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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, May 5, 2011 Kay declined chance to give up police certification, sending case to full board From page 1 Following their investigation, in a March 15 letter, DPSST gave Kay two choices: give up his certification to be a police officer or, if not, the case goes to the DPSST Police Policy Committee to review the inves- tigation and make a recommen- dation whether to revoke his certifications based on his con- duct. The letter listed 10 items in three areas: 1) that he misrepresented, to the Court, whether two individu- als had completed community service and when this was in- vestigated he was untruthful with the investigators (this is- sue was initiated by the Ver- nonia Justice Court), 2) that Kay was untruthful with the city and the DPSST in- vestigator about his member- ship with the Oregon Police Ca- nine Association (OPCA), and retroactively sought, obtained and submitted 15 K9 certifica- tions that he knew did not meet standards. In this category are seven items Kay is said to have misrepresented, concluding that on March 1 he signed a K9 Lease Agreement in which he represented that he and the K9 were currently certified to stan- dards equivalent to OPCA when he knew, or should have known that was not so (this is- sue was raised in October 2010 after an investigation by The In- dependent of the K9 program), 3) In 2004, during his pre- employment interview, Kay was dishonest by omission and mis- representation in explaining his having been the subject of a re- straining order (this issue was also initiated by The Indepen- dent after their investigation in October 2009 found legal docu- ments referring to Kay’s arrest and trial on a domestic restrain- ing order violation), After the April 14 deadline for Kay to voluntarily relinquish his certification, DPSST sent a let- ter on April 26, saying they had found five more questions on the original pre-employment application that, “it appears you did not truthfully answer…” That letter concluded saying Kay’s case will be heard before the DPSST Police Policy Com- mittee on May 19. The recom- mendation of the Police Policy Committee then goes to the full board, which may either affirm or overturn the recommenda- tion. DPSST is known for not proceeding on investigations without being confident the rec- ommendation will not be over- turned by the full board. family fishing Conner resigns Free From page 1 from position of approximately 4,500 legal- sized rainbow trout just prior to interim Chief the event. In a letter dated May 3, 2011, interim Vernonia Police Chief Michael Conner gave notice that he was resigning from that position and return- ing to his former position as police sergeant, as is allowed in his employment agree- ment. He cited “ recent circum- stances out of my control, and recent decision made by City Council” as circum- stances triggering his deci- sion, adding “It appears that the support for the Police De- partment from some City Council is only for one mem- ber of the department.” Conner’s resignation as chief was effective May 4, 2011. ODFW will provide equip- ment including rods, reels and bait. Angling education instruc- tors and volunteers will be pres- ent to answer questions and of- fer assistance to less experi- enced youth anglers. “This is an excellent opportu- nity for kids to discover fishing,” said Ron Rehn, STEP biologist for ODFW’s North Coast Water- shed. “We’ll have plenty of ex- perienced staff and anglers at the event to answer any ques- tions and provide instruction.” Under Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations, anglers ages 13 and under can fish for free while those 14-17 will need to have a juvenile angling license. All fishing regulations continue to apply during this event. Community Calendar VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays 6:30 p.m., 410 North Street Alcoholics Anonymous Thursdays (Big Book Study) 7:00 p.m., 410 North Street American Legion Post #119 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., 627 Adams Avenue Booster Club 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., VHS Library Boy Scout Troop 201 Tuesdays 7:00 p.m., Scout Cabin Boy Scout Troop 860 Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday 6:30 p.m., Library CERT 4th Wednesday For Info Call 503-429-3018 Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday For Info Call 503-429-6081 Community Coalition 2nd Monday 12:30 p.m. School District Ofc. Cub Scout Pack 201 Scout Cabin For Info Call 503-429-4250 Friends of the Library 1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library Girl Scouts, Neighborhood 4-2 For Info Call 503-819-0143 Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday For location call 503-429-7193 Kiwanis Club 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., New Hong Kong Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., New Hong Kong Municipal Airport Committee 1t Wednesday 6:30 p.m., City Hall Pioneer Museum For Info Call 503-429-3713 Public Works Committee 4th Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Cares Directors For Info call 503-429-1414 Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Community PTA 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., WGS Library Vernonia Garden Club 2nd Tuesday 1:30 p.m., Vernonia Library Vernonia Grange 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall Vernonia Health Center 3rd Thursday 6:30 p.m., 510 Bridge St. Vernonia Learning Center 1st Wednesday 6:00 p.m., VLC Vernonia Parks Committee 3rd Wednesday 6:30 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st & 3rd Thursdays 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Pride 2nd Thursday 1:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday 7:00 p.m., Senior Center Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday 6:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday 6:00 p.m., District Office Vernonia Sr. Center Board 2nd Friday 10:00 a.m., Senior Center Vernonia Transfer Station 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Behind VHS Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., WOEC MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. 2nd Tuesday M-BRFPD Board Workshop 4th Tuesday M-B Ambulance Drill 1st & 2nd Thursdays M-B Fire Drill 1st & 2nd Wednesdays M-B Helping Circle 2nd Monday M-B SAR Drill 3rd Wednesday M-B Volunteer Assoc. 1st Tuesday Natal Grange 2nd Wednesday T.O.P.S. Mondays Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-0869 BANKS Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous American Legion Post #90 Banks City Council Banks Fire District #13 Banks Library Commission Banks Planning Commission Banks School Board Banks Youth Group Chamber of Commerce CPO 14 Everybody’s Hometown Band Friends of the Library Lions Club Sunset Park Assoc. T.O.P.S. Friday Wednesday 2nd Tuesday 2nd Tuesday 2nd Wednesday 3rd Tuesday Last Tuesday 2nd Monday Sunday, Wednesday 1st Thursday 3rd Monday Tuesdays 2nd Tuesday 1st & 3rd Mondays 3rd Wednesday Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:30 p.m., Natal Grange Hall 9:00 a.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:30 p.m., Methodist Church 7:30 p.m., Methodist Church 7:30 p.m., Main Street Post 7:30 p.m., City Hall 7:00 p.m., Station 13 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., City Hall 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. 12:30 p.m., Fire District Office 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., BHS Music Room 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., Brown Derby 8:00 p.m., Gun Club 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners Wednesday 10:00 a.m., Courthouse Citizens for Senior Justice 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church Columbia Comm Mental Health 1st Tuesday 5”30 p.m., 58646 McNulty Way Columbia Soil & Water District 3rd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes County Fair Board 2nd Monday 6:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. County Parks Commission 3rd Tuesday Times vary, 1054 Oregon St. Mental Health Advisory Comm. Quarterly For Info call 503-397-7211 Comm. on Children & Families 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 505 N. Hwy. 30 Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm. Quarterly For Info call 503-397-7211 Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.
