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V oinnin XXIII. N um ber 12
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Jim Hill To
Improve Treasury
Operations
Tri-Met Unveils Minority and
Women Participation Plan for
Westside Light Rail
The committee
made several
program recom
mendations focused
on expanding
outreach and
technical assis
tance to minorities
and women inter
ested in participat
ing on what will
turn out to be the
largest public
works project in the
history o f the state
Unem ploym ent S till
Unchanged
A lth o u g h construction and lu m
ber seem to be ok, the unem ploym ent
rate is s till at 7.3 percent fo r Oregon.
FBI Check Shooting
Robert Thomas, o f Vancouver
Wash, was shot in the back by Police
O ffice r John Parr. Thomas crashed
in to a u tility pole after a police chase.
Oregon State Treasurer, Jim H ill an
nounced that, at his request, the Secretary o f
State has agreed to conduct a series o f inde
pendent audits and reviews o f the Oregon
State Treasury in a an effort to im prove in te r
nal controls and accountability in Treasury
The First Lady o f A m erican The
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“ Some questionable investments in the
Com m ercial Real Estate Program uncovered
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in 1991 have underm ined much o f the positive
w ork done by the Treasury These events have
led us to a broader review o f the entire Trea
sury. The audits and rev iews w ill serve as a
blueprint fo r im p ro vin g Treasury account
ability. O n ly through openness and account
a b ility can we reestablish the p u b lic ’s co n fi
dence in the Treasury as steward o fth e State’ s
$22 b illio n investment fund,” Treasurer H ill
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said.
In early January, Treasurer H ill asked
Secretary o f State K e islin g to undertake a
series o f audits and reviews o f the Oregon
Treasury A s a result o f that request, the
trols, and documentation. T h is review ex
pected to begin in early M ay, 1993.
A d m in istra tive audits o f the Treasury
w ill be done on an annual basis. C urrently the
congestive heart failure.
A m track Train
Crashes Gas Tanker
Story by
James L. Posey
A gasoli ne tanker stuck in tra ffic
at a railroad crossing in O akland
Park, Fla h it by A m tra ck tra in . 6
drivers die, 15 drivers injured and
reach and technical assistance to m inorities
and women interested in p a rticipating on
w hat w ill tu rn out to be the largest public
works project in the history o f the state
Committee members Jennie Portis and Larry
Sanchez presented concepts for im p ro vin g
apprenticeship programs and broader em
ploym ent opportunities fo r m inorities du rin g
and after completion o fth e project S im ila rly,
the N ational Association o f M in o rity Con
A s s o c ia tio n o f M in o r ity E n tre p re n e u rs
Wayne Thomas, another comm ittee member
w ho represents H offm an Construction, dis
cussed plans fo r improv ed access fo r m in o rity
(O A M E ).
The com m ittee made several program
recommendations focused on expanding out-
and women contractors
W h ile the general tone o f the news con
ference was positive, a representative from
been awarded, and so far the consultants are
the only ones assured a piece o f the action.
Other committee members stressed that the
proposed recommendations were ju st the be
g in n in g and that the processes w ould be a
A bout 60 people, in clu d in g the media,
gather on Friday, M arch 20, at the Northeast
W o rk Force C enter on K illin g s w o rth to
h e a r th e la te s t T r i- M e t a n d O re g o n
D e p a rtm e n t o f T ra n s p o rta tio n proposal
approxim ately 100 tra in passengers
injured.
Branch Davidian
Saga C ontinues
fo r in c lu d in g m in o ritie s and w om en on
the Westside L ig h t R ail T ri-M e t General
Federal agents claim ed the c u lt
was warned about the raid by some
Waco newspaper employees.
M anager T om W alsh presented the report
fro m the O re g o n O p p o rtu n ity A d v is o ry
C om m ittee, w h ic h was chaired by Sam
Brooks, executive director o f the Oregon
S e n a te V o tes On
R egistration
The Senate voted to remove most
o f the hurdles that separate votes
from the b a llo t box. It w ill be as easy
as getting your d riv e r’ s license New
tractors (N A M C O ) questioned the prospect
for the successful participation o f A frica n -
Am erican contractors given the poor history
o f inclusion on the part o f both agencies.
N A M C O o fficia ls later expressed concern
that w h ile the w o rk o f the committee was
positive, it hardly represents any cause for
hoopla. It was noted that not one contract has
Secretary o f State’ s office is required to con
duct these audits at least every three years. The
firs t audit fo r the period ended December 3 1,
1992, has already begun as a result to Trea-
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Faye Burch
To Serve As
Advocate
continuous effort.
Tri-Met Encourages Minority
Participation In Westside Max
A lzh e im e r's D ru g
F e d e ra l p a n e l o k ’ d n ew
alzheim ers drug. T acrine has shown
to be effective to reduce the effects o f
the te rm in a l b ra in disease.
The C ity O f P ortland
Takes House
T ri-M e t w ill employ a comprehensive
and far-reaching package o f in itia tive s to
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“ The tra in in g incentive is a bold step fo r
T ri-M e t to take,’ commented Sam Brooks,
direct federal dollars fo r Westside M A X con-
struction to paychecks o f Oregonian workers,
The C ity o f Portland enforced
the receivership law and took a home
fro m the owner Rachel R istick on N E
Everett and gave it to the H ousing
A u th o rity to repair and rent it.
president ofth e Oregon Association o fM in o r-
ity Entrepreneurs and chair o f T n -M e t s O r-
egon O pportunity Advisory
Committee. “ T h is is the d i
rection o f the future fo r pub
For the fir s t time on
lic agencies, and I am pleased
a m ajor public
T ri-M e t has follow ed our
a cco rd in g to a p la n an
nounced by T ri-M e t Gen
eral M anager Tom Walsh,
members o f the agency’ s
Oregon O pportunity A d v i
sory Committee, and U S.
The Drug B eta
In te rfe ro n G ets
Approval
construction project
in Oregon, prim e
contractors will be
required to be
certified training
agents Tri-Met will
p a y contractors a
$2-per-hour
incentive to train
m inority o r women
workers in critical
construction trades.
C o n g re s s m a n
R on
W yden. (Represented by Lou
Beta interferon w h ich stops the
process that causes m u ltip le sclerosis
Salvage)
For the firs t tim e on a
m ajor p u b lic construction
project in Oregon, prim e
r m tractors w ill be required
to be c e rtifie d tr a in in g
agents. T ri-M e t w ill pay
contractors a $2-per-hour
incentive to train m inority
o r women workers in c r iti
cal construction trades A
$ l-p e r-h o u r incentive w ill
be paid fo r tra in in g w hite
male workers in these trades
F or the tunnel contract, firs t o f the
Westside M a x contracts to go out to bid, the
c ritic a l trades are carpenters, operating engi
neers. electricians, cement masons and skilled
general laborers. A n amount o f $ 150,000 in
the tunnel contract w ill be available fo r tra in
was approved by the advisory com
m ittee o f the Food and D ru g A d m in
istration.
Yeltsin Im peachm ent
B oirs Y e lts in is threatened to be
impeached. He needs to go to the
sum m it, but maybe shouldn’ t leave
his country.
Clinton Potpourri
Proposing a scientific approach
to meet inspection; seeking $45 m il
lio n to fin is h S & L cleanup, approval
for Oregon M edicaid w aiver; national
health plan w ill ask fo r more taxes
and lim its on choice o f doctor; House
gave h im budget victo ry; Oregon
health b ill approved;
“C iv il R ig h ts E n fo rc e m e n t:
R e n o ’s M a n d a t e ”
Racism and sexism are twin evils that
should be consistently challenged
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fa ll 1993.
General Manager Tom W alsh said he
“E a rly B la c k S h u rc h e s
P la y e d M a n y R o le s In
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by
action s im ila r to T ri-M e t’ s when our tu rn
comes,” asserted O D O T regional director
Bruce W arner. O D O T ’ s firs t m ajor Westside
p ro je d co n tra d w ill not be ready fo r b id u n til
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in the
Westside preyed,
the Oregon Departm ent o f Transportation, is
cosponsor o f the Oregon O pportunity C om
mittee. “ W e are com m itted to a program o f
its Oregon outreach program.
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advice,” he said.
Jennie Portis, director “ co u ld n ’ t be more pleased” w ith the process
Faye Burch
o f the Northeast W orkforce leading to the announcements. "T h is com
Governor Roberts has appointed Faye
C enter and c h a ir o f the mittee did an absolutely outstanding jo b w ith
Burch to permanently f ill the position o f Ad
an
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subjed.
We
couldn’t
com m ittee’ s workforce sub
vocate for the O ffice o f M in o rity , W omen and
committee, also praised T ri- have a better set o f advisors,” Walsh said.
Emerging Small Business (0 M W E S B ). Burch,
The
plan
emphasizes
inform
ation
and
M et but cautioned the p ro v i
who had been acting Advocate, w ill also con
technical
assistance.
Two
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inform
ation
clear
sions are only a firs t step.
tinue to serve on the governor’ s senior policy
inghouse
functions
w
ill
be
established
fo
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“ They are m oving in the right
staff
direction, but we hope they prospective workers and contradors. Women
Burch, 43, w ill manage the O M W ES B
and disadvantaged business enterprises w ill
w ill go fu rth e r," Portis said.
c
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rtific
a io n and compliance program, as d i-
Congressman Wyden, be offered technical assistance in preparing
rectcd
under
ORS 279.059, provide a clear
bids fo r Westside work. W orkforce outreach
unable to jo in com m ittee
inghouse
fo
r
contradors
seeking b id opportu
includes referrals fo r contractors seeking
members in Portland because
nities,
and
produce
a
quarterly
d ire d o ry o f
q u a lifie d applicants and assistance to a p p li
o f duties in Washington, ex
certified
firm
s
for
public
agencies,
prim e con
pressed his pleasure that T ri- cants in locating c h ild care, transportation
tra
d
o
rs
and
private
corporations
M et had in itiated an aggres- and other support services.
As Advocator, B urch w ill represent the
T ri-M e t’ s new Westside P rojed B id Cen
held a hearing on
sive program. Wyden
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ter at 629 N E Oregon St. w ill be the central governor on the Westside L ig h tra il advisory
Westside contracting and employment oppor
committee, the M etropolitan Exposition Rec
tunities last August. “ T ri-M e t agreed to make source o f in fo rm a tio n and referral services on
reation Committee advisory committee, the
an extra effort then, and it is clear their effort contracting opportunities. T r i- M d is engag
Oregon Association o f M in o rity entrepreneurs
w ill spark the creation o f new jobs and busi ing fo u r organizations to prov ide inform ation
and
technical
assistance
to
help
im
plem
ent
ness opportunities in Oregon s small business
sector,” Wyden said.
ing incentive pay.
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A n independent operations review w ill be
performed to evaluate the Treasury’ s invest
ment accounting procedures, internal con
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