Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, November 22, 1994, Page 7, Image 7

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    T he P ortland O bserver • N ovember 22, 1994
P age A 7
Safehaven/Family
Ministries Center
Announces Position
Opening
P ro g ra m D ire c to rO fC h ild re n
A n d Y o u th M in is trie s
H o u rs: 20 hours per week; 12
months per year w ith 2 weeks paid
vacation.
R ole D e s c rip tio n : D evelop and
imp lement programs fo r ch i Idren and
available resources. Provide tra in in g
programs and support groups as need­
ed. C o o rd in a te /co n d u c t p la n n in g
m eetings, fu n d ra is in g (in c lu d in g
grant w ritin g ), com m unity and church
events, inform ational tours, and fa­
cilita te in vo lve m e n t/m in istry o f v o l­
unteers. Understand the philosophy
o f Safehaven, and assure these pa­
rameters are incorporated in program­
m ing, resources acquisition and man­
crews in the fie ld and on the accura­
cy o f w o rk logs. Supervisors w ill be
held m ore accountable fo r crew ac
ees in general and sp e cifica lly re­
sponsible fo r those in the bureaus
assigned to me. I take that account­
a b ility seriously.
tiv itie s .
volved a bureau fo r w hich I am
I w ant to reiterate that the ove r­
w helm ing m a jo rity o f c ity e m p lo y­
payers to know that we investigate
every citizen report o f employee
dishonesty and abuse o f c ity tim e or
ees put in a so lid w o rk week, they
what w ill happen w ith the em ploy­
ees involved in the K G W story.
We have tried to b u ild a super­
viso ry system based on trust and
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mangers a ll the way up the line w ill
be held to a higher level o f account­
a b ility .
U tilitie s
A d v e r t i s e In
(T h e
T he 1 9 9 4 W alker I nstitute L ecture S eries
J ß u r tk u ib
Northwest Policing
Office To Open
P re s e n ts
(O b s tru e r
Call 503-288-0033
A fte r months o f planning, acom -
NAPOLEON BRANDFORD, III
n fc i
The o ffice at 2311 N .W . Johnson
St. is a result o f efforts and donations
by com m unity members. O ffice space
college in a related area is preferred.
and rem odeling costs were donated
Exposure to counseling and C h ris ­
tian Children and Y outh education is
by Don and R ichard Singer.
A contact o ffic e tra in in g semi­
nar was held N ov. 12 by the Portland
P olice B u reau’ s C entral Precinct.
C o m m u n ity volunteers learned about
c o m m u n ity p o lic in g and how th e ir
w o rk w o u ld enhance a positive com ­
m unity-shared experience. So far, 22
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neighborhood residents have vo lu n ­
(3 ) A b ilitie s : Planning, c o o rd i­
nating, grantw riting, com m unity out­
teered to w o rk at the office.
reach, program developm ent and
im plem entation s kills are needed.
The o ffic e w ill provide a place
fo r the co m m u n ity and members o f
G ood rapport w ith and an a b ility to
the p o lice bureau to w o rk together on
structure positive developm ental ac­
tiv itie s fo r children, youth, parents,
strategies to retain northwest Port­
land neighborhoods as safe places
fo r residents, businesses and patrons,
and fam ilies are needed.
ter m o n ito rin g systems are being
put in place, and supervisors and
abused, it is clear to me that our
(1 ) E d u c a tio n : H ig h School d i­
ploma required. T w o to fo u r years o f
management, and em powerm ent re­
gim e is required.
N etwork (TR N )
employees depicted in the K G W
story w ill be thorough and a p p ro p ri­
ate d iscip lin e w ill be imposed. B et­
S in c e r e ly ; M ik e L in d b e r g ,
to serve citizens o f northwest P ort­
land.
T elephone R estoration
pay taxes, and they are ju s t as angry
as any other Portland citizen. I com ­
m it to you that the investigations o f
C o m m i s s io n e r , O f f i c e o f P u b lic
eration w ith Hughes M em orial U M C ,
We Restore Your Service
In 3 Days Regardless of Back Bill
to re m e d y th e
p le tin g tasks. B ut when that trust, vs
the M etro D istrict, the O regon-Idaho
youth issues in resource acquisition,
a c tio n
in d iv id u a l re sp o n sib ility fo r com ­
m u n ity p o lic in g o ffic e is now ready
(2 ) E xp e rie nce : One year expe­
rience w o rkin g w ith ch ild re n and
s u p e rv is o rs w il l be e x p e c te d to
ta ke s w if t and m o re s e rio u s c o r ­
o r more o f w o rk each day.
It is im portant fo r Portland tax­
The D ire cto r o f C hildren and
Y outh M in istrie s is responsible to
the CEO, FM C , and w orks in coop­
desirable.
b e r o f e m p lo y e e s w h o k n o w in g ­
ly abuse the ru le s , m an a g e rs and
r e c tiv e
p lin a ry action on a case by case
basis ra n g in g fro m re p rim a n d s
through term ination. That is exactly
Can You Live Without It?
to rs , b u t fro m here on o u t, w hen
it com es to the v e ry s m a ll n um
p ro b le m .
property. When we fin d the allega­
tions to be ju s tifie d , we take d is c i­
PHONE DISCONNECTED?
W e w i l l c o n tin u e to be f a ir
and c o n s id e r a ll re le v a n t fa c ­
ployees w ho do a solid eight hours
agement (p la n n in g , developm ent,
implem entation, and evaluation).
Conference, and P U M A .
Q u a lific a tio n s :
m ore tim e a c tiv e ly ch e ckin g on
responsible. The story angered me.
M oreover, it angered all o f the em­
Advocate fo r inclusion o f children
n ity Liaison and other reasonably
A s C om m issioner o f P u b lic
U tilitie s , I am accountable to you
fo r the perform ance o f c ity em ploy­
o f the allegations in that story in ­
are out o f control but who are not
e lig ib le fo r applicable assistance).
sons are available fo r parents, c h il­
dren and youth through the C om m u­
systems have to be adjusted accord­
ingly. There is no shortage o f w o rk
to be done. Supervisors w ill spend
In early Novem ber, K G W -T V
d id a story about c ity workers. Some
youth ages 3-17 years and th e ir fam ­
ilies both we 11 and dysfunctional (who
and youth in programs and activities
in churches, com m unity activities and
associations (private and governm en­
tal). Assure mentors/resource per­
To The Citizens
Of Portland:
p o lic e said.
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