The INDEPENDENT, April 7, 2005
Wyden: Local employer wants less
than minimum wage to hire teens
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minimum wage ($7.25 per
hour) and other restrictions.
Oregon law states that 14 and
15 year olds can work only 3
hours per day (8 hours on non
school days), 18 hours per
week maximum and only be
tween the hours of 7:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. with no work allowed
during school hours. Smith
suggested being allowed to
pay teens $1 or $2 under mini
mum wage for 1-1/2 to 2 years
and then paying them $.50
over minimum wage. Wyden’s
aide took names of students 14
to 17 years old who would be
interested in discussing a pos
sible pilot project.
After the Town Hall, Wyden
made a brief stop at the Ver
nonia Senior Center before
continuing on to a Town Hall
meeting in Seaside.
Topics at the senior center
centered primarily on Socal Se
curity and the cost of health
care. In response to a question
about illegal aliens receiving
Social Security, Wyden ex
plained that illegal workers
generally pay into Social Secu
rity, but don’t get it back be
cause their illegal status pre
vents them from filing for it.
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Free class will help employers avoid some snags
“Legal Traps Employers
Should Avoid” is the title of a
free presentation to be held
April 27, from 9:00 a.m. to
noon, at the Vernonia Public Li
brary.
Presenting the program will
be Chet Nakada, a program co
ordinator with the Bureau of La
bor and Industries Technical
Assistance for Employers Unit.
Topics covered will include
requesting and providing em
ployment references, privacy
issues, final paycheck dead
lines, and more. Coffee, juice
and pastries will be provided.
The program is sponsored
by the Vernonia Chamber of
Commerce and has been made
possible by a grant from the St.
Helen’s office of the Oregon
Employment Department.
Call 503-429-6081 or email
<info@vernoniachamber.org>
if you plan to attend.
Council approves police policies
and “pocket park” project
Vernonia City Council, at
their regular April 4 meeting,
approved new Police Depart
ment policies prepared by
Chief Matthew Workman on
topics including the use of
force, abandoned babies, juve
niles in custody, and the use of
the department’s canine officer.
Officer Mike Kay brought in
K-9 Officer Krueger to display
the newly-arrived bullet proof
vest. Krueger will wear the vest
at all times when he is on duty.
The Alley Park Project Plan
for a ‘pocket park’ in the alley-
way beside Black Bear Coffee
Company was approved. It will
include moveable furniture,
brick or other pavers, plus
planters to create ‘rooms.’
Representing the Vernonia
Lions, George Tice told council
that the Lions have purchased
a 30’ X 45’ tent and will rent it
out to clubs or individuals for
weddings and other community
events. Its first use will be at
River Fest on April 23.
Mayor Sally Harrison ap
proved the appointment to the
new Airport Committee of Mel
Nice, Kieth Crimin, Matthew
Giles, Mike Seager and Don
Stevens. Councilor Randy Par-
row will also serve.
A public hearing is sched
uled for May 2 at 7:00 p.m. at
City Hall on a new Contracting
Ordinance.
The next council meeting will
be April 18 at 7:00 p.m.
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