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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12,2014 CITY COUNCIL foreclose and it can take fairgrounds. Remove the trucks. All Other Deputies responded to forever,” said Cutsforth. stock wash racks from the -Hauled some scrap -ContinueJfrom PAGE ONE an audible business alarm. “ODOT is in charge “It’s not in our best interest sewer and create a grey metal to llermiston. -The city has hired It was determined to be a meeting it was reported of snow removal on Main to foreclose. Shutting water area. off water gives us more -Work with the water Charlie Ferguson from false alarm. that “there was a lot of Street,” she said. Deputies investigated power (to collect bills) than resources department to Lexington as a new Utility negative response” to the Council approves an assau lted betw een foreclosure,” she said. letters. Cutsforth said at find the most cost-effective Worker. lien ordinance Sheriff’s Report for siblings. “1 don’t have a problem way to complete the repairs that meeting that the present The council also held A person reported a January ordinance is too strict and a public hearing on a new with liens; 1 just feel the of Well 4 and to certify landlord/tenant civil issue. she would like to see a less property lien ordinance that foreclosure is harsh and Well 5. Traffic There were four traffic A deputy contacted the strict version. -Establish a line item allows the city manager* to unneeded,” said Koemer. “The goal is not to place liens on property for The council voted and start a reserve fund in stops, resulting in one caller and advised them of their options. harass people but get some overdue water bills and unanimously to adopt the the budget to build a vehicle citation. A person called MCSO Code Enforcement of the trouble spots in town unpaid bills for nuisance ordinance unchanged. plug-in/storage shelter. cleaned up,” she told the abatem ent such as car In other business the -Update Urban Growth Twelve animal calls and reported a civil issue council voted to adopt the Boundary (UGB) Code were reported. Three cats between her and her soon police commission. removal. At th is tim e the O nly one p erso n recommendation o f the and Inter Governmental were taken to Pet Rescue. to be ex-husband. D e p u ties a ssiste d ordinance allows the city to spoke from the public utility commission and start Agreement with Morrow One citation was issued for Maintaining a Dog as a during a funeral escort. declare a vehicle discarded, at the hearing. Deanna charging $800 - $1000 for County for UGB. A person requested a and therefore a nuisance and Koemer of Heppner said new water hookups in the -Revise and establish Public Nuisance. A deputy was working deputy check the doors to subject to impoundment, she was concerned that the city. The current charge is an Em ergency A ction simply if the car has an ordinance would not allow $300, however, the council Plan. Involve the hospital, with the city on an issue a shed, as the caller thought with unlicensed vehicles they may have been pried expired license. If the car is for hardship cases such was told this does not cover HVFD, MCSO, etc. -Correct those areas and other abatement issues. open. parked on private property, as when a person dies or the cost of the materials. “ We are not looking of the city with chronic A cal ler reported hearing A deputy responded to not inside a building out of is sick and their spouse is sight, and has expired tags stuck with lots of medical to gouge people or deter low pressure problems by a complaint of loud music loud bangs downtown. A it can be confiscated by bills and they miss some them from moving here; replacing 4” pipe with 6" coming from a residence. deputy determined it to be the police department after water and sewer payments. we want to cover our costs pipe on Fairview Ave. from The deputy asked the fireworks. A person reported five days, the ordinance Koemer was concerned that for materials,” Doherty told Barratt Blvd.when money resident to turn down the allows. Replace water lines music. receiving a suspicious says. Cutsforth said this the city would then have the council. It was also discussed from Well 1 to the city restricts some people from the power to not only place A deputy attempted to phone call. A deputy responded to locate people going door- working on restoring or a lien but also foreclose on that four water meters (approx. 13 miles). -Develop and fund a to-door selling satellite TV a report of a person seeing repairing cars, or for those a home for unpaid water froze during the recent who have simply failed to bills, and she was worried cold weather, and three of plan for replacing those service. The deputy was someone with a flashlight renew their tags on time. about people who fall on those were not insulated. water mains on Cannon, unable to locate the people. m oving from room to Cutsforth said next year Matlock and Green Theft Complaints She said in order to enforce hard times. room in a house. It was -P a in t C ity H all the ordinance fairly it was A deputy investigated determined to be the fire “ We have lots o f the city is going to have an necessary for her to send customers who work out educational campaign to interior, start planning a reported burglary at a department moving items out letters to all people who payment plans,” Cutsforth tell people how to properly for exterior and replacing residence. around in a vacant house. Deputies conducted two had vehicles with expired said. “The last thing we insulate their water meters failing windows and install Deputies investigated tags, which has upset some want to do is lien.” She said so they do not freeze. ventilation fan. Complete three fraud complaints. welfare checks on children. people around town. Gas cans were reported Both calls were determined the city judges each case on She said she has talked to light project. Pettyjohn’s Builders Supply -Prioritize improving stolen from fhe back of a to be unfounded. The city ordinance an individual basis. ex p lain s a d isc a rd e d Cutsforth says the city about supplying insulation Gilmore, Gale and Chase vehicle. vehicle this way: “Any has the right, however, that just slips on easily, and Streets. -Establish a Nuisance vehicle which does not to shut the water off to a plans on having articles in have law fully affixed property after 60 days of the newspaper explaining Ordinance as suggested by the Morrow County unexpired license plate non-payment. She said a how to do it. The council heard the Undersheriff Steve Myren. and/or is in one or more person would usually be -Develop a written best the following conditions: moved out of the home following reports: BEO B ancorp and Officer Gary Propheter practices policy for CIS. City Manager’s inoperative, w recked, when a lien is finally put on its subsidiary. Bank of said. “With the prolonged Report -Establish a plan to dismantled, abandoned, or the property. “There would Eastern Oregon, last week lo w i n t e r e s t r a t e -Worked with Terry replace Reservoir #3. junked. Discarded vehicles be no water. They could not environment, continued announced consolidated Harper and Rick Carter -Replace building at include major parts thereof be living there,” she said. year-end 2013 earnings of growth in year-over-year including, but not limited to “That’s nice to hear, o f the Morrow County Reservoir #2 (estimated $2,763,000, an increase deposits is substantial. We bodies, engines, rear ends but it is not in writing. That SherifFs Office on nuisance less than $10,000). o f 12.2 percent when continue to look for ways Public Works Report and transmissions.” is not what the ordinance abatement. They toured compared to $2,462,000 to enhance the services C utsforth said she says,” Koemer told the H eppner and sent out Water Dept. in 2012. we offer our customers. over 27 letters to property -The city changed out would like to come up with council. Basic earnings per In 2013 we expanded our an ordinance that allows “ Are you going to owners. This action led to an two water meters and added sh are in creased ATM network, with people to get permits from change it (the ordinance)?” examination of our current 17 radios to existing meters. deployment of three -Fixed two broken meter 3.1 percent from the city to work on or keep she asked. “That is an abandoned autom obile $2.55 in 2012 to ‘sm art’ (deposit boxes behind the post office. unlicensed vehicles. She arbitrary judgment from the ordinance. $2.63 in 2013. Total taking) ATMs in -Attended the League of This is a high-traffic area. said this way people could city. If the city wants to do assets increased Monument, Ontario -The City of Heppner work on automobiles on it there is nothing stopping Oregon Cities Small City’s 5.0 percent from and at our newest meeting in Boardman at the installed a new check valve their property as long there them,” she said. $284.8 million to loan production was no nuisance. She said A c c o rd in g to the Sage Center. The topic for at Well 5. -Had an after-hours $299.2 million. Net C E O .1«? f f office in Lakeview. the permits would be free, ordinance the lien process discussion was Economic The acceptance of emergency water meter loans ended 2013 Hailcv last for one year and be would start when a water Development at $240.1 million, the technology by -Met with Tawni Bean repair on Barratt Blvd. similar to animals permits and sewer bill is more than up 6.8 p e rc e n t our customers in issued by the city allowing 90 days past due. The city from the Infrastructure The angled meter service year-over-year. Deposits those locations has been people to keep animals in the would notify the property F inance A u th o rity to stop came loose from its increased 4.8 percent from quite favorable.” city limits as long as they do owner in writing of the discuss the Waste Water connection. “If you really look into -The city crew fixed a $252.9 million to $265.0 not bother neighbors. The overdue bill. The property Facilities Plan. Heppner has million. the numbers, you will see council instructed Cutsforth owner would then have 10 been given an extension to broken water line at 810 “2013 was a very good that we continue to clean to work on wording of the days in which to pay the allow time to work through Heppner/Spray Hwy. year for the bank with net up our balance sheet. Other new ordinance. She said the delinquent charges, or the data issues with the DEQ. Sewer Dept. real estate owned is down income at an all-time high. -The city met with -The City of Heppner ordinance will also cover lien would be placed. The We are an agricultural and almost 87 percent year- unlicensed boats and travel city would then notify the Morrow County and their had Dice Construction trailers. property owner by certified design committee to discuss replace 220 ft. of flinch natural-resource based over-year and past dues “This will not solve mail that the lien had been the conditions o f their sewer main line. Also put institution and when those are at manageable levels. the problem when there are placed. The lien would conditional use permit and in a new sewer manhole. The related industries perform That said, we realize that five vehicles on a property be recorded against the additional details about city crew worked closely well, so do main street agriculture is a cyclical and they are all licensed?” property at the courthouse repairs on Gilmore and with Dice Construction and businesses and so does business and we are taking our bank. Even though the prudent steps to make sure aided them when needed. asked council member Judy and remain there until the adjoining streets. -The city crew cut and 2013 harvest as a whole that our loan loss provision -M e t w ith D ic e bill, along with filing and Buschke. “Not as long as they other fees, was paid. The Construction and Ferguson removed the asphalt for the was not as good as the past is funded at appropriate few years, loan portfolio levels. Our pre-tax, pre are licensed,” Cutsforth city will charge nine percent Engineering to establish Chase sewer project. performance is still strong. provision income is up -Cleaned and inspected replied. interest on unpaid bills. If details for the sewer repair It is important to note that a 5.8 percent from 2012,” Snow removal the city does foreclose on and manhole addition on the sewer line on Chase St. dry w inter warrants caution continued Bailey. “ We complaints Also cleaned a trouble spot a property, those charges Chase Street. over the 2014 eastern continue to see good lending Public Works director will also be added to the - T h e c i t y a n d on South Court St. Oregon ag conditions. We opportunities across our Chad Doherty told the lien amount. councilors had a goal -Installed a main water system of branches and are also keeping an eye on council there were quite a Mayor Perry said the setting session which also line for purpose of irrigation loan production offices. the recovery of the national few complaints from the city needs the capability included a meeting with at the Waste Treatment and global economy and Our new LPO in Lakeview public about the city’s snow to foreclose in order to Carla McClane from the plant. the potential impact on the complements our existing removal over the past week. make the new ordinance county to discuss our Pre- Streets Dept. interest rate environment,” branch in Bums and adds He said people were asking work. Cutsforth said she Mitigation Disaster Plan; -The City of Heppner said President and CEO Jeff to our vast eastern Oregon him why the city was not had originally proposed both meetings where a de-iced streets on several Bailey. presence. We welcome new plowing the side streets. the ordinance not have success. occasions. customers and strive to “Total shareholders’ Doherty told the council the foreclosure ability, -Preparing for Saint -The city took down the build on our relationships equity increased 17.0 the city was plowing both however, she was advised Patrick’s Day and spring. winter/Christmas banners percent year-over-year to with existing friends and Saturday and Sunday, but by the city attorney it was Heppner City and Christmas wreaths. Council Goals for just could not keep up necessary in order to have -Had one wind storm $23,019 million. Our Tier 1 neighbors. 2013 was a with the snowfall. He said teeth in the law. 2014/2015 which resulted in fixing capital ratio of 10.02 percent very good year for Bank -City tour for councilors some globes on light poles. matches up favorably to our of Eastern Oregon. We some people were also “I have a problem with complaining that the city the teeth,” said Koemer. of new projects -Removed one dead peer banks across the nation were able to build upon -Parks: amphitheater- deer from a home owner’s and continues to make us the success of 2011 and plow was throwing snow up “Do we need that in this the highest capitalized bank 2012. O ur success is set up program for summer property. town?” into their.driveways. in eastern Oregon.” said directly attributable to “ Do we tackle the “In the long run without events; tennis court—resize Parks Dept. Chief Financial Officer our ex cellen t team of side streets?” he asked the the ability to foreclose that and resurface; basketball -Installed auto faucets Mark Lemmon. “ Return employees and the support council. “We either do it (the unpaid lien on the court—work with county at city park. on Average Assets is 0.95 of loyal shareholders and or we don’t. I don’t like property) will sit there and and WC Park D istrict -Installed some heaters percent and Return on custom ers,” concluded getting yelled at,” he said. not get paid,” said City to locate near pool, find at city park. Bailey. Average Equity is 12.94 -The City of Heppner He also said the city Attorney Philip Spicerkuhn, money. For further information percent compared to 0.90 -Install auto flushers at hauled some topsoil to quit putting gravel down on “ if the property is sold percent and 13.23 percent, on the company or to access Hager Park. most of the streets because outside the banking system city park near the library. internet banking, visit the respectively, year-over -Establish a line item -Replace and painted the snow was so fluffy the (no bank loan). There are website at http://w w w . year.” sand did not help. other ways for property to and start a reserve fund the wood on a picnic table. beobank.com. C h ie f O p e ra tio n s -Put up a brand new Cutsforth said she got get transferred where the in the budget for a GIS complaints about the way city would not know about system to aid in mapping dogipot station at city park. Main Street was plowed it. There is no way the city and maintaining our water The old one was broken and faded. and reminded people it was could collect without the system. Contact M egan or David at the H eppner G azette-Tim es -Work with the county Notes a state highway and plowed lien process,” Spicerkuhn 541-676-9228 FAX: 541-676-9227 -Had public works to develop a solution to by ODOT (Oregon Dept, of explained. Transportation). “ It is expensive to the sewer problem at the decals put on the two newer EM AIL megan@rapidserve.net or davld@rapidserve.net BEO reports 2013 earnings Advertise Here! I >
