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Polk County News 2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 18, 2015 Police ‘academy’ open to Indy residents By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — In- dependence Police Chief Bob Mason announced a new community police academy, which will start in February 2016. “This concept is not nec- essarily new, but it’s new to Independence,” Mason said at the Nov. 10 Independence City Council work session. In other cities, police de- partments hold a citizens’ academy, where residents may learn more about the inner workings of the de- partment. Mason said IPD is Police not using the term “citizen” because not all residents of Independence are “citizens.” “The program is about bringing people who are not in law enforcement and spending a good amount of time showing them what we do and why we do it,” he said. NEWS IN BRIEF Motor home fire results in death DALLAS — Southwest Polk Fire and the Dallas Fire Depart- ment responded to a structure ire in the 4000 block of Van Well Road Friday at 2:40 a.m. Upon arrival, responders found a motor home fully engulfed in lames. The ire department took action and determined there was a deceased person inside, identiied as 36-year-old Tobias Schulson, who was living in the motor home at the time along with his dog. The Polk County Sherif’s Oice was called and responded to the scene. The Oregon State Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was accidental due to smoke inhalation. The Polk County Sherif’s Oice is being assisted by the Ore- gon State Police and the Oregon State Fire Marshal. An investigation is ongoing, but foul play is not suspected. Detectives learned an electric heater was being used in the motor home during the night. The heater is the suspected source of the ire, according to arson investigators. Polk Extension to hold sewing classes DALLAS — Polk County 4-H will host STEP (Short Term Edu- cational Programming) sewing classes for youth on Tuesday and Dec. 7. Beginners attending the class will learn to make small sewing gifts. More experienced sewers will make pajama pants. The class sessions, open to students in third through 12th grade, are from 3:30 to 5:50 p.m. at the Extension Oice, 289 E. Ellendale, Suite 301, Dallas. Admission is $2 for 4-H members and $3 for non-members. Preregistration is required by Mon- day. You do not need to be a 4-H member to attend. For more in- formation or to register: 503-623-8395. Boondocks to hold weekly workshops FALLS CITY — Want to try your hand at painting? The Boon- docks, 318 N. Main St. in Falls City will give you a chance every Wednesday through the rest of the year, starting this evening. Admission to “Painting, Canvas and Cocktails (or soda pop)” is $30 and including all the supplies required, paint, canvas and instruction. No experience is necessary. Your irst beverage and a snack is included in the cost. For more information: The Boondocks, 503-787-2700. Enjoy lunch with us... Chicken Noodle or Vegetable Beef Soup, Salad & Pie Friday, Nov. 20 Dallas Civic Center 11 am - 1 pm $7 per person Sponsored by Naomi Chapter 22OES If you liked our Stew Biscuits, you’ll love our soup, salad and pie! Mason added that he hopes the program will help ramp up volunteer pro- grams for the PD, as well as for the city. “We very much hope to make it fun and that people will enjoy it,” he said. “We hope to get some people in here who want to volun- teer.” He said he may require volunteers to participate in the academy. Mason noted that the de- partment occasionally has retried law enforcement or others who want to come in and help with cold cases or give advice on investiga- tions. Because this is the first time IPD has run an acade- my program for residents, Mason said the class will be limited to 15 participants. It will be on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. starting Feb. 3. There will be three Satur- day classes also, for a total of 48 hours of instruction. Graduation will be held in April. Applications are due Jan. 8, 2016. Participants must be 18 years or older, have a valid driver’s license, have no felony convictions, have no misdemeanor arrests in the 12 months prior to the academy, must live or work in Independence city limits, and cannot miss more than eight hours of class time to graduate. Topics will include com- munity crime prevention, confrontation and firearms situations, body worn cam- eras, emergency vehicle op- erations, patrol and traffic control, and dispatch/com- munications systems. For more information or to apply: Lyle Gilbert, 503- 838-1214, email lgilbert@ ci.independence.or.us, or apply online at IPD’s web- s i t e , w w w. c i . i n d e p e n dence.or.us. Falls City defines ‘meeting’ Council also ‘hits a wall’ in deterring marijuana shops By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer FALLS CITY — The char- ter of Falls City states that city councilors cannot miss more than five council meeting in a year. It left it up to interpreta- tion what should be consid- ered a “meeting.” Thursday, the Falls City City Council cleared up that ambiguity. The discussion was prompted by the number of absences Councilor Julee Bishop has logged during the year. She has missed two regular meetings, a special council meeting and a two- day workshop. Bishop, a bus driver for the Falls City School District, said her work schedule can conflict with meeting times, especially if they are sched- uled during the day. In his report to the coun- cil, Mayor Terry Ungricht said he believes she has missed four meetings, based on the legally required no- tices provided. The two-day workshop had just one no- tice. Councilor Tony Meier said he wanted to be clear on the definition of a meeting for future reference. “The reason being, when we put this in, it was so it wouldn’t be political — that somebody missed a certain amount of meetings, it was just automatic, they are Government gone,” Meier said. Councilor Jenn Drill sug- gested the council use Un- gricht’s definition, calling a meeting any that required public notice for the purpos- es of the charter require- ment. “I think we make this black and white and say it’s five posted meetings,” Drill said. “If you don’t make five throughout the year, then you are off the council.” Bishop said that could cause problems for anyone with a job. “There are times when I will have trouble getting here because of my work,” Bishop said, adding the council should avoid sched- uling meetings during the day. “I think down the road you are going to run into some real problems.” Ungricht said the council will have to be aware of that issue in the future. “We are going to have to make a more concerted ef- fort to make sure everyone will be available,” he said. On another issue, recre- ational marijuana dispen- saries, the council is back to square one. The council’s position was to prevent dis- pensaries from opening in town without having to send the issue to voters. After consulting with the city attorney, Ungricht said that may be the only option left to the city. The council directed Un- gricht to explore proposing that dispensaries not be al- lowed within a 1,000 feet of a city park, essentially leaving no locations in town. “The attorney advised me that there’s a difference be- tween making it difficult to locate and making it impos- sible,” Ungricht said. “If you are making it impossible, you are implementing a ban.” According to the state law governing recreational mari- juana use, the only way for Falls City to implement a ban is to let the citizens vote on it. If a ban proposal is suc- cessful, the city would re- ceive no tax revenue from marijuana sales, Ungricht said. He said without the park restriction, there are two areas in town where a dis- pensary could be located. The city doesn’t have any method of rejecting an ap- plication at this time. “I know what the intent of council is,” he said. “I’m say- ing I’ve hit a wall.” ADVERTISING DEADLINES Retail display ads — 3 p.m. Friday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Monday. Classified line ads — Noon on Monday. Classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — Noon on Friday. CORRECTIONS In the Nov. 11 story, “Col- lege Application Week helps 70 students sign up,” it was not made clear that Gear Up stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. Also, Warner Pacific College was the only Oregon univer- sity that removed application fees for the event, said Dana Beck, communications spe- cialist for the organization. In the Nov. 4 story, “Photo- graphic Adventurer” the phone number to contact photographer Ron Mittag should have been listed as 602-448-3636. The I-O regrets the errors. 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