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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
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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.