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
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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
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