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AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board meets Tuesday
The 2019 Salem-Keizer School Board at a July 2019 meeting. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Tuesday night will likely be a short meeting for the Salem-Keizer School Board, with just a handful of items on the agenda. Board members will meet in executive session at 5 p.m.…
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board to consider reaffirming “safe and welcoming schools” policy
The Salem-Keizer School Board at a July 16, 2019 meeting (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The seven members of the Salem-Keizer School Board will spend a few hours Tuesday night learning more about their roles and the district before a brief business meeting. After a daylong work…
AGENDA: Polk County to review multi-jurisdictional agreement for health services
The Polk County Courthouse. (Courtesy of Jolene Guzman/Polk County Itemizer-Observer) The Polk County Commission will review a “memorandum of agreement” with several government bodies in the area to create a development council for health services in Polk and Marion counties at its weekly meeting Wednesday.…
AGENDA: Marion County to consider renewing funding for mobile crisis services
Marion County commissioners on Wednesday will consider renewing its funding for a program that sends mental health professionals right to people in the middle of a crisis. Since 2014, a mental health professional has paired with a Sheriff’s Office deputy to respond to 9-1-1 calls…
Council to talk library’s future, 34-lot subdivision on Monday
The Salem City Council may decide on Monday whether the public library temporarily moves into a church-owned building. It’s a controversial decision that’s gained attention in recent weeks, as some feel the move could impact the LGBTQ community. Salem Public Library needs a home for…
AGENDA: Chemeketa board to review equity efforts, approve grants and donations
Chemeketa Community College board members will review the college’s equity efforts in staffing at a meeting next week. A scorecard shows the college’s student body has about the same percentage of Latino students as the area Chemeketa serves, but staff and faculty remain mostly white,…
AGENDA: Marion County Commissioners to consider $34 million in state funding for health services
Contract approvals headline the Marion County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, the largest of which involve millions of state dollars for behavioral health and disability services. If approved, a $17.6 million agreement with the Oregon Health Authority would fund the county Health and Human…
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board to elect new chair, swear in new members
A July 16 meeting will be the first for newly elected school board members Satya Chandragiri and Danielle Bethell. They’ll be sworn in and the board will elect a new chair and vice chair for the 2019-20 school year. Board members will consider a safe…
Rising costs of Salem Police headquarters, new city funding headline council meeting
Heavy machinery rests at the construction site for the upcoming, 104,000-square-foot headquarters of the Salem Police Department. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem’s future funding for police, firefighters, the library and other public services will headline Salem City Council on Monday. Salem leaders will discuss a new…