TEN Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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REQUEST FOR PRO
POSAL
The Morrow County School
District of Heppner, Oregon
invites proposals for the
H eppner High School
Mechanical project. The
District is seeking a vendor
to assist with up to four
separate components, with
the first priority being
replacement of an existing
boiler and possible updating
of an existing DDC control
system.
Contractors shall comply
with ORS 279C .800 to
279C.870 relating to the
paym ent o f p rev ailin g
wages
P ro je c t in f o r m a tio n ,
contract documents, and
other materials are at the
office of the InterMountain
Education Service District,
2001 SW Nye Avenue,
P endleton , OR 97801.
Copies may also be obtained
by contacting Scott Rogers,
Director of Facilities and
Support Services for the
InterMountain ESD, at said
address, or by telephone at
541-966-3225.
Proposals must be sealed and
conform to all requirements
c o n ta in e d w ith in th e
project documents, must
be acc o m p an ied by a
bid security as required
by ORS 279C.365(4) in
the amount o f 5% of the
amount o f the proposal,
and must be delivered to
the attention of the Morrow
County School District,
ATTN: Janice Huddleston,
Maintenance Coordinator,
at 235 E. S ta n sb u ry ,
Heppner, Oregon, 97836
by Monday, August 5,2013
at 3:00 PM. Proposals will
be publically opened at the
Morrow County School
District on Tuesday, August
6, 2013, at 3:00 PM. Faxed
and electronic proposals
will not be accepted.
There will be a mandatory
walk through/conference at
the Heppner High School,
710 NW Morgan Street,
Heppner, Oregon 97836,
on Tuesday, July 9, 2013
at 10:00 AM. Statements
m ade by th e M orrow
County School District's
agents at the conference are
not binding upon the School
District unless confirmed
by Written Addendum.
The Morrow County School
D istrict may reject any
proposal not in compliance
with all prescribed public
procurem ent procedures
and requirements, and may
reject for good cause any or
all proposals upon a finding
that it is in the public interest
to do so.
Published: June 26, 2013
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HEALTH DISTRICT NEWS
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He recommended that
the district begin recruiting
a new physician with the
goal of having one in place
within the next year or two
and, once a new doctor is
on board, then beginning
recruiting a new physician’s
assistant or nurse practi
tioner. He advised against
hiring a headhunter for phy
sician recruitment because
of the cost entailed, at least
unless the search is unsuc
cessful after six months.
According to the “pro
vider succession planning”
paper Grigg supplied, the
annual cost of hiring a full
time physician was esti
mated at $300,000; how
ever, annual collections
generated are estimated at
$1.154 million. The annual
cost of a full-time physi
cian’s assistant or a nurse
practitioner is at $140,000
with annual collections at
$490,000. He estimated
recruitment costs at around
$35,000.
Grigg said that Mor
row County is currently
designated as a “ Health
P ro fessio n al S h o rtag e
Area,” with Irrigon and
Boardman considered un
derserved. Heppner is not
considered underserved,
however. Grigg also said
that Medicaid enrollment is
expected to increase 28 per
cent beginning Jan. 1, with
the district possibly seeing
more uninsured patients.
The increases are expected
as a result of the "Afford
able Health Care Act” or
ObamaCare.
Grigg said MCHD pro
viders see an average of
7.3 patients per day, with
MCHD providers generally
spending more time with
patients than average.
A lso at the m e e t
ing, the board adopted a
$10,475,758 budget for
fiscal year 2013-14 with
$5,896,867 for personal
services; $2,358,726 for
m aterials and supplies;
$1,301,401 for revenue
deductions and bad debt;
$607,340 for capital pur
chases; $261,424 for capital
lease and loan reduction;
and $50,000 for community
benefit grants. The board
also imposed taxes for the
district for the 2013 -14 year
at the rate of .6050 cents per
$1,000 of assessed value
for operations and .3900
cents per $ 1,000 of assessed
value for the local option
tax for operations.
In other business, the
board received an invitation
from Cyde Estes, chair of
the Morrow County Uni
fied Recreation District,
to attend a conversation
concerning the Columbia
River Enterprise Zone in
tergovernmental agreement
set for July 25 at the Port
of Morrow Wells Spring
Room in Boardman.
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Speak now to bring
jobs and opportunity
to Eastern Oregon.
Morrow Pacific is a coal export project that will bring family-wage jobs and new
economic opportunities to Eastern Oregon. From the beginning, every aspect of the
project has been designed to meet or exceed Oregon’s high environmental standards.
A Crucial Milestone
MCHD CF.O Dan Grigg and Chief Financial Officer Nicole
Mahoney show off a new exam room at the Irrigon Medical
Clinic. - Photo by April Sykes
The enterprise zone
com m ittee, CREZII, al
lows certain business to
locate at the Port with pay
ments to CREZII in lieu of
taxes, thereby taking them
oft'the county tax rolls for
years. Estes said that the
fees already negotiated by
the enterprise zone “may
soon amount to millions of
dollars.”
“This is another case
where Irrigon has been left
out,” said David Burns,
Irrigon mayor and MCHD
Board member.
-approved authoriza
tion of VISA accounts for
use by administrators and
management staff.
-planned an informa
tional meeting for district
em ployees co n cerning
whether they would vote to
accept the Morrow County
Health District Retirement
Plan or continue with Social
Security.
-authorized the county
treasurer to invest MCHD
funds for 2013-14.
-approved a change to
the medical staff by-laws
concerning the terms for
appointment to the medi
cal staff.
-learned from Grigg
that P ioneer M em orial
Clinic received a perfect
survey from the Oregon
Health Authority for a CMS
Rural Health Clinic survey.
He reported that the clinic
will be re-accredited and
continue to be eligible for
CMS funding as a Rural
Health Clinic. “It was ac
tually a perfect survey,”
said Grigg. “It was great
news.”
-received a report con
cerning the Eastern Oregon
Coordinated Care Organi
zation, which has finalized
membership on its govern
ing board. The govern
ing board includes Diane
Kilkenny, Heppner, of the
Morrow County Health
Department, as a member of
the community at large. The
Coordinated Care Organi
zation, which includes both
GOBH1 (Greater Oregon
Behavioral Health) and
ODS (Oregon Medicaid)
as organizational entities,
will eventually supervise
Medicaid dollars, which
will be allocated for the care
of patients for health, den
tal, and psychological care,
including preventative care
and prescription drugs.
-approved recredential-
ing files for Dr. Adams, Dr.
Betsy Anderson; and post
poned approving recreden-
tialing for Dr. Ken Wenberg
until a June 30 deadline
when specific paperwork
must be received by the
district in order for him to
have hospital privileges.
-approved a scribe
policy which gives medi
cal students direction con
cerning what they can and
can’t dictate working in a
non-paid capacity for the
district.
-received a profit/loss
statement for May from
Mahoney which showed
$683,560 in gross patient
revenue; $28,284 for bad
debts, $ 118,601 for contrac
tual and other adjustments;
$ 116,118 in tax revenue and
$31,828 in other operating
revenue for $684,620 in
total operating revenue;
$684,307 in total operat
ing expenses and $17,028
for a non-operating gain
for a $ 17,342 gain for the
month.
New banner to
represent Morrow
County at state fair
Recently, the Morrow Pacific project received draft air and water quality perm its from
the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The public comment period
is now open, and it's essential for DEQ to hear from supporters like you.
Tuesday, July 9 • 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Hermiston
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Submit your comment online today
Visit www. morrow pacific, com/support
Sign up to speak at the public hearing
Blue Mountain Community College, Room 134
975 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston
Register by visiting www.morrowpacific.com/speak
Make Your Voice Heard
Groups that oppose all coal projects will be vocal during the public comment period.
That’s why it’s crucial for supporters to speak out now.
DEQ’s decision to issue draft permits demonstrates that the project meets Oregon's
standards. It should not be denied final permits because of politics.
Submit Your Comment Online
M orrow Pacific will create jobs, support schools and pay millions in property taxes
and port fees, creating a ripple effect that will benefit the area. It will protect the
environment by using covered barges to ship coal downriver and by eliminating
or minimizing coal dust.
Don’t let this opportunity pass. Submit your comment at www.morrowpacific.com
and help bring jobs and opportunity to Eastern Oregon. ■
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Morrow Pacific Project Fact:
Ttw project represents a total capital investment of $242 million
in Oregon. It will create more than 2,100 construction-related
jobs and more than 1,000 operations-related jobs.
Source. ECONorttmaat Economic Impact Analysis, May 2012
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Members of the Sew Fantastic 4-H Club in lone recently
undertook the challenge of sewing a new banner to represent
Morrow County at the Oregon State Fair 4-H building. All
36 Oregon county banners will be on display at Oregon State
University later this week at the upcoming 4-H Summer Con
ference. Shown with banner are (L-R): Mackenzie Heideman,
Morgan Orem, Malinda Morter, and Madison Orem. Members
not pictured are Payton Miller and Jill Rudolf. Contributed
photo
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