ity .
C itizen c o m p la in ts h a ve increased s te a d ily --
a nd m ore in d ig n itie s a n d harassing a c tiv itie s com e
to lig h t.
The PDC s ta ff is th e ta rg e t o f m ost co m p la in ts ,
a nd rig h tly so.
But le t's n ot fo rg e t th e C o m m is
sioners, w h o a re le g a lly re sp o n sib le fo r the
p ro g ra m a n d fo r th e sta ff. If th e s ta ff is unjust, or
in c o m p e te n t to d e a l w ith the issues, th e C o m m is
sioners a re re sp o n sib le .
The PDC C o m m issio n e rs a re Mrs. E laine C ogan,
C h a irm a n ; Dr. John G riffith , S enior V ice President
o f P ortland U n iv e rs ity ; Mrs. O g d e n B e e m a n ; Dr.
W illia m Je nkins o f P o rtlan d State U n iv e rs ity ; a nd
Robert W a lsh, b ro th e r o f Tom W a lsh, C ontractor.
; Dr. Je n kin s is a Black m an — Dean o f the
School o f Education at PSU.
As yet, he has not
rea cted to th e p lig h t o f his p e o p le .
He has not
visited th e hom es th a t a re b e in g " r e h a b ilita te d " .
He has n ot p ro te cte d th e citizen s fro m th re ats o f
loss o f th e ir hom es. He has not insu re d a ffirm a tiv e
a ction . W h y isn 't he in A lb in a in v e s tig a tin g the
c o m p la in ts a n d e n fo rc in g the la w ?
W h e re a re the o th e r C om m issioners? W e have
heard fro m th e s ta ff; w e h ave h e a rd fro m the
d ire c to r; but w e h a ve n ot h e a rd fro m th e C om
m issioners.
If w e d o n 't h ea r fro m the C om m issioners, w e
must c a ll upo n th e M a yo r. N ot o n ly does he a p
p o in t th e C om m issioners, b ut he is u ltim a te ly re
sp on sib le fo r a ll HUD m o n e y c o m in g in to P ortland.
If these fe d e ra l fu n d s a re not b e in g used fo r th e
b e n e fit o f the c o m m u n ity , it is th e M a y o r's re
s p o n s ib ility to stop th e m o n e y.
Perhaps this is th e tim e fo r co n s id e ra tio n o f the
city ta k in g o ve r th e u rb a n re n e w a l a nd d e v e lo p
m en t fu n c tio n s a n d clo sin g o ut PDC. PDC seem s to
be re sp o n sib le to no one. But th e city c o u n c il is
re sp o n sib le to th e voters.
Election year visits
precede vanishing act
As a n o th e r e le c tio n ye a r a p p ro ach es, w e w ill
see p o litic ia n s v is itin g A lb in a s e e kin g the Black
vote. W e h a v e not seen m ost o f these p o litic ia n s
since th e last tim e th e y ran fo r o ffic e .
A lre a d y , Bob P a ckw oo d has in d ic a te d th a t he
w on ts a p u b lic a p p e a ra n c e in A lb in a . But w h e re
has he b e e n fo r th e last 6 years? In fa ct, w h e re
w as he d u rin g th e p re c e d in g ye ars w h e n he
re p re se n te d a se ction o f A lb in a in the O reg on
Leg isla ture ? W e d id n 't see h im th e n , w e d o n 't see
h im n o w , a n d w e w o n 't see h im a fte r N o v e m b e r,
1974 — w in or lose.
W e w ill not su p p o rt ca nd id ates w h o d o not com e
to A lb in a , discuss th e issues, a nd seek th e o p in io n s
o f th e p e o p le th e y h o p e to rep re sen t. But a visit to
A lb in a is not e n o u g h -- w e m ust support c a n d i
d ate s w h o h a ve p ro v e n th e m se lve s by th e ir p e r
fo rm a n c e .
Bob P a ckw oo d has bee n o u r U n ite d States
S enator fo r six years, a n d w h a t h a ve w e h ea rd
fro m h im a n d w h a t has he d o n e fo r us? N o th in g !
W h e re is he w h e n p e o p le a re d isp la ce d by b u ll
dozers, w h e n fe d e ra l p ro g ra m s a re m isused to
harass th e p e o p le th e y a re supposed to h e lp , w h e n
ra c ia l d is c rim in a tio n a n d e xclu sio n b rin g e c o n o m ic
a n d e d u c a tio n a l disa ste r to " h is " p e o p le ?
W h e re a re our p ro sp e ctive g u b e rn a to ria l c a n
d id a te s -
Betty Roberts, Lee Johnson, C lay
M yers, H arl Haas, Jim R edden, Jason Boe, a n d
Frank Iva ncie ? W e e xp e ct to see th e m p ro d u ce in
the jobs th ey n o w h o ld -
b e fo re th e y ask fo r
our votes.
A n d w h e re is Edith G ree n? A n d w h e re a re our
M a y o r a n d o u r G o ve rn o r?
Yes, w e w ill see th e m a ll. They w ill be here
d rin k in g c o ffe e , sh a kin g hands, s m ilin g a n d asking
fo r o u r support,
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deny Blacks jobs
The p u b lic o ffic ia ls o f O re g o n h ave ve ry p oo r
a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n records. W h ile th e y ta lk a b o u t
state a n d loca l a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n a g re e m e n ts , th ey
d o not h ire m in o ritie s fo r th e ir o w n staffs.
M a y o r N e il G o ld s c h m id t has e m p lo y e d Blacks on
his p erson al sta ff. N o o ne e lse has. N on e o f the
C ity C om m issio ne rs h ave Blacks on th e ir staffs.
G o v e rn o r M cC a ll, Secretary o f State C lay M yers,
State Treasurer Jam es R edden, a nd A tto rn e y
G e n e ra l Lee Johnson s till h a v e no Blacks in th e ir
o ffices.
G o v e rn o r M c C a ll, a "c h a m p io n o f c iv il rig h ts ",
has had seven years to fin d a q u a lifie d Black.
N o w th a t he has a n n o u n c e d th a t he w ill not run
fo r p o litic a l o ffic e a g a in , he no lo n g e r has th e
excuse o f p o litic a l e x p e d ie n c y . O ne Black fa ce in
th e o ffic e c o u ld n 't h u rt h im n o w .
W e can u n d e rs ta n d th e p lig h t o f C lay M yers,
w h o p la ns to be O re g o n 's n e x t g o v e rn o r.
He is
fa c in g a h a rd -fo u g h t e le c tio n .
But this is the
o p p o rtu n ity fo r h im to c o m b in e his C h ristia n ethics
w ith the c o u ra g e o f his c o n v ic tio n s a n d ta ke " a
g re a t le a p fo r w a r d " W e k n o w he has co n v ic tio n s ,
because he is p ro b a b ly th e o n ly R e p u b lica n w h o
has v o te d a g a in s t A g n e w tw ic e
-■> b ut let h im
fin d th e c o u ra g e to a p p o in t a Black to his staff.
W e k n o w J im R edden is fro m M e d fo rd , h o m e o f
th e KKK, b u t he is n o w safe in S alem
— en
tre n c h e d fo r a g o o d fo u r years as o u r State
Treasurer. Even if he d e c id e s to run fo r G o v e rn o r,
he sh o u ld fe e l secure e n o u g h by n o w to loo k
a ro u n d a n d fin d a q u a lifie d Black.
A tto rn e y G e n e ra l Lee Johnson said he c o u ld n 't
fin d a Black a tto rn e y — b ut w h e n o n e ca m e
a lo n g h e let H arl Haas h ire h im . C o u ld it be th a t
Haas trie d h a rd e r?
Jason B oe's e a rly life w as spent in Los A n g e le s
in a n e ig h b o rh o o d o f m a n y e th n ic g roups, so
th e re is no excuse fo r h im .
If he c a n 't fin d a
q u a lifie d Black in O re g o n , w e d o n 't m in d if he
im p o rts o ne .
Edith G re e n has th e p o w e r to d o a n y th in g she
w an ts, b ut rig h t n o w th e re is no h o p e -- no
c o m m e n t.
W e s o m e tim e s fo rg e t th a t W e n d e ll
W y a tt rep re sen ts P o rtla n d , to o , a n d he has a r e
s p o n s ib ility to his Black constitu en ts.
A l U llm a n
a n d John D e lle n b a c h c a n n o t escape th e fa c t th a t a
fe w Blacks h a v e s u rv iv e d in th e ir districts, too.
O ur J u n io r S enator, Bob P a ckw o o d , is a p u zzle
G ra n te d , he re c e iv e d fe w (a lm o s t n o ) Black votes
w h e n he w as e le c te d to th e S enate, a lth o u g h he
w as o u r R e p re se n ta tive in th e O re g o n Leg isla ture .
O f course n ot m a n y Blacks k n e w he re p re s e n te d
us. His s ta ff w as as w h ite th e n as it is n o w .
S enator H a tfie ld can p re ach a g o o d se rm on in
church, b u t his se rm on does n ot e ffe c t his e v e ry d a y
life w h e n it com es to e m p lo y in g Blacks on his s ta ff
a n d h e lp in g Black e n tre p e n e u rs . He has p ro m is e d
to d o b e tte r, b ut h o w lo n g it w ill ta k e is y e t to be
seen.
W h ich o f o u r g re a t le a d e rs w ill be th e firs t to
b e c o m e a tru e re p re s e n ta tiv e o f the p e o p le ?
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preponderance of the evi
dence would indicate that, al
least at present, volunteers
are entitled to mileage to
and from home and for meal
expenses incurred while on
the job at the Center."
The method of reporting
v olu n teer ex p e n se s was
vague and accurate records
were not kept. Some volun
leers apparently received re
im bu rsem en ts for m ileage
they were not entitled to,
but there was not satisfac
tory evidence to show who
was responsible or who bene
fited from the rases where
mileage was overestimated
or false. The vouchers were
sent to Salem and the pay
ments made by Public Wei
fare. "Although not entitled
to reimbursement, some of
the volunteers did put in
long hours for many days
work at the Center; most of
the clerical and paper work
for the program was done by
volunteers."
The Grand Jury was able
to determine that some of
the checks were redonated to
the Volunteer Fund or were
used to pay expenses of the
program. Expenses included
such things as an adding
machine and rental of stor
age space for donated items.
"The Grand Jury feels it
worthy of note that at no
time did the Volunteer Pro
gram ever have a budget for
such expenditures; and in
fact has no budget, either
through the Center Adnnnis
tration or independently, to
this day. The only money
the Volunteer Program gets
is reimbursement to its vol
unteers. Therefor«-, it is to
be assumed that either the
program is to have no ex
penses outside of th<- desks
and office space prov ided by
the Center Administration;
or, if it does have expenses,
these must be met through
public donations. The Grand
Jury feels this lack of any
budget whatsoever for the
(Please turn to pg. 6, col. 3)
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