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Wednesday, March 16, 2011, The Sun Jeffery accepts job in Warrenton IForster applies for old superintendent job back By Clinton Vining Publisher, The Sun Willamina Superintendent Mark Jeffery announced last week that he's accepted a job with the Warrenton- Hammond School District. The Willamina School District hopes to hire a new half-time admin- istrator in early May. "It's a lot sooner than we thought we'd be leaving here," said Jeffery, who was hired less than two years ago to replace Gus Forster. Jeffery explained that it's difficult to leave at a time when multiple projects are unfinished. The district is currently dealing with major bud- get cuts, which included making the superintendent position part-time-- and consolidation of the middle school into the elementary and high schools. "On the other end, we are certainly Mark Jeffery excited about a new start," Jeffery said. He expects to be facing similar bud- get woes in the Warrenton- Hammond district. Jeffery officially starts his new job on July 1. Forster, Jeffery's predecessor, has already thrown his name back in the hat. He's among four applicants who have already applied for the half- time superintendent's position. Ap- plications must be submitted by April 1. A screening committee will re- view and select five finalists by April 6 to recommend to the school board. Finahsts will be interviewed by the school board behind closed doors be- tween April 18 and 22 and negotiate a contract the last week in April offi- cially hiring the new superintendent and introducing the administmtor to the community on May 2. Willamina School District will pay the new superintendent $55,000 to $65,000, according to job information on edzapp.com. Applicants must pos- sess or be eligible for an Oregon Su- perintendent License. Among other qualifications, a bro- chure about the job opening says the district is looking for someone who "is familiar witli small towns and their unique needs and situations; willing to stay for the long haul by helping to implement an intermediate and long- term plan for the District while fos- tering partnerships with outside agen- cies, obtaining grant funds whenever possible." Go, OLD HORSE, Go Above: The "old horses"--Sandi Ficker, Larry Deibel and Dean Rech--having trouble turning the bend, watch on as "young stalion" Bryce Bennett pulls into the lead at Sherdunky Downs, a fundraiser for the Sheridan High School Athletic Department on Saturday. Right: Softball Coach Amanda Wofford gets a little help from baseball coach Todd Peterson, holding her horse, as she winces at another single on the die. Bets were taken as human horses raced around the race track using dice to decide their fate. The winners advanced to the final heat, where Candace Pelt pulled off the victory over Gary Mahe, Glen Grauer, Bryce Bennett and Judy Breeden. The evening included dinner served by SHS athletes. According to Athletic Director Bob Bennett, the district raised approximately $2,000. Photos by Clinton Vlnlng Downtown businesses ask city for fix to Willamina parking problem By Marguerite Alexander Correspondent, The Sun On-street parking in the downtown core of Willamina has become a problem for the Friday Flea Market and Main Street Girl Shop, and on March 10 Linda Brown presented a letter to the City Council ask- ing if anything could be done to remedy the situation "We have had a consistent problem with parking in front of our shop," Brown told the council. The problem, she said, is people who park in the lim- ited spaces for extended peri- ods of time. Talking to tenants in the up- stairs apartments and employ- ees of nearby businesses, who have access to off-street park- ing, has helped but has not com- pletely remedied the problem. "Many customers have commented they did not stop in because of lack of available parking," Brown said. Those who have space at the Friday Flea Market asked the council to look into options such as placing a time limit on parking within the block be- tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or re- serving parking spaces for the store during normal business i111 The00Sun £his week for great Sa¢ingsl Ray's FOOd place Spring Sports hours. The situation is complicated by the fact that a state highway runs through downtown Wil- lamina. City Recorder Sue Hollis told the council that the City of Dayton experienced the same kind of problem. Dayton has two state highways passing through it, she said. Working with the Oregon Department of Transportation, Dayton was able to resolve the issue by es- tablishing 2-hour parking lim- its. "We can sure check that out," Hollis said. Yamhill County Sheriff Deputy Justin Swartz--who was recently assigned to Wil- lamina--told the council that he will look into statutes regard- ing parking along state high- ways. Another option the city could look into is issuing resi- dential parking permits for parking in certain areas, Hollis explained. Enforcement would not be an issue since the code enforcement officer is available during weekday business hours. The city will continue to contract out its police and code enforcement services to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Of- fice for the 2011-21 fiscal year. The council approved a one- year contract for 1.5 patrol deputy positions and 19 hours of code enforcement services per week for the upcoming year. Cost of the services: $199,000, an overall increase of 1 percent. "The Sheriff's Office has worked very hard to keep costs down for their contract cities," Hollis told the Council. The council also approved the Finance Committee's re- quest to spend $640 to send Deputy Kent Stuart to the Or- egon Code Enforcement Association's Spring Training and Conference in April. The conference will include training in two areas in which the city has been experiencing an in- crease: foreclosures and hoard- We're your local community college, offering- . Quality instruction • Small classes • Transferable courses • Affordable tuition Register now. Spring term classes begin March 28. Call 503.472.9482. rag. "Deputy Stuart has done an outstanding job despite having na formal training in the very complicated process of code enforcement," Hollis said. The cost of attending at the 2-day conference in Bend will include membership in the OCEA, con- ference costs, travel, lodging and meals. Stuart has served as the code enforcement officer in Wil- lamina for several years. When faced with a fiscal shortfall for the 201 O- 11, the council ap- proved a 3-percent water rate increase rather than cut the po- sition from the city budget. llealllmre Edu=tb. Awards Looking t'or money to assist you in a health related career? WVMC Volunteers Health- care Education Committee is now accepting Healthcare. Education Award applications for the 2011-2012 school )'ear. If you are a Yamhill County resident and have been ac- cepted into or are currently enrolled in an institute of higher learning for a career in healthcare, you qualify to ap- ply! WVMC Volunteers will offer $2,000 top undergradu- ate awards, $1,000 first-year undergraduate awards, as well as one 12,500 graduate level award. Applications are available at the hospital information desk, in the hospital gift shop, at your high school counseling center, or via email by calling Curry Clark (HEA Chair) at 503.434.5079. The deadline for applying is April 15, 20n. Wl LLAME'Ir'TE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Volunteers 2700 SE Stratus .Avenue McMinm'ille, OR 97128 www.wvmcweb.com Water rate hike steeper than cost of living By Marguerite Alexander Correspondent, The Sun After reviewing the fiscal state of the water and sewer funds and the recently re- leased cost of living index figures for Portland, the Wd- lamina City Council ap- proved a 3 percent rate in- crease----more than 1 percent higher than the Consumer Price Index for the past year. The CPI was released on Feb. 10. During 2010 the CPI-W for Portland increased by 2.5 percent for the first half of the year and 1.2 per- cent for the second half of the year. That averaged out to be a 1.85 percent increase for the year. According to a city reso- lution adopted in July of 2008, rate increases were to be increased on Jan. 1 of each year based on the CPI-Port- land or "as warranted by the city council." Faced with ex- penditures that have outpaced the income in both the water and sewer funds, City Re- corder Sue Hollis recom- mended a 3-percent rate in- crease. "The revenues anticipated funds presently do not cover the budgeted operating costs primarily because of a short- fall in the estimated begin- ning fund balances," Hollis said. In June the city manager proposed a 6 percent in- crease in water and sewer rates, while the Budget Committee recommended a 4 percent increase, Hollis ex- plained. The council, how- ever, approved a 3 percent increase in only one of the two funds--water--which was to be used to fund the position of the code enforce- ment officer, not normal op- erating expenses. "There was no correspond- ing raise in sewer rates," Hollis said. Neither the water nor the sewer funds are meeting ex- penses when loan payments are calculated into the equa- tion. The proposed increase will not completely fill the gap. "We still aren't breaking even," Hollis said. Raising rates on a regular basis will, however, help bring the city closer to the cost of providing water and sewer services, she explained. The city will reevaluate the water and sewer rates an- nually with proposed rate in- creases based on the previous year's CPI which is released in February. Rate increases will then take effect in March/ April. "As we continue to move toward getting the city back to a better fiscal outlook in all de- partments, but specifically in water and sewer, we will closely re-evaluate the needs as compared to budget at the beginning of each calendar year in order to develop a rec- ommended annual rate in- crease for Council consider- ation," Hollis said. Although not pleased with the need to raise the water and sewer rates, the council ap- proved the 3 increase with one stipulation: Hollis was directed to write a letter for publication explaining why the city is doing it. PIZZA SPECM£ DELIVERED Grand Rondel