The Astoria DUII Issue: Want To Hear What Was Actually Said At HB3025 Hearing?

Click Here To Access The "Oregonlive" Audio For HB3025 Hearing on March 31, 2011

Clatsop District Attorney Marquis; Transcript Of Testimony At February 11, 2011 Governor's Advisory Committee On DUII's. Oregon A.G. Presents Opinion!

"What you have in front of you is a House Bill, a proposed House Bill, filed by Representative Debbie Boone, one of the two State Reps in my county, at my request. Then, right underneath it, are the statutes which it affects. Attached to that, in turn, is a packet of information which will tell you why the bill is necessary.3025 on its face is frankly something of a housekeeping bill. It relates to 8.660 which goes to the authority of District Attorneys, and the issue is where is the authority of the Municipal Court prosecutor versus the authority of the District Attorney.".......Read Full Transcript

Oregon Attorney General/Department Of Justice Presents An Opinion On The Authority of District Attorney To Transfer Municipal DUII Prosecution To Circuit Court....."we are prepared to argue that the district attorney's authority is primary in situations where the city attorney may have concurrent jurisdiction(such as misdemeanor DUII prosecutions in municipal court)."

From Clatsop County Sheriff's Office;High Angle Rescue Team, Assisted By Cannon Beach Fire Department And USCG Retrieve Stranded Surfers

Friday, April 01, 2011 SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM RETRIEVES STRANDED SURFER On Wednesday, March 30 at about 11:15 a.m. the Clatsop County High Angle Rescue Team was dispatched to the Indian Beach parking lot at Ecola State Park for a report of two surfers stranded on the rocks to the North of Indian Beach. With the assistance of the Cannon Beach Fire Department and the United States Coast Guard ground Search and Rescue personnel, the High Angle Rescue Team was able to successfully hoist one surfer to safety. A more experienced surfer rescued the second stranded surfer. The two rescued surfers were uninjured and in good spirits. The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office would like to caution people who are surfing at the Indian Beach area. This area is very technical and novice surfers should use caution and be with an experienced surfer.

Oregon LUBA Orders Coos Bay's Jordan Cove To Prove It Has Permission To Cross Proposed Pipeline Land And Show No Impact On Olympia Oysters

Published: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 5:31 PM Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 5:38 PM By Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals has kicked back Coos County's approval of the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, ordering the county to reconsider the project's impact on the Olympia Oyster and demonstrate that it has permission to cross all land along the 50 mile section of pipe in Coos County.....Read Full Report

Clatsop County Sheriff Hosts Rural Law Enforcement District Meeting

Thursday, March 31, 2011 RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT MEETING SET FOR APRIL 12 The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office hosts a meeting of the Rural Law Enforcement District Advisory Committee on Tuesday, April 12 at 5:30 pm. at the Sheriff’s Office Conference Room, 355 7th St., Astoria.

The advisory committee meetings serve as an opportunity for the Sheriff’s Office to brief the committee and residents on the activities and programs the Sheriff’s Office is conducting. The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss the requested Fiscal Year 2011-12 Rural Law Enforcement District budget.

The Sheriff’s Office values the opinions and input of the citizens it serves, and this is an opportunity to provide direct input to both the Sheriff and the Rural Law Enforcement Advisory Committee, which is charged with advising the Board of County Commissioners on matters that affect the citizens of our rural communities. Released by: Tom Bennett Community Relations Coordinator (503) 325-1000

Those Clatsop County Appointed Commissions

It's The Law!!!!

Signed into Law, August 2, 2002 by Sam Patrick Ordinance 01-10 Gave Clatsop County Board of Commissioners complete authority to appoint and dismiss Board, Commission and Committee members to serve at their pleasure.

Here's a brief overview of the ordinance:

* CCBofC may establish any Board, Commission or Committee as "The Board" deems necessary or advisable.

* All members of any Board, Commission or Committee shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of CCBofC.

* Any Board, Commission or Committee may recommend to the CCBofC, the removal of any of its own members in accord with its by-laws and this ordinance.

* CCBofC may remove any approved Board, Commission or Committee member from his or her appointment by affirmative vote of at least three commissioners. Removal may be initiated in accordance to county policies and at CCBofC's discretion upon recommendation of a Board, Commission or Committee as provided in Paragraph 3.C of Ordinance 01-10

The rest you can read yourselve's

Read The Ordinance On Appointed Commissions In Clatsop County

Amended March 30, 2011 Special Meeting Agenda

*AMENDED* Special Meeting Wednesday, March 30, 2011 – 3:30 pm Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial, Astoria

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Clatsop County Redistricting Committee Still Seeking Applicants!!!

Monday, March 28, 2011 REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE STILL SEEKING APPLICANTS - Clatsop County is still seeking applicants for a citizen panel charged with drawing new boundaries for county commissioner districts based on the 2010 U.S. Census data. The process, conducted every 10 years following the Census, ensures that all five districts represented by the county commissioners have roughly equal population by re-drawing the boundaries to take into account any shifts in population within the county. The 11-member committee will be made up of one citizen representative from each commissioner district and a representative from each of the five cities, with a county commissioner as chairperson. City representatives will be selected by the respective city managers – Clatsop County is seeking applicants from the each of the five districts. Those members may be city residents. The committee will use the Census data to make any necessary changes in the boundaries in conformance with state requirements that districts be contiguous, of equal population, utilize existing geographical or political boundaries, not divide communities of common interest, and be connected by transportation links. To apply, obtain an application form and return it to the Clatsop County Manager’s Office at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410, Astoria OR 97103, (503) 325-1000. Forms are available from the County Manager’s Office or can be downloaded from the county website http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/ at “Documents” under “County Manager.” Forms must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, April 8. The board of commissioners will make the selections.

Released by: Tom Bennett

Community Relations Coordinator

(503) 325-1000

Port Of Longview Sets Another Revenue Record

By Erik Olson / The Daily News Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:30 The Port of Longview pulled in nearly $28 million in 2010, hitting a record for the third consecutive year, port officials said Tuesday. The $27.8 million of revenue last year was 11 percent more than the port accumulated in 2009, when it topped the $25 million mark for the first time......Read Full Report