As board chair of the Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy (formerly the Rinehart Clinic), I have had the good fortune to see Marc’s work up close. He has skillfully brought together an array of community partners and stakeholders on a plan that will build a new primary care health center for our area, substantially upgrade our existing nursing care center, and pave the way for the development of affordable housing for health care workers.
Throughout this process, Marc has found ways to maximize opportunities and overcome obstacles. He has worked with Democratic lawmakers in DC and Republican lawmakers in Salem to promote the project and secure funding. He’s one of those guys who seems to have all the answers, but who is smart enough to keep asking good questions and reaching out to others for their input.
Please re-elect Marc Johnson to the board of the Nehalem Bay Health District. Jerry Spegman, Manzanita
It’s not the democrats. It’s not the republicans. It not the presidents. It’s all of all of them! ( with VERY FEW exceptions), because they are bought and paid for by the vast network Ike and JFK warned us about. We did not take heed so we are all to blame. Seven hundred and fifty plus military bases around the world?….read this.
Submitted by , Tevis Dooley
www.sott.net/article/478662-Where-the-1-3-trillion-per-year-US-Military-budget-goes.
Tevis Dooley
1. Randy Kugler was hired in August 1989 as Manzanita’s City Manager therefore, he was not involved in the 1988-1989 budget which was approved in May 1988 or the 1989-1990 budget which was approved in May 1989. These budgets started in July of 1988 and July 1989 respectively, before he was hired.
2. The percentage numbers for Water Fund Share of Administration Personnel Cost are used in an apples to oranges comparison.
a) Kugler’s budget needed to charge the water fund for all water billing which was being done by the one full time clerk located in City Hall.
b) Today’s Water Fund has a full time utility clerk that does billing for water. There is no need to transfer this cost to the Water Fund, because it is already paid for directly by the Water Fund.
“Many journalists also abide by the principle of limitation of harm which means that they have a responsibility to not harm others while reporting a story.”
To keep this simple we can look at just one chart Manzanita Today created from their research.
1. Randy Kugler was hired in August 1989 as Manzanita’s City Manager therefore, he was not involved in the 1988-1989 budget which was approved in May 1988 or the 1989-1990 budget which was approved in May 1989. These budgets started in July of 1988 and July 1989 respectively, before he was hired.
2. The percentage numbers for Water Fund Share of Administration Personnel Cost are used in an apples to oranges comparison.
a) Kugler’s budget needed to charge the water fund for all water billing which was being done by the one full time clerk located in City Hall.
b) Today’s Water Fund has a full time utility clerk that does billing for water. There is no need to transfer this cost to the Water Fund, because it is already paid for directly by the Water Fund.
“Many journalists also abide by the principle of limitation of harm which means that they have a responsibility to not harm others while reporting a story.”
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The beach is not a dump; please don’t use it as such.
Also there are dog waste stations at every beach access point, which leaves no excuse for being irresponsible with your dog(s). It seems the bigger the dog the more likely its piles won’t be picked up and deposited in the appropriate bin. C’mon, is that what you’d like to see on YOUR front porch?
Please be responsible.
-Dave
Randy Kugler’s answer to the question on his recent Budget Committee application explaining why he wanted to serve the City of Manzanita, ‘Inattention to structural budget problems during the past 20 years has created both funding problems and community discord when those issues have been raised for public discussion.’ Posted on the City’s website.
Indeed, Mr. Kugler has beat the indirect costs drum for years with no evidence given of financial wrongdoing. He’s even threatened to sue.* The City’s Audits continue to be conducted and authorized. Is there a conspiracy that has continued for 20 years, over multiple staff members, a variety of elected officials, independent auditors and accounting firm reviews?
*Footnote: “We asked our outside auditors, Accuity, LLC to thoroughly review the situation. They found no issues or concerns. Randy then took it upon himself to challenge their competency, reported them to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, and forced Accuity to hire attorneys to defend themselves.” Mike Scott, Tillamook County Pioneer, July 10, 2020
Mr. Kugler whined that previous city administration officials ignored his advice on indirect cost models and, more importantly, ignored him as a candidate for the City’s Budget Committee. A new City Council voted 5 to 0 on an excellent slate of Budget Committee members at the March Council meeting. Mr. Kugler was not chosen.
The Council voted 4 to 1 to accept an indirect cost model that Mr. Kugler continues to rant and bully against. The City has worked diligently at reviewing the indirect cost model. The City has hired an outside accounting firm in the past. More recently Mayor Simmons has praised the Warrenton Mayor so there was a review of Warrenton’s indirect cost model which they used for the last 20 years. This model was voted on at the March Council meeting. Mayor Simmons was the No vote and she explained her vote by saying, ‘I like direct costs’.
We can’t ignore the fact that Mr. Kugler, in the 1990’s when he was the Manzanita City Manager, used the water funds to keep the lights on at City Hall literally, including paying part of his salary from the water fund. Mr. Kugler using his indirect cost methodology to pay himself.
Deb Tinnin
A Manzanita Voter (I was accused of voter fraud by Mr. Kugler after he lost his Council race.)
Whenever Manzanita’s unofficial newsletter directs the full attention and resources of their research team to do their lead story on one Manzanita resident, I must admit it’s not quite like being highlighted as Citizen of the Year but I am nonetheless honored.
Manzanita Today describes itself as “a publication independent of the City of Manzanita” however two of its editorial board are also members of the City Budget Committee. These two members researched the Warrenton overhead allocation model, passed on their findings and assisted City staff in developing the model outcomes for Manzanita and then gave their recommendations as Budget Committee members that the Mayor and Council should adopt this model.
I am not sure how the members of an “independent” reporting publication can essentially serve as City staff and also public officials who advise the Council on these policy matters and will ultimately vote to approve our City Budget based on the costs contained in this model. Any claim of objective journalistic observation and reporting would seem to be at odds with the role that board members of Manzanita Today played in this matter.
And please do read the memo that I submitted to the City Council asking for some common sense explanations to the reasons being given as to why Manzanita should just do what Warrenton does on this matter. The full memo can be found here. tinyurl.com/3szm79ye
Finally, note at the end of my letter I reminded the Council since our voter approved City Charter clearly spells out how water fund revenues are to be used, I suggested “ If you remain uncertain as to how to decide what policy decision is in the best interests of Manzanita, the citizens who approved the above Charter language should be given the opportunity to share their thoughts with you.”
The City certainly is not reluctant to do surveys asking what folks think on a host of important community issues. Sometimes they are not all that concerned if you even live in the City and the real impact on your household budget is sometimes unclear. This is not one of those issues and it is going to cost you.
Given that we are now finding out how our past Councils failed to address the future funding needs of our water system, storm system and streets and the millions of dollars that will be needed to now address the funding of these systems, maybe you believe that keeping more money in the Water Fund is a better policy then using it to pay for City Hall salaries and office expenses. If you are like me and believe funding improvements for our water system is a priority, let our Mayor and Council know that you would like to have a direct voice in reconsidering this decision.
Randy Kugler
All of these committees may address local concerns at this time.
and here is his e-mail address in the legislature: Rep.CyrusJavadi@oregonlegislature.gov
here is a link to a recent interview of Cyrus Javadi
www.podcasts.com/tillamook-today-on-ktil-386b4ddb6/episode/030723-rep-cyrus-javadi
These are my questions:
1. Has the search for a new Executive Director begun? If not, when will it begin? How long did it take to find our ED the last time?
2. Have the 2 final candidates, not chosen for the ED position, been contacted to interview or apply again? If so, what was their response? If not, why not?
3. The SWOT presentation/exercise was public, will the SWOT comprehensive report/recommendations from the SDAO be made public? If so, by when? Who will be implementing the recommendations?
4. It was implied last month there was a possible solution to address the lack of stage accessibility for those with mobility concerns in the PAC? What is the status? If this is not accurate, will a committee dedicated to this issue now be formed? By when?
5. There are 3 open seats on the board for the May election, Mary G. indicated early she will be running. Wally B & Jennifer H, please share your intentions of running, or not.
6. If there’s time, I’m curious. What policies has this board written in the last 10+ years?
Respectfully/Constance
