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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Tuesday, April 4, 2017 State releases final ODOT improvement recommendations Agency lacks strategic vision for the future and accountability measures report back Nov. 1. ODOT should seek the exper- tise of a management consulting company to develop a management plan for the agency that would define structure, roles and measure- ments for success. The agency also should seek out a consulting company to address waste in its fleet and facilities programs and convene procurement experts from other state agencies to review potential improve- ments for contracting. Other recommenda- tions call for an agency communications plan, alignment of legislative standards with the realities of the agency’s opera- tions and an audit by the Secretary of State’s Office specifically on ODOT’s manage- ment of funds in the highway program. Finally, DAS recommends conducting another management review in 2020 to identify the prog- ress of any changes. “I fully embrace these recom- mendations and wholeheartedly believe that ODOT will be a stronger organization as a result of them,” said ODOT Director Matt Garrett in an email to staff. “Moreover, I commit to working with the (Oregon Transportation) Commission, ODOT employees and our customers to implement these recommendations in a trans- By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — The state’s execu- tive department released final recommendations for reforming weaknesses at the Oregon Department of Transportation Monday. The recommendations resemble a draft released March 24 and first reported by the Pamplin Media Group/EO Media Group Capital Bureau. The improvement plan by the Department of Administra- tive Services is based on the find- ings of an independent consultant’s management review of the agency, finalized Feb. 1. New York-based McKinsey & Co. concluded there is an unclear governance structure for ODOT and the Oregon Transportation Commission, which sets policy for the agency. The agency also lacks a strategic vision for the future and accountability measures, the consultants found. DAS recommended that the governor and Legislature convene a work group to clarify the governance structure and BRIEFLY Six counties to end use of cyanide traps ENTERPRISE (AP) — Six Eastern Oregon counties say they are halting the use of cyanide traps to kill coyotes to protect the state’s wolf population. The Baker City Herald reports that the USDA Wildlife Services and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife came to the agreement to stop the use cyanide traps in six counties after the accidental killing of a gray wolf in February. Officials say cyanide traps to control predators will no longer be used in Baker, Wallowa, Union, Umatilla, Morrow and Grant counties. Officials from both agencies say they are working to improve communication between the entities and share information on future wolf sightings. parent and accountable manner.” Agency leadership will assemble a steering team to help guide imple- mentation of the recommendations and track and report on progress, which also will be published on a webpage, said Assistant ODOT Director Travis Brouwer. The agency also plans to develop a stra- tegic business plan, Garrett wrote in his email to employees. Gov. Kate Brown ordered the management review to help allay some lawmakers’ concerns in preparation for consideration of a transportation package worth hundreds of millions of dollars this session. The revenue to pay for projects would likely come largely from a hike in the state’s gas tax and registration fees. The state paid McKinsey $1 million to conduct the management review on a short timeline, so findings would be available before the end of the legislative session. Yet deadlines for finishing work products in the improvement plan are after lawmakers would likely vote on a transportation package. A work group of lawmakers plans to recommend accountability measures for ODOT later this week. Those accountability measures could be added to the transportation package legislation. ——— The Capital Bureau is a collab- oration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. PORTLAND (AP) — Officials are investigating nine Oregon hotels that travelers claim cancelled their room reservations and inflated prices ahead of a summer 2017 solar eclipse. More than a dozen people have filed complaints against nine hotels to the Oregon Department of Justice, The Oregonian/ OregonLive reported on Monday. Consumers said they had made advanced reservations at the Stafford Inn in Prineville for about $170 a night on TripAdvisor. The reservations were later cancelled because of new ownership or rebranding claims. The rooms’ price was updated to $600 to $635 a night. “The very same thing is going on all over the place,” said Stafford Inn manager Laurie Romine before she declined to comment further on the issue. Other hotels that have been the subject of complaints are in cities such as Salem, Lincoln City, Baker City, Otter Rock and Keizer. Department spokeswoman Ellen Klem said the hotels could face a $25,000 fine, but she doesn’t think it’s likely because the problem appears to be widespread. In this Saturday photo, Oregon State Police Sr. Trooper Hunter, of the agency’s fish and wildlife division, holds a duckling he helped rescue from a storm drain in Salem. 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The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Department says Monday that the Keizer man was reported missing around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. He had been celebrating his 30th birthday on Saturday evening and had not been heard from since. Deputies and dive team members began an extensive search and found the man’s body in a creek near Highway 211. The death is being investigated but no foul play is expected. The man’s name is being withheld until his family can be notified. Corrections — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — WEDNESDAY Man found dead after celebrating 30 th birthday The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Oregon State Police via AP Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 TODAY PORTLAND (AP) — Portland police have arrested a man wanted in connection with last week’s protests outside a city council meeting after officers observed him filming them as they had coffee. The Portland Police Bureau said Monday that 45-year-old Philip Stan Schaefer was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on charges of second-degree robbery and coercion on Sunday, five days after he was filmed by a local TV station getting into a shoving match with another man during the protest. Police say Schaefer’s charges come as a result of that encounter. Schaefer is the seventh person arrested in connection with the March 29 demonstration. Demonstrators were protesting the death of a 17-year-old teenager who was fatally shot by a Portland police officer in February. A grand jury last month found the shooting justified. Nine hotels accused of false advertising ahead of solar eclipse OSP help rescue ducklings from storm drain SALEM (AP) — To protect and serve and ... rescue ducklings? An Oregon State Police trooper got some attention Monday after he helped pluck two ducklings from a storm drain where they were stranded over the weekend. The agency says in Twitter and Facebook postings that the mother duck and her 10 ducklings were crossing the street at an intersection in Salem Saturday when two duck- lings were swept into the drain. City workers removed several storm grates and a manhole cover so the trooper could reach the duck- lings with a net. State police say the other eight ducklings successfully navigated the drain pipe and emerged in a nearby canal. They were reunited with their mother and siblings and waddled away apparently unharmed. Police ID wanted man from Portland protest, arrest him Spokane Wenatchee 53/39 56/38 Tacoma Moses 58/44 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 59/43 54/41 57/47 57/45 60/42 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 62/49 62/48 Lewiston 62/43 Astoria 60/42 58/47 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 62/46 Pendleton 52/35 The Dalles 64/43 62/45 63/45 La Grande Salem 56/39 61/46 Albany Corvallis 63/45 63/46 John Day 58/41 Ontario Eugene Bend 58/38 63/45 58/42 Caldwell Burns 57/39 55/34 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 58 54 58 60 55 52 63 60 64 58 61 56 54 69 58 61 58 62 62 62 62 61 53 56 62 62 60 Lo 47 34 42 48 34 35 45 42 43 41 38 39 39 46 46 49 38 43 45 46 41 46 39 36 47 48 42 W c pc c pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc pc pc c c c pc pc pc c c c pc pc c pc pc NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Wed. Hi 54 62 63 61 64 59 63 67 70 67 63 63 62 69 55 59 70 69 69 60 67 61 60 65 62 68 65 Lo 46 38 42 48 41 40 46 43 45 46 40 43 43 47 45 47 47 45 45 47 42 46 44 41 47 50 45 W sh c c c c c c c sh c pc c c c r c c c c sh c c c c sh c c WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 72 77 74 60 85 44 64 66 68 70 59 Lo 53 69 56 41 51 34 45 46 45 63 50 W c s s c s pc c pc pc sh s Wed. Hi 67 78 79 57 86 50 60 66 59 71 64 Lo 48 70 54 42 53 41 41 46 51 62 56 W pc s s c pc pc c t r sh pc WINDS Medford 69/46 Klamath Falls 61/38 (in mph) Today Wednesday Boardman Pendleton NE 4-8 ESE 4-8 NNE 4-8 SE 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Mostly cloudy today; an afternoon shower in spots across the north. Eastern and Central Oregon: Times of clouds and sun today. Cloudy tonight. Eastern Washington: Sun and some clouds today. A passing shower in the north tonight. Cascades: Mostly cloudy today. Cloudy tonight with a shower in spots. Western Washington: Mostly cloudy today with a shower in places. A little rain tonight. Northern California: Partly sunny today; pleasant in central parts. Overcast tonight. 0 3 5 4 2 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Rain and gusty winds will reach the Northeast states today. Showers and spotty thunderstorms will affect northern Florida. A new batch of rain will break out over the Plains with snow over the Rockies. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 96° in McAllen, Texas Low 7° in West Yellowstone, Mont. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 54 81 67 76 49 82 56 44 86 70 55 60 84 39 55 75 45 55 85 88 61 84 56 72 81 76 Lo 31 61 53 51 33 62 42 39 63 47 38 42 52 24 40 47 27 30 73 60 46 67 42 51 59 55 W pc pc t t pc pc pc r s sh c r s sn c s s pc pc s sh pc r s s s Wed. 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