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A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017 LOCAL Nakapalau leaves council meeting after questions about past felonies by KVEW shows Nakapa- lau refused to answer ques- tions before driving away. According to court doc- uments obtained from Clark County, Washington, by the East Oregonian, Nakapalau was found guilty in 2000 of nine felony counts of pos- sessing “a depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.” Sentenc- ing records state he was sen- tenced to 60 days custody in the county jail (52 served on work release) and was not allowed to possess a per- sonal computer during his post-incarceration super- By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER The Echo City Coun- cil adopted a code of ethics and social media policy on Thursday night, but Coun- cilor Lou Nakapalau was not there to cast his vote after being confronted before the meeting by a member of the media about documents showing he had previously been convicted of possess- ing child pornography. Nakapalau showed up early to the VFW Hall where the meeting was being held, but walked out after Lou Nakapalau a reporter from KVEW-TV in the Tri-Cities asked him about the documents. Video of the encounter published vision. Another document states that in 2007 it was ordered that “the defen- dant’s civil rights lost by operation of law upon con- viction be hereby restored.” Nakapalau was sworn in to the Echo City Council in January after earning eight write-in votes for an empty seat. He spoke at Stanfield Secondary School’s assem- bly the week of Veterans Day as an Army veteran from the Vietnam War. Nakapalau did not return a phone message left Thursday night and has not responded to previous ing, malicious, obscene, threatening violence, intim- idating, comments meant to intentionally harm some- one’s reputation, retalia- tion to what you preserve (sic) to be another’s nega- tive post, and similar inap- propriate or unlawful con- duct as a representative of the City of Echo will not be tolerated and may be subject to disciplinary action up to or including dismissal if you are a city Employee,” the policy reads. It also asks people to be mature, fair and accurate in their posts. attempts by the East Orego- nian to reach him. An ethics policy and a social media policy requested by councilor Robert Har- ris after the Facebook inci- dent were both unanimously adopted by the Echo City Council on Thursday night. The social media policy tells councilors and staff that they are “solely responsible for what you post online.” “Posting inappropriate remarks about co-workers, council members or mem- bers of the public, which may be viewed as discrim- inatory, harassing, bully- from your local Real Estate Professionals Pioneer Title & Escrow Pioneer Title & Escrow 541-276-4431 541-276-5114 Cathy Grass 126 SE Court Avenue • Pendleton, OR 97801 132 SE Court Avenue • Pendleton, OR 97801 Principal Broker 541-276-0931 offi ce 541-215-0103 cell 207 SW 9th St., • Pendleton OR 97801 Melisa Webb cathygrass@rocketmail.com Shirley Parsons Principal Broker, GRI, ABR 541-561-7434 NMLS #311680 • Loan Offi cer 541-701-0545 Nancy Walchli melisa@htmgroup.co Broker, GRI 505 E. Main St. Suite A, • Hermiston, OR 97838 541-571-1723 NMLS #471758-1850 Licensed Realtors in Oregon 702 E. Main, Hermiston Duke Warner Realty C laresse O’Connor Timberline Realty 541-398-0788 Marsha Morgan B roker, CRS, GRI 541-377-5152 mmorgan@coldwellbankerwhitney.com Lori Hickerson • Principal Broker, GRI, P.C. Sally Knowles • Broker, GRI Babette Larson • Broker, GRI, Offi ce Manager 541-575-2617 • 541-932-4493 541-987-2363 Debbie Brandt Broker 541-571-0744 www.hermistonhomes.net 215 South Fork Road • Dayville, OR 97825 Jeanne Jewitt www.dukewarnerrealtyofeasternoregon.com www.eastoregonrealestate.com jjewett@hermistonherald.com Licensed In The State Of Oregon 541-564-4531 Inc. Colleen Winfrey Vicky Ellis Jeanna Mallory Broker, CRS, GRI Broker, GRI 541-561-6138 www.hermistonhomes.net www.hermistonhomes.net 398 E Ridgeway • Hermiston, OR 97838 Broker 541-571-1904 541-571-2845 Audra Workman www.hermistonhomes.net 398 E Ridgeway • Hermiston, OR 97838 Angela Treadwell 541-564-4538 Inc. atreadwell@eastoregonian.com Inc. Inc. Carolyn Rovier Kimberly Macias B roker Samantha Lindley 541-786-0822 NMLS #1210610 • Loan Offi cer 541-278-2683 carolynr@coldwellbankerwhitney.com 541-701-0545 NMLS #471758-1850 kmacias@eastoregonian.com Linda Andreason Principal Broker, GRI 541-571-2767 www.hermistonhomes.net 398 E Ridgeway • Hermiston, OR 97838 Inc. Pioneer Title & Escrow 398 E Ridgeway • Hermiston, OR 97838 541-966-0827 aworkman@eastoregonian.com 505 E. Main St. Suite A, • Hermiston, OR 97838 398 E Ridgeway • Hermiston, OR 97838 Cindy Griggs Principal Broker, GRI 541-571-1153 www.hermistonhomes.net 398 E Ridgeway • Hermiston, OR 97838 Inc. Pioneer Title & Escrow 541-567-9743 541-938-3327 630 S Highway 395 • Hermiston, OR 97838 178 S Main Street • Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
