News
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
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County renews dispatch contract with John Day
State 9-1-1 Manager: no intent or authority to mandate dispatch consolidation
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County renewed
its contract for dispatch ser-
vices from the city of John
Day, despite increased costs
and a recommendation to
change providers from the
sheriff.
The Grant County Court
voted to renew the one-year
contract June 22.
Although the county an-
ticipated a 10-percent in-
crease from the $68,869
paid in the 2015-16 fiscal
year, the new contract from
the city this year called for
a 15-percent increase to
$79,198.
At the April 13 Grant
County Court meeting, John
Day City Manager Peggy
Gray said the 15-percent
increase was one of several
Eagle file photo
In this April 13 photo, Sheriff Glenn Palmer, standing, explains why he proposed
the county pursue a different dispatch provider than the current contract with
the city of John Day while, from left, John Day Emergency Communications
Center Manager Valerie Luttrell and City Manager Peggy Gray listen.
steps necessary for the city
to come closer to balancing
the dispatch budget.
She said the city reduced
expenses and also asked
fire departments to start
paying, as well as Com-
munity Counseling Solu-
tions, which use dispatch
services.
Gray said the state 911 tax,
which is distributed to dis-
patch centers, has remained
at $0.75 per phone per month
since 1995, but costs have
increased.
Sheriff Glenn Palmer
proposed attaining dispatch
services from Frontier Re-
gional 911 Dispatch in
Condon in March and later
served notice of his intent
to sue the city and dispatch
employees for breaching
the contract “to provide ap-
propriate information” to
the sheriff Jan. 26 and other
complaints.
At the April 13 meeting,
Palmer said he had been told
the state would be imple-
menting regional dispatch
centers, and he would rather
choose the dispatch center
than be assigned one.
County Judge Scott My-
ers said Palmer provided
a one-page map after the
meeting that showed current
dispatch centers and poten-
tial regions into which they
could be organized.
Myers said he also ob-
tained a 2012 study, “Con-
solidation Analysis and Next
Generation 9-1-1 Implemen-
tation Study,” commissioned
by the state Office of Emer-
gency Management.
However, in an email to
the Eagle, State 9-1-1 Pro-
gram Manager Mark Tenny-
son said, “The state has no
intent or authority to man-
date PSAP (9-1-1 center)
consolidation.”
Myers said no one
from the sheriff’s of-
fice attended the June 22
meeting.
Goodwin requests
Roadwork begins July 11 on
Highway 26 east of Austin Junction bail reduction
Blue Mountain Eagle
Blue Mountain Eagle
Beginning July 11, the Oregon De-
partment of Transportation will be chip
sealing two sections of Highway 26 in
Grant, Malheur Baker counties, between
mile post 260.8 near Jamieson and mile
post 190.93 near Austin Junction. The
work is expected to take about three
weeks to complete.
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Fire
Defense District and city and
rural ire departments in Grant
County will be going into reg-
ulated closure Thursday, June
30, according to Bill Cearns
from the ire defense district.
Check local jurisdictions for
speciic regulations.
Lands protected by Ore-
gon Department of Forestry’s
Central Oregon District were
also placed under a Regulated
Use Closure July 1, according
to an ODF press release. The
full Regulated Use Closure
Proclamation can be found on
the Central Oregon District
website: ODFcentraloregon.
com.
For information on restric-
tions on public lands contact
your local U.S. Forest Service
ranger district ofice or Bu-
reau of Land Management
district ofice.
County pays
John Day for
training oficer
who became
deputy
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County will pay the
city of John Day for training
a police oficer who changed
jobs to work for the sheriff’s
ofice within a year of being
trained.
County Judge Scott Myers
said Oregon law requires an
agency, such as the county,
to reimburse the agency that
paid to train an oficer who
leaves within three years of
being trained.
The county sheriff’s ofice
hired Tyler Smith May 9, he
said, within his irst year on
the job with John Day, which
requires 100-percent reim-
bursement. After the irst year,
the reimbursement is prorat-
ed, he said.
Myers said the total cost
for training, and for covering
for Smith while he was at the
academy, was $14,965.90,
which the county must pay to
the city. The funds will come
from the sheriff’s ofice 2015-
16 materials and services bud-
get, he said.
Expect up to 20-minute delays, re-
duced speeds, loose rock on the road-
way, flaggers and pilot cars directing
single lane traffic through the work
zones. Minor delays may occur during
nighttime/early morning hours for
road sweeping. Please slow down and
watch for construction activities in the
area and plan extra travel time during
this highway preservation project.
C OPS & C OURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law en-
forcement agencies. Every ef-
fort is made to report the court
disposition of arrest cases.
Circuit Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Circuit Court re-
ported the following ines and
judgments:
• Justin Alan Scheideg-
ger pleaded guilty June 30
to unlawful possession of a
methamphetamine on Oct. 31,
2015. He was placed on super-
vised probation for 18 months
with a conditional discharge
and 80 hours community ser-
vice. He was ined $900.
• William Allen Good-
win, 28, of John Day, June
30, received a one-year di-
version for driving under the
inluence of intoxicants on or
about May 21. He was ined
$200.
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Sheriff’s Ofice
reported the following for the
week of June 24-30:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 3
• Average inmates: 13
• Bookings: 8
• Releases: 12
• Arrests: 1
• Citations: 1
• Fingerprints: 2
• Civil papers: 13
• Warrants processed: 2
• Asst./welfare check: 4
• Search and Rescue: 1
Cited Rosalinda Gonzalez,
28, John Day, June 27 for vi-
olation of the basic rule, 50
mph in a 30 mph zone.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
214 calls during the week of
June 26 through July 3. Along
with the various trafic warn-
ings, trespassing, injured ani-
mals, noise complaints and ju-
venile complaints, these calls
included:
• John Day Police:
June 26: Report of possible
shots ired at the Elkhorn in
John Day; 61-year-old female
arrested for DUII.
June 28: Recovered a sto-
len vehicle, out of Hunting-
ton, in Prairie City.
June 29: Arrested a
21-year-old male on a felony
warrant; arrested a 36-year-
old female for hindering pros-
ecution.
July 1: Theft of service re-
ported in Prairie City.
July 2: Responded to a re-
port of a ight in John Day.
July 3: Arrested a 32-year-
old male for possession of
methamphetamine; arrested a
21-year-old male on irst-de-
gree assault.
• Grant County Sheriff:
June 26: Report of suspi-
cious subject at Prairie Wood
Products in Prairie City.
June 26: Responded for
overdue teenagers who were
camping. The teens were
found.
June 27: Responded to a
report of shots ired on High-
way 402.
July 2: Responded to a re-
port of a ight in John Day.
Home school students are required by law to
be tested by a qualified neutral person
following grades 3, 5, 8, and 10. [OAR581-
021-0026 (5) (a) (A)] However, students
who participate in interscholastic
activities are required by OSAA rules to
be tested every year and must score in
the 23 rd percentile to be eligible to
participate in interscholastic activities.
Grant ESD will offer assessment testing for
home school students finishing grades 3, 5, 8
and 10. Cost is $20.00 per student. Payment
is due at the time of testing. Register your
student for assessment testing
by calling Grant ESD,
541-575-1349 on or before July 15, 2016.
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In two motions June
28 in Grant County Cir-
cuit Court, William Allen
Goodwin III waived his
right to trial within 60
days and requested a re-
duction in bail security
from $100,000 to $25,000.
Goodwin was indicted
May 23 on one count of
Unlawful Penetration in
the First Degree, a class
A felony, and one count of
Sexual Abuse in the First
Degree, a class B felo-
ny, to an alleged victim
younger than 12 between
March 1, 2015, and Oct. 1,
2015.
Goodwin is scheduled
for a pretrial release hear-
ing at 2 p.m. July 14 to
discuss bail reduction. He
is also scheduled for a pre-
trial release hearing at 11
a.m. July 27 to discuss bail
reduction and as a possible
date to enter a plea.
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Pro Saw
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Fire
regulations
in effect
July 11–22: Chip seal between mile
post 260.8 (near Jamieson) and mile
post 220 (about 8 miles east of Uni-
ty). This section will take about two
weeks.
July 25–27: Chip seal between mile
post 190.93 (near Austin Junction)
and mile post 199.5 (near Grant/Baker
County line). This section is expected
to take about 3 days.
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