FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 27, 2001
County Court hears proposed salary scale
that the court consider a countywide
burning ban if conditions worsen.
Rogelstad suggested consultation
w ith the other fire districts for a
concurrent decision.
A representative o f Wheatland
Insurance presented the workers
com pensation insurance renewal
for 2001 -2002 and explained rate
changes for certain class codes. The
court will discuss payment options
and select a method. The
representative also discussed with
the court legislative measures that
affect workers compensation and
future losses.
C om m issioner John W enholz
addressed the county's policy on
property developm ent and road
maintenance, focusing on Morter
and Tower roads. Com missioner
Brosnan agreed with him that while
getting dairy product to market is
important, the need to regulate
weight limits during freezes to limit
dam age to the county roads is
important as well. Planning ahead
for feed will be necessary during
restricted periods.
Public W orks director Burke
O'Brien reported to the court that
chip sealing is complete on Willow
Creek Road and the day park at the
dam. Dee Cox Road intersection,
and the high school hill. One section
o f Bom bing Range Road is seal
coated, and some blading has been
completed on the North Fork Road
and Upper Butter Creek. The crusher
was scheduled to start on the 25.
Weeds at the fairgrounds have been
sprayed and other spraying needs
were discussed.
O'Brien reported that four
employees have completed the Mine
Safety and Health Training and he
intends for the rest o f the crew to
receive it also. He has drafted an
agreem ent with Gilliam County
dealing with the blading o f certain
gravel roads, for which the two
counties have previously had a
verbal agreement. He also reported
the need for a formal agreement
with the National Marine Fisheries
related to streams and road
maintenance.
O'Bnen explained that the Public
W orks Departm ent presented on
June 19 an "Employee o f the Year
Award" to Randy Henrichs.
Other Court actions included the
following:
- approval o f some purchases:
a desk for the Accounting
Department, 11 com puters for
Behavioral Health (paid for by the
Mid-Columbia Center for Living
contract);
- approval o f a fund-exchange
agreement with the Association of
Oregon Counties, to be used for
Baseline Road;
- approval of two quitclaim deeds
with property owners adjacent to
Act o f Congress land;
- decision to send a letter to the
North Gilliam Health District to
terminate
an
ambulance
intergovernm ental agreem ent;
- signing o f the contract with
Noland Doors for the W ilkinson
Arena doors;
- decision not to join the Willow
Creek Econom ic Development
Group because, as a budget
constraint, the court no longer pays
membership dues to chambers and
sim ilar organizations;
- decision to send a letter to the
lone City Council to explain the
recent agreement pertinent to, among
other issues, an "Ione-Boardm an
Road."
On June 21, the Morrow County
Commissioners met with Emergency
Management director Casey Beard,
Oregon State Police Departm ent
liaison Bev Venell, Oregon
E m erg en cy
M anagem ent
representative Chris Brown and
Education
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Morrow County Com missioners,
personnel director Andrea Denton
and Public Health director Laura
McElligott presented a m odified
salary scale extending the number
o f steps in advancem ent for
longevity for part-time employees.
Denton explained how the
proposal would affect current
employees and what implementation
o f the proposal would cost.
McElligott explained problems with
retention o f part-time nurses in her
department because the scale is
limited to two steps. She also
reported difficulty in recruitment,
which is an expense, because the
salary is comparatively lower. She
observed the need to be fair and
competitive.
The com m issioners asked for
clarification o f some aspects o f the
proposed scale and everyone
discussed aspects o f the county's
salary scale and classification system
and o f nursing part-time and full­
time. The court considered budget
impact and the choice o f employees
to work part-time rather than full­
time. They also requested o f
McElligott that less-than-half-time
employees be held to no more than
19 hours weekly. The court approved
establishing a new part-tim e
employee salary scale, extending
the number o f steps, with employees
advancing only one step at a time
Tamra Mabbott, Lila Killingbeck.
and Brett Cook o f the Planning
Department approached the court
about software for the building
perm it program, voicing interest
in increased efficiency and
availability o f important data. Also
helpful in code enforcement, such
a program was suggested by the
auditors recently. Some financial
assistance from the state was not
as much as expected and a bill
before the legislature, if passed,
would disallow counties under a
certain population from having their
own building inspection programs,
affecting all o f Eastern Oregon
except for Deschutes County. The
Court approved the software
purchase from the building fund.
Regarding the chemical depot
project, Mabbott reported having
a signed agreement for funding for
the environmental com pliance
position.
Boardman Fire C h ief Marc
Rogelstad discussed w ith the court
a county wide fire ban and suggested
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Commissioner Brosnan observed
that the 450 project involves the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency, OEM, Umatilla County,
and Morrow County. He questioned
why it has devolved to the lowest
common denominator, why Morrow
County is tasked with being in
charge. Venell and Lasher agreed
that OSP and the two counties could
be signatories to the contract on
a joint project. Brown noted that
the contract would have to specify
whom ESD would contact if a
problem arose. The issue o f co-equal
management will be address at the
OEM Board meeting.
Funding for the project will come
from FEMA and Brown reported
that OEM will commit the funding
after the agreement is signed. He
also read a request from ESD for
a letter o f com m itm ent to pay a
vendor if ESD places an order for
equipment, to take advantage o f
a cost-saving incentive by June 30,
before final agreement and funding.
All three parties will have to sign
the commitment.
Other topics to be determined
include ownership o f the radio
system equipment, the counties'
maintenance expenses after CSEPP,
ESD as the correct location o f the
equipment and as system manager,
and tower location. Everyone agreed
that for maintenance, after the first-
year agreement with Motorola, ESD
would contract for that.
When asked by Beard who the
counties would turn to if the
installed equipment does not work.
Lasher said that ESD would be
responsible for m aking sure that
the system does work. Everyone
agreed to the importance o f
assurance o f functionality. He also
said that he would meet with the
state to discuss use o f the additional
bandwidth on the microwave.
Via a conference call, the group
discussed the radio project with
Umatilla County Com missioner
Dennis Doherty, who agreed to
having an agreem ent drafted. He
said that the 911 centers in
Hermiston and Pendleton remain
an unresolved issue, but he thought
he could sign the letter o f
com m itm ent to ESD next week.
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representative Michael Lasher. The
focus o f the m eeting was the
proposed 450 MHz Radio Project.
Lasher explained that the ESD
charter is sufficiently broad to allow
a project not connected to education.
He further explained that the project
m anagem ent would consist o f a
team, with him as the lead. For
management o f the system, Lasher
said ESD would cost less than
Motorola, which usually charges
15 percent.
Beard and Venell discussed some
costs currently known, including
the savings from elim inating the
911 dispatch centers in Hermiston
and Pendleton. The Umatilla County
commissioners have not resolved
the issue o f this consolidation/
elim ination, however.
Venell reported that the OSP
microwave system is not obsolete,
and that OSP w ould com m it to
maintaining the microwave system
for the life o f the 450 system. Beard
said that that agreement would be
signed by the OSP but probably not
by the Governor. Brown added that
the OEM's digital system is state-of-
the-art and if one leg o f the system
fails, a new loop assures service.
When questioned about continued
future binding, dependent upon the
legislature, for OSP's maintenance
o f the system, Venell responded
that it would be a priority as a public
safety com m unication issue.
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