August 28,2002
Page A3
County Advances Diversity Initiative
Local government opens office at OAME Plaza with contract signing ceremony
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty h as
opened an office at the O regon
A ssociation of M inority E n tre
preneurs as part of a business
diversity initiative.
C ounty C h a ir D ian e L inn
shared her goals for the initiative
on Friday during the o ffic e ’s
open house celebration at the
O A M E p la z a at 4 1 3 4 N.
Vancouver Ave.
Linn m arked the occasion by
signing two contracts that will
help move the diversity initia
tive forward.
FM Burch & Associates, a local
minority-owned firm, is being re
tained to assist the county in the
initiative, and A ccord C onstruc
tion and E nvironm ental, Inc., a
local woman-owned com pany, is
being retained to do w etlands
remediation work at the county’s
animal shelter.
“D iversity and equity in busi
ness opportunities, em ploym ent
practices and service delivery are
central to my adm inistration,”
said Linn. “In our diversity ini
tiative, w e’ve outlined tangible
Faye Burch
(from left),
Multnomah
County Chair
Diane Linn, and
Andre Baugh
gather Friday to
celebrate the
opening o f a
new county
office
promoting
locally-owned
minority
businesses.
The office is
housed in Suite
2 05 at the
Oregon
Association o f
Minority
Entrepreneurs,
4134 N.
Vancouver.
FM Burch and A ssociates has
extensive experience in assist
ing public and private organiza
tions to im prove their m inority,
steps - such as the new OAME
office - to increase access and
provide opportunities for m inor
ity businesses.”
women, and em ergency small
business programs.
T he c o m p a n y ’s te a m in
c lu d e s F ay e B u rc h -W ils o n ,
A n d re B a u g h a n d K e ith
C raw ford. T he o n e -y e a r c o n
tra c t in clu d es d ata g ath erin g
and review o f e x istin g county
c o n tra c tin g p o lic ie s and p ra c
tices; training o f county project
m anagers and o th e r sta ff that
p u rch ase g o ods and se rv ic e s;
in c o rp o ra tin g b e st p ra c tic e s
from o th e r a g e n c ie s; and m ak
ing reco m m en d atio n s co n c e rn
ing new p ra c tic e s.
The OAME office will enhance
the co u n ty ’s efforts to build re
lationships and provide netw ork
ing opportunities with co n trac
tors interested in doing business
with Multnomah County. OAM E
is a n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n
form ed to prom ote and develop
entrepreneurship and econom ic
developm ent for ethnic m inori
ties in O regon.
The organization w orks as a
partnership betw een ethnic m i
norities, entrepreneurs, educa
tion, governm ent agencies, and
businesses. For more inform a
tio n , c o n ta c t M u ltn o m a h
C ounty’s Herm an B ram eat5 0 3 -
988-5111 Ext. 24266 or visit the
C ounty Purchasing w ebsite at
cp ca.
IT A U BECIMT HERE!
Judge Rules Against Former Police Chief
Records on misconduct investigation ordered opened
(AP) — A judge has ordered
that the investigation reports on
former Vancouver Police Chief
Stan Reeves must be made public.
Superior Court Judge Edwin
Poyfair instructed Brian Moran,
the state’s chief criminal prosecu
tor, and Terry Weiner, a Vancouver
assistant city attorney, to remove
some personal information before
the re c o rd s are re le a se d by
W ednesday.
“Our community depends on
public servants that are account
able,” Poyfair said in his ruling
Friday. “Public officers must be
subject to scrutiny, especially
when they put their private lives
on display.”
Reeves, the 52-year-old former
Geri, filed a lawsuit to block release
of information that is “strictly per
sonal.”
The "Columbian" newspaper in
tervened in the case, saying the
records should be carefully re
viewed to ensure the State Patrol's
investigation was complete and
impartial.
Poyfair ruled Friday that Reeves
and Mullinax, by discussing the
case with the press, have “made
these matters one of legitimate
public interest.”
The judge said information on
credit card numbers, cell phone
records, address and phone num
bers, and most e-mails must be
removed before the documents are
released.
chief, and Rhonda Mullinax, his
30-year-old former neighbor, had
an intimate relationship that made
headlines shortly after Reeves re
signed three months ago.
The Washington State Patrol
investigated several allegations
against Reeves, including that he
saved Mullinax from being arrested
for drunken driving after she was
stopped by one of his officers in
May 2001.
After reviewing the patrol’s 700-
plus page report, Moran decided
there was insufficient evidence to
charge Reeves with official mis
conduct or Mullinax with drunken
driving.
Moran was prepared to release
the report, but Reeves and his wife,
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