Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 14, 2015 5A
Polk County News
Next PCFD chief will be
more manager-oriented
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE — Polk
County Fire District No. 1
will have a new fire chief on
July 1 who will be more like
a CEO, or manager, said
Joost Vanderhave, PCFD
board of directors chair-
man.
“We’re not looking for a
working foreman,” he said
at Thursday’s board meet-
ing. “He’s not going to climb
ladders. He should be fit
enough to do those things,
but he should be the one
who manages.”
Interim Chief John Stein
said it can be confusing to
people when a fire chief gets
on an apparatus, and rec-
ommended the next chief
be more of a manager.
Emergency Services Con-
sulting International will
lead the search for Polk
County Fire’s new chief.
Vanderhave said the cost es-
timate for the search is be-
tween $10,000 and $15,000.
The district has half of
that money already in its
2014-15 budget. The other
half will have to come from
2015-16, or be redistributed
from another source.
The company was chosen
because it specializes in
helping emergency depart-
ments with hiring officers,
Vanderhave said. Also, ESCI
will cast a “larger net” to
search for applicants.
“This group, this organi-
zation, will interview the
community,” he said. “They
will do an extensive search
and establish a template.”
The exact requirements
for the new chief will be
ironed out between ESCI
and the fire board at a 3
p.m. meeting on Jan. 22.
“That’s when they’ll iden-
tify those qualifications,”
Stein said.
Questions the board will
have to answer about the
new chief include: what
level of certifications should
he or she hold in fire and
emergency medical services,
and what level of education
will he or she need to have.
Also at Thursday’s meet-
ing, Stein, whose contract as
interim chief will expire
June 30, submitted four pro-
posals for Buena Vista Sta-
tion 40. Board members will
review the proposals and
discuss Station 40’s future at
the Feb. 12 meeting.
The proposals include:
• Parking the fire district’s
rehab trailer next to the sta-
tion for a volunteer to live in
temporarily. The person
would ideally try and recruit
more volunteers in the com-
munity and improve re-
sponse time from Station 40.
• Place student volunteers
as residents of Station 40.
This would present some
problems, particularly with
time available and lack of di-
rect supervision from an offi-
cer or experienced firefighter.
• Apply for a SAFER grant
for six full-time firefighters
for a two-year period for
Station 40. The drawback
would be finding money to
support the additional posi-
tions once the grant ran out
after two years. Either the
positions would have to be
cut, or a levy would have to
be approved by voters.
• Close Station 40. Either
use it as storage or sell it to
someone who may want to
use it as a small repair shop,
manufacturing facility or
business.
Falls City city attorney resigns
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — The Falls
City City Council accepted
the resignation of City Attor-
ney Lane Shetterly on
Thursday.
Shetterly’s resignation
was effective Dec. 31.
“It has been my pleasure
to work with you and the
council and staff at Falls
City, but circumstances in
my practice necessitate the
termination of my services
as city attorney at this time,”
Shetterly wrote in his resig-
nation letter addressed to
then-mayor Amy Houghtal-
ing.
He said he will be avail-
able on an on-call basis
until Feb. 12 to assist the
city through the transition
to its next attorney.
Shetterly, also the attor-
ney for the cities of Dallas
and Monmouth, had served
in the Falls City position
since July 2011.
Interim City Manager Jon
Hanken said it may take
until well after February to
find a new city attorney. The
council approved having
city staff prepare a “request
for proposal” to begin ad-
vertising Jan. 23. According
to Hanken’s proposed time-
line, a new city attorney
wouldn’t be on board until
April.
Hanken said the city
could operate on a limited
time without an attorney,
but the council also asked
him to inquire whether Moe
Brown, the city’s prosecutor
on code issues, would step
in if needed.
Dallas award nominations sought
Itemizer-Observer staff report
DALLAS — The Dallas
Area Chamber of Com-
merce is accepting nomina-
tions for the 58th annual
Community Awards, “Com-
munity Champions.”
Each year, the chamber
recognizes individuals and
businesses in the Dallas area
that have a positive influ-
ence on the community at
the awards ceremony, to be
held this year on Feb. 20 at
the Oregon National Guard’s
Nesmith Readiness Center.
Nominations can be sub-
mitted online at www.dalla-
soregon.org/awards, by
printed form available in
the chamber office or via
email to chamber@dalla-
soregon.org.
The awards are: First Citi-
zen, Junior First Citizen,
Outstanding Organization,
Good Samaritan, Lifetime
Achievement, Exceptional
Family, Small Business of
the Year, Most Improved
Business of the Year, Ag
Business of the Year, and
Business of the Year.
A selection committee
consisting of previous
award winners will choose
this year’s award recipients.
Winners will be notified be-
fore the ceremony.
Information about past
winners and award descrip-
tions are available on the
c h a m b e r ’s w e b s i t e a t
www.dallasoregon.org/awards.
FAIRGROUNDS
CALENDAR
POLK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
& EVENT CENTER
520 S. Pacific Highway (99W)
Rickreall
503-623-3048
www.co.polk.or.us/fair
—
JANUARY
15 — Fair Board meeting
18 — Square dance lessons
24 — Critter Campus
24 — Polk County Livestock
Association meeting
FEBRUARY
1 — Polk Flea Market
1 — Square dance lessons
7 — PSWCD Plant Sale
7 — Rickreall Roundup
Tickets for the awards
ceremony are now available
at the chamber office, 119
SW Court St., Dallas, and
Crockett
Broadwater
Bentley
Powers
Selby
Corrections posts ‘most wanted’
Itemizer-Observer staff report
POLK COUNTY — Polk
County Community Correc-
tions lists these individuals
as “most wanted” for Janu-
ary. Citizens with informa-
tion on the whereabouts of
any of these individuals
should call the Community
Corrections department at
503-623-5226.
• Marcus Cordell Crockett,
born March 18, 1992, 6-0,
140 pounds, black hair,
brown eyes. Charges: Theft
II, resisting arrest.
• Robert S. Broadwater,
born May 1, 1993, 6-1, 170
pounds, blond hair, blue
eyes. Charges: Robbery III,
burglary II.
• Audra Bentley, born
April 11, 1969, 5-3, 125
pounds, red hair, hazel eyes.
Charges: Possession of
methamphetamine.
• Richard Dewayne Pow-
ers, born July 16, 1966, 5-8,
150 pounds, brown hair,
brown eyes. Charges: Sex
abuse I, delivery of metham-
phetamine, failure to register
as a sex offender.
• Ronald Len Selby, born
Oct. 12, 1969, 6-1, 290
pounds, brown hair, brown
eyes. Charges: Assault III,
possession of methamphet-
amine.
POLICE REPORT
Information for the police re-
port comes from law enforce-
ment agencies. Not all calls for
service are included. The status
of incidents reported may
change after further investiga-
tion. Individuals arrested or sus-
pected of crimes are considered
innocent until proven guilty.
—
DALLAS
Arrests/Citations
• Shane Gayle, 31, of Dallas
in the 100 block of Southwest
Clay Street on Jan. 7 on a
charge of theft of services.
Gayle was arrested again on
Friday on a charge of unlawful
possession of methampheta-
mine.
• Monique S. Somora, 30, of
Dallas in the 1300 block of
Southeast Holman Avenue on
Jan. 7 on charges of unlawful
delivery of methamphetamine
within 1,000 feet of a school
and unlawful possession of
methamphetamine.
• Lee H. Ross, 47, of Dallas
on Southwest Walnut Street
on Thursday on a charge driv-
ing while suspended or re-
voked.
• Frank A. Sherman II, 22, of
Dallas in the 100 block of
Northeast Fern Court on
Thursday on a probation viola-
tion.
• Jeremiah H. Lometo, 28, of
Dallas in the 600 block of West
Ellendale Avenue on Saturday
on charges of second-degree
criminal mischief and a failure
to appear warrant.
INDEPENDENCE
Arrests/Citations
• Brenda Sue Kuhlmann, 55,
of Independence in the 100
block of North Gun Club Road
on Jan. 4 for unlawful posses-
sion of methamphetamine
and unlawful possession of
less than one ounce of mari-
juana.
• Irene Elizabeth Callison,
56, of Independence in the
800 block of North Main Street
on Jan. 6 for misdemeanor
driving under the influence of
intoxicants.
• Felipe Rodriguez Jr., 30, of
Independence in the 600
block of G Street on Friday for
felony fourth-degree assault.
• Reynaldo Arroyo III, 23, of
Monmouth at the corner of
North Log Cabin and Grand
streets on Saturday for unlaw-
ful possession of metham-
phetamine and a warrant for
probation violation.
MONMOUTH
Arrests/Citations
• Robert Lee Jeske, 26, of In-
dependence in the 1300 block
of Bentley Street East on Jan. 1
for first-degree burglary of a
residence and first-degree
theft.
• Donna Marie Vevers, 49, of
Monmouth at the corner of
Clay Street East and Broad
Street South on Jan. 3 for fail-
ure to carry or present an op-
erator’s license.
• Frances Deone Carrillo, 39,
of Independence at the corner
of Pacific Highway North and
Hoffman Road on Jan. 4 for
misdemeanor driving under
the influence of intoxicants.
• Ryan Robert Fortmeyer, 33,
of Newberg at the corner of
Monmouth Avenue South and
Ackerman Street West on Jan.
4 for depositing lighted mate-
rial on land/highway.
• Benjamin M. Nichols, 19, of
Keizer at the corner of Stadium
Drive North and Monmouth
Avenue North on Jan. 5 for
misdemeanor driving under
the influence of intoxicants.
• Kaitlyn Danet Massing, 22,
of Monmouth in the 100 block
of Monmouth Avenue South
on Jan. 5 for unlawful posses-
sion of less than one ounce of
marijuana.
• Syndey Paige Bighaus, 19,
of Oregon City and Andrew
Thomas Etzel, 19, of Mon-
mouth at the corner of Main
Street East and Broad Street
South on Jan. 5, both for
minor in possession of alcohol.
• Cathy Lynn Porter, 47, of
Monmouth in the 1400 block
of Main Street East on Jan. 6
for a probation violation.
• Kirsten Ranae Thompson,
20, of Independence at the
corner of Craven Street South
and Madrona Street East on
Saturday for failure to carry or
present an operator’s license.
• Isaias Munoz Rodriguez,
22, of Monmouth in the 700
block of Monmouth Avenue
South on Monday for misde-
meanor strangulation and
physical harassment.
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