Pag« 2 Portland Obaarvar. August 16. 1964
Multnomah County
mulls charter changes
T h e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty H o m e
R u le C h a rte r Review C o m m itte e
presented 18 separate amendments
F rid a y to the M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty
Com m issioners. The am endm ents
to the County charter will be adop
te d , or re je cte d , by voters in the
November election and cover a wide
range of changes.
T h e IJ-m em b er citizen c o m m it
tee, headed by Rev. F ra n k W .
Shields o f the Sunnyside M ethodist
C h u rc h , o ffe re d the am endm ents
a fte r h old in g 41 p ublic m eetings
over 14 months.
Each o f the 18 M ultnom ah Coun
ty charter changes recommended by
the co m m itte e w ill appear as a
separate measure on the November
ballot
One o f the biggest changes would
be the e lim in a tio n o f the o ffic e o f
county executive, reduction o f the
commissioner districts from five to
fo u r, and a p p o in tin g , rather than
electing, the county clerk and coun
ty assessor. One amendment would
allow the county to hire a lobbyist
fo r the state legislature. The other
recom m ended changes are listed
below.
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Charter changes for Multnomah County
• The office o f county executive would be abolished, to be replaced by the
ch airm an o f the board o f com m issioners. The ch airm an w ould have a
legislative vote equal to other commissioners and also retain all powers of
the executive except the right to veto. The five-m em ber board would be
retained. The chairman would be elected from the county at large, but the
number of commissioners elected by district would be reduced from five to
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directly w ith amall businaaaaa in tha district Staff includee. from left,
Andy D elaney. Bill Qeiger. dean D ra w and H arm an Houston. They
w ill provide free In fo rm a tio n counseling and w orksh o p s to sm all
businesses.
four.
• B allot slogans would be elim inated. The deadline fo r reapportioning
commissioner districts after a federal census would be extended to Aug. I ,
allowing more time than the 30 days after certification now required.
• A ll county employees, as well as elected officials, would be bonded.
• Charter language would be updated to refer to existing departments and
delete references to department that no longer exist.
• Salaries for elected officials, subject to voter approval every two years,
would be recommended by a citizen committee appointed by the auditor.
• A ppointed public officials would be able to run to succeed themselves.
Vacancies in elective o ffic would be filed by an election if the vacant term
was longer than one year, by appointment if from 90 days to one year, and
not filled if less than 90 days.
• The county position of District Court clerk would be eliminated because
courts are now a state function.
• Elected officials would be limited to two four-year terms in office within a
12-year period.
• Agencies and departments would be required to respond to an o ffic ia l
audit.
• An elected o fficial could run for another office in midterm
• A ll candidates would appear on the primary election ballot instead of on
the Novem ber b a llo t, as it is cu rren tly. T he winner o f a m a jo rity in the
prim ary would be declared elected and would not appear on the general
election ballot.
• The county could sell revenue bonds without a specific vote of the people,
but any sale would be subject to referral to the people by petition.
• A nother charter review commission would be named and would report
before the 1990 general election.
• The county would create an O ffice o f Citizen Involvement.
• Any act of the county commission would require three affirm ative votes,
instead of the current situation where two affirm ative votes pass a measure
as long as a quorum of three members is present.
PCC boosts business
S taff for the new Portland C om
m u n ity C o lle g e S m all Business
Development Center started out in
to the fie ld this week to id e n tify
ways they can work with new small
businesses.
Cascade Campus Executive Dean
Jim V an D y ke an n ou n ed the a p
p o in tm en t
of
the
fo llo w in g
representatives: A ndy Delaney will
serve as director; Jean Drew will be
located at the Southeast Center and
cover the east side; Bill Geiger is to
serve the west side o f the district and
be centered at the Rock Creek C am
pus; and H e rm a n H o u s to n w ill
p ro vide sh o rt-term and long-term
counseling for the entire district and
will be located at Cascade.
Cascade C am p us w ill house a
resource and in fo rm a tio n center
w hich w ill c o o rd in a te program s
alre a d y
a v a ila b le
fo r
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cies in the metropolitan region.
Each o f the three o utreach
representatives will plan trainng and
workshops appropriate for their sec
tion of the community, according to
Van Dyke.
The program w ill also o ffer one-
on-one counseling and technical
assistance at no charge to the
business, a separate in s tru ctio n al
fo rm a t at a very reasonable cost,
and access to the P C C degree
programs and business classes.
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Small Business Adm inistration and
the Am erican Association o f C o m
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N E V E L Y N Minor-Lawrence, 28,
the zest of life is strong and enthu
siasm for her com m itm ents seems
boundless. Evelyn M inor-Law rence
is the new assistant dean o f a d
missions at Lew is and C la rk
College.
M in o r-L a w re n c e came fro m
G rinnell College in G rin n ell, Iow a,
where she was admissions counselor
for several years. Her early life was
in D e tro it. H e r higher ed u catio n
was received at M ic h ig a n S late
U n iv e rs ity and at U n iv e rs ity o f
W isco n sin , w here she earned a
masters degree in counseling.
G rin n e ll, a sm all college c o m
munity, did not offer the courses in
physical therapy that were sought by
29-year old D w ig h t L aw re n c e,
husband o f the vivacious young
counselor, so the couple began to
look for a place that could supply
advantages fo r both o f them. They
began to loo k w estw ard in th eir
search, according to Evelyn. " I read
about P o rtlan d where D w ight has
co u s in s ," she said. " I read about
Lewis and C lark College and there
seemed to be a challenge fo r me
here D w ig h t is registered now at
P o rtla n d State fo r his physical
therapy dasswork "
" L a r g e u n iv e rs itie s ,” E velyn
M in o r-L a w re n c e said, " a re good
for some students, but they are not
for everyone In small colleges there
is a chance to be analytical, to learn
oral and writing skills and there can
be help to o b ta in scholarships.
Sometimes Black students cannot
make it in a large school— they have
a hard tim e getting to know the
fa c u lty . W h ereas, here, th ere are
ab o ut 20 students (o r fe w e r) in a
class.
" I would like to see Black students
take ad van tag e o f a sm all lib e ra l
arts school. Lew is and C la rk is
m oving to add to its m in o rity
population. In G rinn ell, there were
o nly I I students when I a rriv e d .
When I left, there were 80
" I taught aerobic dance classes at
G rin n ell, jazz dancing at M ichigan
S tate , and I was in a local dance
tro u p e o f 15 in M ilw a u k ie . I ’ ve
taught modern dance to elementary
A p u b lic receptio n fo llo w in g the
fo rm a litie s w ill be held at the
Firehouse, W alker stated.
T
I
Evelyn M inor-Law ranca
students. I like African dancing and
also the style o f M a rth a G rah a m
I ’ m in training now in aerobic dan
cing here in Portland Meanwhile, I
am a runner. I jog I run cross coun
try . I run in the m ornings, d u rin g
lunch h o u r, and some evenings.
There are woodsy trails to explore
near where I live and I get in about
1
miles now and expect to get up
to three miles before long (after the
lay-off we had in traveling when we
moved to Po rtlan d),’ ’ she paused to
explain.
" I w ant to meet a lot o f young
people. M y hope is to give
something to my own young Black
sisters and brothers— to tell them of
the advantages there are at Lew is
and C la rk .”
P
A T R I C I A W A L K E R , presi
H E 1984 S U M M E R commence
ment of University of Portland,
held on the college cam pus
Friday evening, featured an address
to the graduates by H .J . Belton
H a m ilto n , an O regon Federal A d
m inistrative Law Judge. Presented
by D r. H a ro ld W estb y, master o f
ceremonies, Judge Ham ilton shared
program responsibilities w ith the
Rev. T ho m as C . O d d o , D .S .C .,
P h D ., president o f the Univerity of
P o rtla n d , w ho c o n fe rre d the
degrees.
Judge Ham ilton's subject matter,
tille d , "S u rv iv in g and T h riv in g in
the L a b o r M a r k e t ," was treated
lightly in the presentation, but it was
w eighted w ith a serious and un
deniable message to the graduates
on how to o b ta in and hold a
desirable place in the jo b m arket.
A p p ro p ria te crea tiv e th in k in g ,
honesty, integrity, flexibility, good
judgement, am bition, initiative and
a ttitu d e all received H a m ilto n ’ s
humorous attention.
H a m ilto n 's fin a l caution to the
graduates emerged as, " D o n ’t take
yourselves, your degree or your
career too seriously. Join the rest of
us in the game o f life with a sense of
humor and resilience."
L E A N O R M A Y B U T L E R , an
B
18-year old Roosevelt High gra-
duate, was a lucky recipient of one of
dent o f the Portland C hapter
o f the N a tio n a l O rg a n iz a tio n o f
Jack and Jill o f A m erica. In c ., an
nounces that a new chapter o f Jack
and Jill has been fo rm e d in V a n
couver, Washington. The new chap
ter w ill be installed in a P o rtla n d
cerem o ny to be held S u n d ay ,
August 19th, at the In te rs ta te
F ireh ou se. C o ra S m ith , in the
capacity o f new chapter com m ittee
Eleanor Butler
chair, will be in charge o f the affa ir,
several
scholarships
awarded by the
w hich w ill d raw to P o rtla n d the
O re g o n ia n P u b lish in g C o m p an y
p resident
of
the
n a tio n a l
re ce n tly. B u tle r was among 46
o rg an iza tio n . Ram ona A rn o ld , o f
Oregon
young people, all o f whom
Los A ngeles, and the re g io n a l
were high achievers recognized for
president Barbara Duell o f Seattle.
th e ir a b ilitie s and p o te n tia l by
school officials. They were given the
scholarships based on their need of
help to pursue higher education.
Butler was awarded $3,000 by the
Oregonian. In an interview, she ex
pressed her g ra titu d e to the
last
O regonian fo r this g ift and to her
high school counselor who advised
her to apply for the scholarship. She
has applied and has been accepted at
W illamette University where she will
begin her studies in the fall. Butler's
grades gave her a 3.6 average over
the last tw o years at Roosevelt. A
p ia n ist, she enjoyed music classes
and p la yin g the c la rin e t in the
school band. H er art classes were
im p o rta n t also to B u tle r. " I like
fashion and design and I like to do
pencil draw ing s and paint w ith
water colors. I hope som eday," she
said, " t o go to a New York school
o f design."
Eleanor, the daughter of Dorothy
and CTeophus B utler, regularly a t
tends M aranatha Church. She has a
sister, Katrina, 15, who is a student
at L in c o ln , and b ro th e r, T im o th y
17, who attends Benson.
A
N E W B A B Y IS B E IN G w el
comed at the home o f M a ry -
Anne
and
A n th o n y
A lle n .
Christopher Robert Allen was born
S u n d ay , August 5 th , at G oo d
Sam aritan Hospital where both his
parents are employed. Christopher
weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and measured
22 ” long. He is the great-grandson
o f W .D . Allen, the proprietor of the
Golden West Hotel, a popular Land
m a rk in d o w n to w n P o rtla n d , in
the early part o f this centu ry. His
p atern a l g ra n d m o th e r is M rs .
C h arles R o b ert A lle n o f Los
Angeles Maternal grandparents are
Horace (Ace) and Rose H arm er of
Lake Oswego.
I
N V IT A T IO N S A R E IN the mail
fo r the w edding o f Z oe A nn
W ilson, of Portland and Salem, to
Jesse P ric e, o f In d ia n a p o lis . T h e
wedding is to be an event o f S atu r
day, September 1st, at the G reater
M o u n t C a lv ary C h u rch o f G od in
Christ in Portland.
P o rtla n d . O re g o n
C lo s e d S u n d a y s