By SARA HOTTMAN H&N Staff Reporter =
Here=92s an update =
of events=20
from the last week in local government: =
The=20
motorcycle club Rip City Riders will host a concert featuring the Flaunt =
Girls,=20
a burlesque-type show, and Skid Row, a heavy metal band, on July 9 near =
Veterans=20
Memorial Park as part of its annual summer fun run event.=20
At its March 21 meeting, the Klamath =
Falls City=20
Council awarded the club a conditional temporary use permit, stipulating =
a=20
maximum decibel level for music and security requirements for a crowd. =
The club=20
expects attendance to top 4,000 people. =
Council=20
member Bud Hart asked that the hired security company submit a security =
plan for=20
the Klamath Falls Police Department to review for effectiveness before =
the=20
event. Police Chief Jim Hunter suggested a June 15 deadline for review.=20
While =
the=20
concert will be on private property, near the corner of Timber Mill =
Shores Drive=20
and Klamath Avenue, its proximity to a public park and downtown led city =
staff=20
to consider public impact and ask for a public hearing as part of the =
temporary=20
use permit.
City Manager Rick Whitlock =
asked Rip=20
City Riders president Jeff Bush about the nature of the performance: =
=93Flaunt=20
Girls is a provocative name,=94 Whitlock said. =93Could you characterize =
the type of=20
entertainment?=94
=93It=92s a little =
risqu=E9,=94 Bush=20
said. =93But they don=92t get naked or anything.=94=20
Community Development Director Sandra =
Fox noted=20
the stage would face Lake Ewauna, so the performances would not be =
visible from=20
the street and sound would carry over the lake, not toward downtown.=20
Performances will be from 6 to 10 p.m. on four privately owned lots of =
Timber Mill=20
Shores and an adjacent county-owned parking lot. Part of the Timber Mill =
Shores=20
road will be blocked off.
The club =
obtained=20
permission from the four property owners, including The Baney =
Corporation, South=20
Valley Bank and Trust, Title Management, and Klamath County.=20
The Rip City Riders donate earnings from =
their=20
summer fun runs to local charities. This year, the club is giving to =
Stop the=20
Hurt, an educational campaign aimed at stopping child abuse in Klamath =
County.=20
Supplemental budget=20
approved
The City Council =
approved a=20
supplemental budget that adjusts the city=92s $71 million budget by =
about=20
$331,525.
City Finance Director Phyllis =
Shidler=20
said she was asking for the most changes she ever has in a supplemental =
budget,=20
but the dollar amount was relatively low =97 less than a half of 1 =
percent of the=20
budget.
The general fund increased by =
$331,525=20
in the current budget year. Of that, the finance department allocated =
$165,950=20
to various departments, put $82,800 in contingency, and left $82,775=20
unappropriated.
Extra revenue came =
from more=20
carryover funds than expected; charges for services that were lower than =
budgeted; and state funds for 911 communications that go directly to the =
agency=20
but are still required to be noted in the city budget.=20
Of the 13 changes to the budget, six =
gave=20
departments more money, five redistributed other departments=92 excess =
money, and=20
one adjusted figures in the Building Fund.
City transparency=20
questioned=20
During the public comment period at the =
March 21=20
City Council meeting, Klamath Falls resident David Reed raised questions =
about=20
the Council=92s transparency as a governing body.=20
=93It is apparent there is an absence of =
transparency and disclosure within our local government,=94 Reed said, =
naming the=20
Klamath County Board of Commissioners and its use of executive session.=20
Reed questioned whether a public meeting =
held=20
March 14, called a =93special meeting=94 because it was not part of the =
regular=20
bi-monthly Council meeting schedule, was legal. He said it wasn=92t =
properly=20
advertised.
=93I,=20
as a reasonably diligent citizen, had no knowledge about that =
meeting,=94 he said.=20
City Manager Rick Whitlock said the city =
followed all necessary public meeting protocol, giving 72 hours notice, =
which=20
exceeds the 48-hour notice requirement. =
=93I agree=20
we do owe the public transparency and openness,=94 Whitlock said, adding =
the city=20
does that.
The four Council members at =
the=20
meeting said they were committed to transparency. Council member Bill =
Adams=20
added the last-minute meeting was =93appropriate for the =
circumstances.=94=20
The meeting followed receipt of an =
opinion from=20
the Oregon Attorney General=92s Office saying the city and county could =
legally=20
exchange restricted road funds for unrestricted street funds, freeing =
money to=20
fund jail operations. On March 11, the commissioners asked the city to =
swap=20
funds. On March 14, the Council held =
a public=20
meeting to discuss it =97 though no members of the public attended =97 =
and decided=20
that if a tax levy to support the jail for three years passes, the city =
will=20
swap funds.
------=_NextPart_000_0051_01CBFE9D.4E3E56E0
Content-Type: image/gif
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Location: http://pioneer.olivesoftware.com/Default/Layout/Images/HeraldandNewsA/Elements/PrintLogo.gif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------=_NextPart_000_0051_01CBFE9D.4E3E56E0--
![](3D"http://pioneer.olivesoftware.com/Default/Layout/Images/HeraldandNe=)