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09/09/2004 - Packet AGENDA TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 - 7:00 P.M. TIGARD PUBLIC LIBRARY—CONFERENCE ROOM 13500 SW HALL BLVD. TIGARD,OREGON 1. CALL TO ORDER Turley 2. ROLL CALL: BURKE DIAMOND KASSON KELLY LIDMAN SMITH THENELL TURLEY 3. Approve Minutes of August 12, 2004 Turley 4. Agenda Additions and Deletions Turley 5. Call to the Public Turley 6. Monthly Report for August 2004 Barnes 7 Policies to be Reviewed/Endorsed: Barnes - Library Bill of Rights - Freedom to Read - Internet Acceptable Use -Gift 8 Library Operations Barnes 9. Strategic Plan Barnes 10. Grand Opening Recap Barnes 11. Board Communications All (Reports from Board members on community and citizen activities) 12. Other Business All 13. Adjournment TO ENSURE A QUORUM TO CONDUCT BUSINESS,PLEASE CALL CONNIE MARTIN OR MARGARET BARNES AT THE LIBRARY(503-684-6537), IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND. Agenda items for future meetings: hAdocs\connie\lib-a TIGARD LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES August 12, 2004 Call to Order: 7:01 p.m. Roll Call: David Burke, Marvin Diamond, Sue Kasson, Brian Kelly, Ruthanne Lidman, Jan Thenell and Suzan Turley. Staff: Margaret Barnes and Connie Martin. Minutes: A minor correction was noted to the minutes. It was moved by Diamond and second by Burke to approve the minutes of August 12 with the noted correction. Motion passed unanimously. Agenda Additions and Deletions: WCCLS will be added to the agenda after Policy review. Call to the Public: None. However, Barnes read general comments from the public. Election of O fficers: Turley explained t he role of the C hair P ro Tem a nd V ice C hair positions. Nominations were open for Chair Pro Tem. Thenell nominated Turley for Chair Pro Tem. Diamond moved to close the nominations for Chair Pro Tem, seconded by Burke. Motion passed unanimously. Burke moved to vote Turley as Chair Pro Tem, seconded by Thenell. Motion passed, Turley accepted and abstained from voting. Nominations for Vice-Chair were open. Burke volunteered to act as Vice-Chair. Kelly moved to close the nominations for Vice Chair and appoint Burke as Vice Chair, seconded by Thenell. Motion passed unanimously, Burke abstained. July Monthly Report: Barnes reported that WCCLS indicates Tigard's circulation statistics to be only 5,000 less than last year's figures even with the recent closure to the new Library and the reduction of hours that took place July 2003. Policy to be Reviewed: The Board discussed the Gift Policy. Some grammatical changes were suggested. Barnes indicated that after City Attorney review of the Gift Policy it was noted that the City of Tigard has the authority to accept or deny donations, not the Library Board as mentioned in the current policy. WCCLS: Barnes announced that the County Commissioners voted not to place an operational levy on the November ballot. WCCLS has revitalized their online catalog. Patrons can view the News & Events page to get the latest activities going on throughout the Cooperative. This is also another way each library can present and showcase their programs and activities. At the CLAB meeting there was discussion about the formula. Tigard City Councilor Sydney Sherwood has agreed to serve as the alternate to the CLAB Board for the City. Margaret Barnes will remain as the primary representative. Barnes announced that October 6, the CLAB meeting will be held in the Conference Room at the new Tigard Library. New Library: The "Grand Opening" event is set for Saturday, August 21 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be a formal dedication with ribbon cutting and activities for adults and children. Over the Labor Day holiday, fused glass will be installed in the main entry of the library. On Saturday, October 9, at 2 p.m. there will be a formal dedication of the art in the lobby and children's area. The art has been made available from bequests and donations by the Friends of the Library and Library Foundation. At the end of the year, artists Mary Josephson will complete the children's area by adding,a mural behind the children's reference desk area. Barnes shared more comments from the public. In the next few weeks, there will be several articles and an expanded pullout section of the new library in the Tigard Times and Oregonian. Friends of the Library/Library Foundation: The Foundation fundraiser scheduled for July 30 w as c ancelled d ue t o poor p articipation. The F oundation r ealized a $ 19,000 profit from the sale of bricks. There was close to $1,000 from the money jar that was located in the old library. Board Communications: Thenell is writing the script for the tour guides for the Grand Opening event. Also, Turley suggested the Board write an open Thank You to the Times and Oregonian to the individuals that were involved with the library project. Other Business: None. Adiournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Next meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room at the New Tigard Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd. f Now MEMORANDUM TO: Bill Monahan, City Manager FROM: Margaret Barnes, Director of Library Services DATE: September 3, 2004 SUBJECT: Library Monthly Report for July 2004 Personnel: Both Readers Services and Circulation are actively recruiting for on-call positions. On-call positions should be filled by late August. We have also posted for a Library Services Supervisor position. Technical Services: In July 1093 items were added to the collection and 306 bibliographic records were added to Polaris. The average number of days for items to be cataloged and processed was 32. A total of 241 items were placed "on order." In preparation for the move to the new library, the receipt of materials was suspended for the month of July. The average number of days from order submitted to being placed was 1.33. The total number of materials withdrawn from the collection was 213. Adult Services: In preparation for the move to the new library, no adult programs were scheduled for the month of July. Preparations are being made for fall adult programming and computer classes which will be offered in the new Technology Room. Although, SAM print management is running smoothly staff continue to spend time educating patrons about this system. The collections have been placed in the new library and are working well, only some minor adjustments will be required. The Opening Day collections are ready for display and circulation at the Grand Opening which is Saturday August 21. Public Internet Computer Use: Total hours of public computer use: 1154 Total users: 2735 Timed stations: 17 Youth Services: July saw the end of the Summer Reading Program. Children came to the library to collect prizes and get a chance to be one of the lucky readers to participate in the sleepover at the new library in September. A total of 672 children and 233 teens were registered for SRP this summer. Circulation: During the 15 days the library was open this month 31,573 items were checked out. The highest checkouts were recorded on Tuesday, July 6 with 2,974 items checked out that day. 208 new library patrons were registered this month. Community Service: Two individuals performed Community Service hours served in July for a total of 8.75 hours. Cultural Passes: The passes were used 39 times this month. The Children's Museum was the most popular destination. Several changes in our Cultural Pass procedures will be implemented in the new library. Patron registration will no longer be required for this program. New Library: The City received the temporary occupancy permit for the new library on Thursday, July 8. Friday, July 16 was the last day the old library was open for business. The day ended with a simple tribute to the building. We spent the remainder of the month moving materials to the new library and orientating the staff to the new building. Under the leadership of Linda Parker and Sandra Birkner the move and orientation went very smoothly. Staff are pleased with the new work space and they actually have space to move around without bumping into each other. Thanks to Amy Emery, Paula Walker and a whole crew of people the Thank You event on July 31 went very well. People attending, especially the volunteers enjoyed the first look at the completed building. Volunteers: This month volunteers donated 628.5 actual hours to the Library since we were only open 15 days. Volunteers assisted greatly in the preparation for the move, during the move and after the move to the new library. Because the library was closed for the second half of the month, calculations that are for comparison purposes are doubled in this report. Volunteer Type Hours Number Regular Volunteers 358.00 75 Youth Services 87.00 24 Boards and Committees* 7.00 7 Friendly Visitors 14.00 5 Adopt-a-Shelf 2.00 2 Community Service** N/A N/A Projects related to Move 160.00 30 Total 628.50 143 = 7.2 FTE (2x hours for this calculation * "Board and Committees" includes Library Board and the New Library Resource Team. "* "Community Service" includes Peer Court, Municipal Court and other county courts, both adult and youth referrals. WORK INDICATORS *''JULY 2004 JULY 200 JULY 2002 Circulation Total (from WCCLS) 31,573* 57,031 63,614 (Self-Check machine) 1,533* 3,593 4,705 Days of Service 15* 30 30 Average Daily Circulation 2,105* 1,901 2,120 Hours of Service 137* 262 299 Materials Circulated per Hour 231* 218 213 Increase in Circulation N/A**** -10% +7.5% Materials Added 1,093* 1,550 1,649 Materials Withdrawn 213* _ 1,387 1,801 New Borrowers Registered 208* 292 273 Cultural Passes Program 39 (YTD)* 76 (YTD) 33 (YTD) 39 (Month)* 76 (Month) 33 (Month) Adult Programs 0 22 21 (Number of sessions) (0) (1) (7) Preschool Story Time 70* 311 478 (Number of Sessions) (2)* (5) (16) Toddler Time 61* 115 0 (Number of Sessions) (4)* (3) (0) Special Programs 377*** 661 603 (Number of Sessions) (6)*** (14) (3) Children's Computer 11** 103 210 Word Processors(stand alone) 7** 91 238 Internet Access Station Users 2735** 5,669 6,183 Hours of Use 1154** 2,165 N/A Typewriter Users 0** 8 59 Visitors (Gate count- by 2) N/A* 23,753 26,087 Increase in Visitors N/A* -9% +15.7% Fines/Fees Collected $2,743.71* $6,060.58 $5,180.23 * Figures reflect the librarys remaining days of operation from July 1—July 16,2004. ** Computers were only available July 1—July 15 2004 due to library move. *** Includes Summer Reading Programs. **** Cannot make direct comparison Tigard Public Library Endorsed and reaffirmed by the Tigard Library Board October 9, 2003 Library Bill of Rights The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services. I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background or views of those contributing to their creation. II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval. III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment. IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas. V. A person's right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background or views. VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use. Adopted June 18, 1948. Amended February 2, 1961, and January 23, 1980, inclusion of"age" reaffirmed January 23, 1996, by the ALA Council. Endorsed and reaffirmed by the Tigard Library Board, October 9, 2003. Tigard Public Library Endorsed and reaffirmed by the Tigard Library Board October 9, 2003 The Freedom to Read The f reedom to read i s essential to o ur democracy. It is continuously under attack. Private groups and public authorities in various parts of the country are working to remove or limit access to reading materials, to censor content in schools, to label "controversial" views, to distribute lists of "objectionable" books or authors and to purge libraries. These actions apparently rise from a view that our national tradition of free expression is no longer valid; that censorship and suppression are needed to avoid the subversion of politics and the corruption of morals. We, as citizens devoted to reading and as librarians and publishers responsible for disseminating ideas, wish to assert the public interest in the preservation of the freedom to read. Most attempts at suppression rest on a denial of the fundamental premise of democracy: that the ordinary citizen, by exercising critical judgment, will accept the good and reject the bad. T he censors, public and private, assume that they should determine what is good and what is bad for their fellow citizens. We trust Americans to recognize propaganda and misinformation, and to make their own decisions about what they read and believe. We do not believe they need the help of censors to assist them in this task. We do not believe they are prepared to sacrifice their heritage of a free press in order to be "protected" against what others think may be bad for them. We believe they still favor free enterprise in ideas and expression. These efforts at suppression are related to a larger pattern of pressures being brought against education, the press, art and images, films, broadcast media and the Internet. The problem is not only one of actual censorship. The shadow of fear cast by these pressures leads, we suspect, to an even larger voluntary curtailment of expression by those who seek to avoid controversy. Such pressure toward conformity is perhaps natural to a time of accelerated change. Any y et s uppression i s n ever m ore dangerous t han i n s uch a t ime of s ocial t ension. Freedom has given the United States the elasticity to endure strain. Freedom keeps open the path of novel and creative solutions, and enables change to come by choice. Every silencing of a heresy, every enforcement of an orthodoxy, diminishes the toughness and resilience of our society and leaves it the less able to deal with controversy and difference. Now as always in our history, reading is among our greatest freedoms. The freedom to read and write is almost the only means for making generally available ideas or manners of expression that can initially command only a small audience. The written word is the natural medium for the new idea and the untried voice from which come the original contributions to social growth. It is essential to the extended discussion that serious thought requires, and to the accumulation of knowledge and ideas into organized collections. M Tigard Public Library Endorsed and reaffirmed by the Tigard Library Board October 9, 2003 We believe that free communication is essential to the preservation of a free society and a creative culture. We believe that these pressures toward conformity present the danger of limiting the range and variety of inquiry and expression on which our democracy and our culture depend. We believe that every American community must jealously guard the freedom to publish and to circulate, in order to preserve its own freedom to read. We believe that publishers and librarians have a profound responsibility to give validity to that freedom. to read by making it possible for the readers to choose freely from a variety of offerings. The freedom to read is guaranteed by the Constitution. Those with faith in free people will stand firm on these constitutional guarantees of essential rights and will exercise the responsibilities that accompany these rights. We therefore affirm these propositions: 1. It is in the public interest for publishers and librarians to make available the widest diversity of views and expressions, including those that are unorthodox or unpopular with the majority. Creative thought is by definition new, and what is new is different. The bearer of every new thought is a rebel until that idea is refined and tested. Totalitarian systems attempt to maintain themselves in power by the ruthless suppression of any concept that challenges the established orthodoxy. The power of a democratic system to adapt to change is vastly strengthened by the freedom of its citizens to choose widely from among conflicting opinions offered freely to them. To stifle every nonconformist idea at birth would mark the end of the democratic process. Furthermore, only through the constant activity of weighing and selecting can the democratic mind attain the strength demanded by times like these. We need to know not only what we believe but why we believe it. 2. Publishers, librarians and booksellers do not need to endorse every idea or presentation they make available. It would c onflict with the public interest for them to establish their own political, moral or aesthetic views as a standard for determining what should be published or circulated. Publishers and librarians serve the educational process by helping to make available knowledge and ideas required for the growth of the mind and the increase of learning. They do not foster education by imposing as mentors the patterns of their own thought. The people should have the freedom to read and consider a broader range of ideas than those that may be held by any single librarian or publisher or government or church. It is wrong that what one can read should be confined to what another thinks proper. 3. It is contrary to the public interest for p ublishers o r t ibrarians to bar a ccess to writings on the basis of the personal history or political affiliations of the author. Tigard Public Library Endorsed and reaffirmed by the Tigard Library Board October 9, 2003 No art or literature can flourish if it is to be measured by the political views or private lives of its creators. No society of free people can flourish that draws up lists of writers to whom it will not listen, whatever they may have to say. 4. There is no place in our society for efforts to coerce the taste of others, to confine adults t o the reading m atter deemed suitable for a dolescents, or t o inhibit the efforts of writers to achieve artistic expression. To some, much of modern expression is shocking. But is not much of life itself shocking? We cut off literature at the source if we prevent writers from dealing with the stuff of life. Parents and teachers have a responsibility to prepare the young to meet the diversity of experiences in life to which they will be exposed, as they have a responsibility to help them learn to think critically for themselves. These are affirmative responsibilities, not to be discharged simply by preventing them from reading works for which they are not yet prepared. In these matters values differ, and values cannot be legislated; nor can machinery be devised that will suit the demands of one group without limiting the freedom of others. 5. It is not in the public interest to force a reader to accept with any expression the prejudgment of a label characterizing it or its author as subversive or dangerous. The ideal of labeling presupposes the existence of individuals or groups with wisdom to determine by authority what is good or bad for the citizen. It presupposes that individuals must be directed in making up their minds about the ideas they examine. But Americans do not need others to do their thinking for them. 6. It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians, as guardians of the people's freedom to read, to contest encroachments upon that freedom by individuals or groups seeking to impose their own standards or tastes upon the community at large. It is inevitable in the give and take of the democratic process that the political, the moral or the aesthetic concepts of an individual or group will occasionally collide with those of another individual or group. In a free society individuals are free to determine for themselves what they wish to read, and each group is f ree to determine what it will recommend to its freely associated members. But no group has the right to take the law into its own hands, a nd to impose its own concept of politics or morality upon other members of a democratic society. Freedom is no freedom if it is accorded only to the accepted and the inoffensive. 7. It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians to give full meaning to the freedom to read by providing books that enrich the quality and diversity of thought and expression. By the exercise of this affirmative responsibility, they can demonstrate that the answer to a "bad"book is a good one, the answer to a "bad"idea is a good one. Tigard Public Library Endorsed and reaffirmed by the Tigard Library Board October 9, 2003 The freedom to read is of little consequence when the reader cannot obtain matter fit for that reader's purpose. What is needed is not only the absence of restraint, but the positive provision of opportunity for the people to read the best that has been thought and said. Books are the major channel by which the intellectual inheritance is handed down, and the principle means of its testing and growth. The defense of the freedom to read requires of all publishers and librarians the utmost of their faculties, and deserves of all citizens that fullest of their support. We state these propositions neither lightly nor as easy generalizations. We here stake out a lofty claim for the value of the written word. We do so because we believe that it is possessed of enormous variety and usefulness, worthy of cherishing and keeping free. We realize that the application of these propositions may mean the dissemination of ideas and manners of expression that are repugnant to many persons. We do not state these propositions in the comfortable belief that what people read is unimportant. We believe rather that what people read is deeply important; that ideas can be dangerous; but that the suppression of ideas is fatal to a democratic society. Freedom itself is a dangerous way of life, but it is ours. This statement was originally issued in May of 1953 by the Westchester Conference of the American Library Association and the American Book Publishers Council, which in 1970 consolidated with the American Educational Publishers Institute to become the Association of American Publishers. Adopted June 25, 1953; revised January 28, 1972, January 16, 1991, July 12, 2000, by the ALA Council and the AAP Freedom to Read Committee. A Joint Statement by: American Library Association Association of American Publishers Subsequently Endorsed by: American Association of University Professors American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression American Society of Journalists and Authors The American Society of Newspaper Editors Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Association of American University Presses Center for Democracy & Technology The Children's Book Council The Electronic Frontier Foundation Feminists for Free Expression Freedom to Read Foundation International Reading Association The Media Institute National Coalition Against Censorship National PTA i Tigard Public Library *40 Endorsed and reaffirmed by the Tigard Library Board October 9, 2003 Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays People for the American Way Student Press Law Center The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression Endorsed and reaffirmed by the Tigard Library Board, October 9, 2003. Tigard Public Library Adopted by the Tigard Library Board July 12, 2001 INTERNET ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY The Tigard Public Library offers public Internet access as part of its mission to provide resources that reflect the great diversity of interests and opinions in our community. Internet use will be managed in a manner consistent with the Library Use Guidelines, which are posted in the Library. Failure to use the Internet stations appropriately and responsibly may result in revocation of Internet use privileges, Library privileges and/or criminal prosecution. As with other library resources, providing access to electronic information does not imply sponsorship nor endorsement by the Library. The Library does not monitor and has no control over the information viewed through the Internet and cannot be responsible for its content. Users are encouraged to take advantage of the Internet and to exercise good judgment and discretion. The Internet offers access to many valuable sources of information, but not all sites are accurate, complete, or current. There are many sites that carry information that you may think controversial or inappropriate. It is left to each user to choose what is individually appropriate and, as with other Library materials, parents or legal guardians are responsible for their minor children's use of the Internet. Privacy Protection: Users should be aware that it is their responsibility to protect their privacy while using the Internet. Interactions involving personal information such as credit card numbers, home address and phone, etc. should be used with caution. Tigard Library and the City of Tigard are not responsible for sensitive or personal information transferred via the Internet on Library computers. Adopted by the Tigard Public Library Board July 12, 2001. I:/Iib/Library Policies and Procedures/Internet Acceptable Use 9/19/03 fir►' GIFT POLICY The Tigard Public Library actively encourages gifts of library materials, money or real property that will help the Library better serve the needs of the community and enrich and improve the library resources. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any gift, donation, endowment, bequest, or trust. When funds are donated for specific purposes, the amount and nature of the expenditure must be approved in advance by the City. All gifts (money or materials) become the sole property of the library. Rules Books and Other Library Resources — The library welcomes gifts of print and non-print materials, with the understanding that gifts of materials will be added to the collection only if they meet the same standards required of materials purchased by the Library, as described in the Collection Development Policy. Gift materials not meeting those standards may be given to the Friends of the Tigard L ibrary f or t heir b ook s ales, d onated t o o ther I ibraries o r o rganizations, recycled, or discarded. Gift materials will be integrated into the regular library collection in normal sequence, a vailable t o a II 1 ibrary p atrons, a nd o therwise h andled a s a ny o ther material belonging to the library. The library is not obligated to keep donated materials for any length of time and does not accept responsibility for notifying donors of withdrawal or replacement of gift items. The Library will not accept the following types of materials: those that are soiled, torn, moldy or damp; periodicals, except the Oregon Historical Quarterly; textbooks; encyclopedias; condensed or abridged materials. Collections — Gift collections will be accepted only by the Director, with the counsel of the Library Board as appropriate, and with the understanding that the collection may not be kept intact. Monetary Gifts — Monetary gifts will be utilized by the library to purchase materials o r e quipment, s upport I ibrary p rograms, o r i n o ther w ays t he L ibrary Board and the City deem appropriate. The Library welcomes gifts of cash for the direct purchase of library materials and will try to accommodate the subject or title preferences of the donor in so far as they coincide with the Collection Development Policy. A bookplate recognizing the donor will be affixed to the material if desired. Substantial cash offerings, securities, and bequests will be handled by the Director, who, with the Library Board, will work out terms of acceptance that are compatible with library policies, the donor's intent, City policy, and the applicable laws. Memorial and Celebration Contributions — The Library welcomes monetary gifts for the purchase of library materials in memory or recognition of individuals. Suggestions by donors concerning specific titles or subject areas are encouraged and will be respected in so far as they coincide with the Collection Development Policy. The names of the donor(s) and the individual(s) recognized by the gift will be listed on a bookplate and affixed to the material. A letter will be sent to the honoree or to his or her family to let them know about the gift. A letter of acknowledgment will go to the donor as well. Recognition of Monetary Gifts — The Donor Board recognizes monetary gifts given to the Friends of the Library, the Library and the Library Foundation. Gifts recognized on the Donor Board are cumulative. Memorial gifts will be listed in the name of the person memorialized with acknowledgment sent to the donor. Gifts of$10,000 or More Gifts of$1,000 to $9,999 Gifts of$100 to $999 Gifts Under $100 Real Estate or Other Personal Property — The library will accept gifts of real property that support the mission of the library. Such offers will be handled by the Director, who, with the Library Board, will determine the suitability of the gift and work out terms of acceptance that are compatible with library policies, the donor's intent, City policy and the applicable laws. Friends of the Tigard Library/Tigard Public Library Foundation — Donations to support the Library's services and programs may also be submitted directly to the Friends of the Tigard Public Library or the Tigard Public Library Foundation. The Friends and Foundation are tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 organizations. Tax Deductions — Donors are encouraged to contact their tax advisor prior to making substantial gifts to the library, the Library Foundation, or the Friends of the Tigard Library. The library will provide a written acknowledgment of the receipt of gifts upon request, but will leave the determination of a value of the donation to the donor. Balance Sheet Without Local Option Levy-- Summary FY05-06—FY08-09 Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Resources Beginning Balance $1,243,832 $1,258,490 $1,312,735 $1,362,530 General Fund Transfer $12,506,459 $13,006,717 $13,526,986 $14,068,065 Current Property Taxes(levy) $0 $0 $0 $0 Delinquent Taxes(levy) $0 $0 $0 $0 Interest Earnings $17,500 $18,000 $18,500 $19,000 Departmental Revenue $160,000 $160,000 $160,000 $160,000 Total Revenues $12,683,959 $13,184,717 $13,705,486 $14,247,065 Expenditures Public Library Support@ $9,883,665 $10,254,302 $10,664,475 $11,091,054 Central Support Services @ $2,785,636 $2,876,170 $2,991,216 $3,110,865 Continency:* $0 $0 $0 $0 Ending Balance $1,258,490 $1,312,735 $1,362,530 $1,407,676 %of operating expenses 9.9% 10.0% 10.0% 9.9% Simple Majority Election Dates: Nov.2006 Nov.2008 *Total Resources only includes FY05 Beginning Balance. **Contingency includes funds for WILI replacement(should it be needed),and funding for additional libraries (i.e.North Plains and/or Gaston). @ Public Library Support=Not-to-exceed amounts identified in PLSA;Central Support Services=Base services only,with 34%annual increase,no additional services,programs,or support. Nov 2004 levy 4-yearsSummary Without Levy7/7/2004 Summary of Library Local Option Levy Expenditures -NO LEVY FYO6 FY07 ''Y0j8 FY09 Total> Expenditures Public Library Support* $9,883,665 $10,254,302 I $11,091,054 $41,893,495 Central Support Services : $2,876,170 $.11;763",8$7 Contingency so I I I $0 Total'Expenditures $12;669,301 $13,130,472 $13;655,691'; $14,201,918 $53,657,383 PL%change in annual funding 2.50% 3.75% 4.00% 4.00% *PL amount in PLSA (4.B.Column same lower same same Central%change in annual funding 2.00% 3.25% 4.00% 4.000 /o InfoTrac Sessions by day, totals for FY 03-04 ■In-Library ❑Remote 1600 1400 1200 " c 1000 'y 800 u U) 600 400 200 0 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Day of the week In-house vs. Remote Usage, FY 03-04 ❑In-house ■Remote 0.9 0.8 0.7 -- 0.6 .7 0.6 s 7 82 93 0.4 :t 0.3 0.2 s 0.44 �Il�,ily�`I� 0.1 0.3 0.18 0 EBSCO full- Infotrac full-text RefUSA RefUSA text residential business searches searches M, QI' ReferenceUSA Logins by hour, totals for FY 03-04 (combined remote& in-library) 2500 2000 c 1500 0 1000 r 500 0 12anlarr2arrt3am4am5am6am7artBart9arrt Oartrt art2pni prT2pn-Bpm4prr6prr6pm7pm3prrgpm Time InfoTrac Sessions by hour, totals for FY 03-04 ■In-Library ❑Remote I 800 700 --- N 600 -- -- -- -- - - - o500 -- -- — - - - --� y 400 --- -- — - - - - -- aNi 300 - - V) 200 -- -- - -- `; , 100 - 0 12adar@ar8ar4ar6ar6ar-lar8arlgalOaMat@prtpr2Pr6Pr4Pf r6pry n Time EBSCO Sessions by hour, average for FY 03-04 (combined remote & in-library) 12 --- 10 OC 8 o 'N 6 Cd) 4 - 2 0 M 1:OOAWOA MOAt80Ata05taOA(I00AMO,®tOOMMCLAtamta0AmF2ta0pmoRtaOFSta016ta0Ata0Bta0FJta0PM Time i Washington County Cooperative Library Services Interlibrary Loan Materials Borrowed through the OCLC System 0 Fiscal year 2003-2009 Total Borrowed: -7, 3 Cnz M 853 CAi JADA 3Z 0 WA !y MT o o !0 ND NH E OR 10 q0 MN VT 7 3,lg5 ID SD ylwI 56 MA 45 2' WY 20 2S S2 MI NY .. 2 PACIFIC NV NE IA (6 5Z PA CT Rf 19 OCEAN 1*39 3� 220 61 OH NJ 33 (oLf UT IL IN !i4y DE 2 CA I95 CO WV 7.4 MD 14 7-32 KS ft5 MO KY 1 VA DC 72. I zq 1�4 AZ TN V !? NC NM OK LO AR I SC ATLANTIC MS AL GA OCEAN TX LA is i4 14 AK �6tf 23 a $$ FL j 5( o :a PR Washington County Cooperative Library Services Interlibrary Loan Materials Loaned through the OCLC System Fiscal year 2003-200y Total Loaned: 4 ,1 y D 0 O r C,4NApA : it M 907 W 5 MT ND o a 2TNH ME OR '7q S MN Ip MA 30 57 �$ SD y2 WI MI 56 NY WY lio RIO 14 IA 4111Ito PA CT 15 OCEAN NV NE 3� 21 109 OH NJ 61 UT IL ' 332 DE G CA CO WV 25 MD 1162$ 6 103 3$1� KS 143 MO5 VA 14011 KY � NC AZ NM OK , TN 5 $ 119 AR SC ATLANTIC MS AL GA OCEAN TX LA Z 5 $ AK 267 21B FL e ?7 � t31 o c '•o ,Qf PR Y C) AU �°. 2.C-�, J- bou t .......... s5y ' We c LEFT:The first thing visitors i the Tigard Public Library will foY �Eb� notice is its spacious entry,I ✓ .. a small food service business € Java Mama. �'r:a�• h�.� " x ^.'; i.,a; Photos by PATRICK SULLIVAN THE OREGONIAN oo vers R _ ... ...... ...... Tigard will unveil its new library t BELOW:Dave Raynalds installs Mary Josephson's"Quest for — with bells, whistles and room to p ,' Knowledge"columns in the � � `>' children's room at the Tigard grow— with refreshments, Public Library.The ocean,skl ry�" 1� desert and forest scenes on 1 entertainment and tours i rTM �v panels fit the library's prog 1 them Expand Your World. �i .� • a d `;� a... � x.irk � ,:, � �.. fft+..v@ � r,}e���`u � ` � . �... I t ..,�•. "3>,,. �,,�r.`ad�„ ."" ;111 a 2 r� Madison Yost(left)and Sabrina Takahashi find the shelves and furniture in the Tigard Public Library's children's , a 1 k s � room to be just the right size._ ��•, .w €" � , BY PHIL ROMANS N THE OREGONIAN : co•5 ou can check out more than books Saturday when Tigard rolls out the welcome mat for theg open- ing rand o , ing of the city's new library. 2 YMargaret Barnes, library director, will host an opening ceremony with a ribbon cutting and music by the Tigard Pops beginning at 10 a.m.Speakers will include May- LIBRARY OKN or Craig Dirksen,City Manager Bill Monahan,Curtis Tigard' HOUSE of the city's founding family,and representatives of the ar chitectural and construction firms that worked on the pro- What:A grand opening celebratiol (� ''' 'I1� + �� for the Tigard Public Library ject. �h,'' s( The event will continue until 2 p.m.,with refreshments,li fr When:10 a.m.to 2 p.m.Saturday(1 library remains open until 5 p.m.) brary tours,a scavenger hunt and entertainment that will in Where:13500 S.W.Hall Blvd. clude music,magic,clowns and puppets. ;: Information 503-684-6537 or Although the new library is just a few blocks south on Hall Inforwww.mation: :503s/library Boulevard from the old,it's light years away technologically. Please see LIBRARY,Page 3 THE OREGONIAN ♦ THURSDAY,AUGUST-ly,LUU4 777 l �-, K � s >tA, 3. 4> y M swim in a pond there as a boy. Plans are to add walking and bicy- cling trails that will connect to the PATRICK SULLIVAN/THE OREGONIAN existing Fanno Creek Trail. The Bob Lowell takes his turn at one of about 60 computers available for public use at the new library. area also has poteritial for bird and wildlife viewing and environ- mental education opportunities for Libra $• students,officials said. 1 Y+ The children's room is designed And even though movers, staff with child-size furniture and low Tiorard built and volunteers shifted more than Residents were invited to com- bookshelves where little hands can b 115,000 items to the building—in- ment during the design process, easily reach their selections.Even a � b,l i ��+� cluding books,videos and more— and among their requests were sink and toilet in the adjacent Al h some shelves are only partly filled; more drive-up book drops (there bathroom are at kid-friendly and some remail empty.That's by are four), more computers (there height. Large, comfortable chairs newfacility design.The citylaid out a 20 year are more than 60), more bath- where parents and children may I plan so the library would be flexi- rooms (three male/female bath- read together sit by windows with ble enough to accommodate room sets and a family bathroom) a Pastoral view. Continued from Page 1 growth, and quiet spaces (several rooms The technology room features it also has room to ow and far The designer, builder and city can be closed to keep sound in or four long tables holding 16 person- It worked together to create an out). al computers in neatly lined rows, more resources.Library staff mem- environmentally friendly building. Contributions came in other along with a projection screen and hers are excited about their new Features include an emphasis onteachin table up front for com- home and the possibilities it offers natural light, automatic li ht con- forms as well. g that the old library didn't. g The library received a bequest of puter classes. trots,an energy-efficient mechani- Barnes is enthusiastic about thecal system, use of renewable ma- $816,000 from Grace Tigard ability to expand the library s col- terials and protection of trees and .Houghton for a reading room and The Houghton Room, which lection. the natural landscape. $40,000 from Neva Root for chit- feels like a living room, makes a M Bush, senior librarian for dren's services. Friends of the Ti- azY The process began in early 2000, and library contributed, and the genet reading room with its large adult services, likes being able to .when the City Council decided the Ti and Library Foundation raised chairs,fireplace and view. offer more programs to the com- library was too small to serve a $19,000 through its Bricks for The 3,000-square-foot Commu- n• growing .community and began Books campaign, nity Meeting Room has 160 chairs Adult reference librarian Ning looking into building at a new site. and a hardwood stage floor that Wang exults over the technological I A citizens committee looked at 12 Visitors will find the inscribed can be used for presentations and improvements and the opportuni- locations before settling on the bricks at the library's entrance and performances. It will be available 14.7-acre Hall Boulevard site. in the courtyard. foranpublic rental after Sept. 1 ty to offer computer classes in the Tigard voters approved a $13 Nine acres of the site remain in a through the city's room reseration technology room. g PP Molly Carlisle, senior librarnatural state along Fanno Creek, service. Call 503-718-2474 for de- ian million bond measure in May and the land is largely unchanged tails. for youth services,is ha to have 2002, and construction began in y happy July 2003.Final figures aren't avail- since Charles Tigard learned to Now that the project is com- a place just for kids,areas for teen able yet,but the project is expected plete, the move has been made and access to a courtyard for to come in below its$14.3 million and the staff is settling m, Barnes messy craft and outdoor activities. g And they all respond with the budget. and others at the library await "There were challenging eco- members of the community. same two words about space!" or g g "It would be wonderful if eve ite upgrade: "More space!" At nomic times in 2002, and it's so every- 48,430the community of be- one m the community visited," 48,430 square feet,the new library gratifying �'g Barnes said. "B providing differ- dwarfs the 13,000 square feet of hind it,"Barnes said, "We are very y P g mindful of delivering what was ent services and programs, they their former workplace. g can discover what we can offer and Since opening the doors the fust promised." p g expand their horizons." time Aug. 2, staff members have heard many positive comments from patrons, including one man who said the new building made the old one seem like a walk-in ;closet. t` zuuo-u r Duaget cycle. Castillo, a former n9mocratic legislator, has encouraged Please ss.WoNDERGARTEN, Page C6 'n't-tc FREDRICK D.JOE/THE OREGONIAN I c outside the machine room that sits above the bridge's traffic lanes. E lillamette River span. st plan tofilter Lte i preteens Web surfn p g workhorsedraws wave of uestions i. i q )rs, opening at least three times a day The Multnomah County board considering the library chiefs proposal hears of screening gone awrX ocks on each comer of the bridge pop open. A t rax#way� Burns+de AUSTIN A the brakes on the bridge's gargantuan pulley e Stee Br drle, THE By DAVID VIDOREA ISN e. The soft, grinding sound of two 150- , 113ndge, lectric motors begins. Two counterweights, M_". A proposal to filter Internet searches for children younger ' �.. r %-, than 13 at Multnomah County's g pounds each, start to drop.A 244-foot span �` ,k� � ty's libraries is creating astir ;lowlyrises,lifting Weinel and the operator's '; . �I a among those who say the devices might screen outeducational g p � materials along with the targeted pornography. x At the top of the list? Shakespearean plays, a few classic eet above the Willamette River, the motion 's ��4 bt1lJon American novels and infor- taps her foot on the bridge deck.A driver gets ' #i _� ` c J" ' J his tine treads. Mount Hood is just visible mation about how to tell the Ize. it r�*` f�.N , gender of a frog. Mat it comes down � lease see HAWTHORNS,Page C6 , Filters are about 95 per- to is that filters wren' ,. �, THE OREGONIAN cent effective in blocking out English-language smut,"said good at assessing � I Stephanie Vardavas, presi- content. They're good.; dent of the nonprofit Friends J ! Library, a group that at applying rules.�� g *The ship signal to ` ;� s �' ' ♦Portland's Willamette of the Llbr I fy the open the Hawthorne ♦Outside rush hour, River bridges do not assists the library. .But they g can also be pretty effective at STEPHANIE VARDAVAS, I on Bridge is one prolonged the Hawthorne and have to open during blocking contents that may PRESIDENT, Ill the blast followed by four Broadwaybridges rush hour,defined as 7 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY short blasts. g to 9 a.m.and 4 to 6 m. or may not be controversial phone staffed by operators p but are certainly education- Iorns ♦Vessels bound around the clock,open Monday through Friday. al." ats. downstream have the on demand. Library policy allows Internet users to surf the Web with or right of way. without filters,leaving the decision up to the individual. I �-i-I I I I ,;Ij� A proposal by library Director Molly Raphael calls for filtering ') I, all Internet searches by children ages 12 and younger unless parents or guardians want them to have unlimited access. Please see LIBRARY,Page C2 MICHAEL MODE/THE OREGOI4IAN j I _. . .. ...� �..,..,.�,:u. ,., a..r�,.•t;.s.«a..,�..�v..a .,x .ar..,�ae:_.,:�'�a. .�a. ',R._.a.... ....> :�;. ...m......, H_<,.> .,..�, ��+:�..... ._..r,�. .:> .. . ._ .._ p resent Muslim accused in bombin g the deadly Madrid train bomb- The attorneys,none of whom were avail- bombing case after the FBI linked a par- tIl Bred celebrity trial lawyer Gerry able for comment Thursday,notified the tial fingerprint found near the scene to I I a possible civil suit against the federal court in Portland this week that him. He spent two weeks in jail before wemment. they were replacing federal public de- the FBI acknowledged it had made a " s% has a high-profile client list fenders Steven Wax and Chris Schatz. mistake and apologized to Mayfield after Ides former Philippine first lady Mayfield,38,has a modest West Slope his release. x. Iarcos, the family of plutonium law practice focusing on immigration aren Silkwood and white sepa and family law.He has not filed anything Legal experts said the likely basis for a dyWeaver. against the government but has spoken lawsuit would be a civil rights claim. I, doming-based Spence will work -about the possibility.He did not return a Mayfield also could sue individuals re- iyfield case with a Portland civil call for comment Thursday. sponsible for his detention or the gov- MAYFIELD oyer, Elden Rosenthal, and a Mayfield was arrested in May as a ma- eminent for invasion,of privacy or for lawyer, Michele Longo Eder. terial witness in the Madrid, Spain, Please see SPENCE,Page C5 Attorneyfocusing immigration j a�•kraj kw4 r'YUv�y��f�rry�"��A? ✓�fV(lti�,!':..^$'N�J`�'����;,� APJ'. �; ,�N. �.'�,u',�d+�'4'�.> '�.7Ab^".Y�y Pr 'r;;° d -ya.ti dFv �'' F w4 d'. 4W:nib '+ . L, :H'...y..,.N�:i`..yP.J'Yfi 4°,�'4. 'J''?-�.,-.'r 6 v;d:{h°w'>r.,'/„Wx'�•4ti4 k.. :c..'S,r �4�'l""��,' 4,M�,° y,,J"r� fy iR��'µAi.dt}bY CoA g1„r;, t� � ;l.n �RPdY Slob 's'4 4 °#`' ;.4�''uvn tyn :lrfi`• .� .. � I r4.. :' ..:.veF.r" wh...,,e;' y rv�.•,. � r,, ,,,,p .+7�."y)•fn � ' ""4' a �'�R`'2`�a v� wa x,`;„5: � f , r . � an�'npp�rcuiuttes are "' des a a fiom the churc s - rL_,. :. �czT,�rea _. ro oP�e� er + 'uxb'ai�ng w n was.: orn 'ane 2 M1832 c" Y h, brOChure: and Tanet Goetze:503=294 5917 '.' . m e nude.Imagine thea surprise died Sept I8 1890, has an open janetgoetze@news.oregonian.com s ra.ry,* Eyre; she said.She added that one And even some County residents "It's the'camel's nose under the being viewed on library computers filter even blocked a search for the who said they showed up to sup- ; tent," said Susan Hathaway- is relatively small.The atest figures �o L v ! iBooks 1 t site for the National .Football ort the , Q111e o11 P proposal changed thea Marxer,former chairwoman of,the show that during the2002-03 oper- ` League's 30th Super Bowl because minds after heanng the testimon libr rt was fisted as Super Bowl XXX: "We �, Y library's y s advisory board and a ating year,library officials received 1 _ stolen from board may ant teachers and people member of the department's Inter- 55 comments from J "What it comes down to is that who work with students fo be able _net access committee."The library patrons about filters aren't good at assessing con- to answer the questions kids ask," has always been about includiri Internet filters. Only a handful of s tch views tent,"Vardavas said."They're good Said Commissioner Serena Cruz. everybody. g those were complaints from'peo- grade School- PP applying ata 1 ' rules." What.,really resonated with me "If there's a kid who is 12 who 'le who said they saw another per ! l son viewing"objectionable materi- Library officials said there are was when a teacher testified that wants to learn about a disease that--al.,, Continued from Page Cl her .students couldn't oBEAVERTON—'hventynote- scores of Internet filters on:the g owe runs in the family—breast cancer book.': computers valued Fat Youth_s ages 13 to 16 would have market but their uses can vary,'de- and find a site to help determine comes to mind—how can they get She said she:won't hold more {` pending on how the user programs what sex a frog was because of a fil- haat information?People are react public hearings on the issue but �S'000 were discovered missing unlimited access unless a parent or week from McKinley Ele ahem. The filter currently used b ter' in to a relative) small number of will meet individually with board ).guardian specifies otherwise. Y g Y Y mentarySchoof.in Beaverton. t i` Vardavas and a,handful of other Te county is:turned.down to a "I want to look at things a little complaints.It's censorship." members in the next few weeks. ! Reople told the county_Board of low threshold,"Raphael.said,that more and talk to(Raphael)but I'm Barbara Snow, a SouthwestShe she'd like to see The computers,'Apple iBooks does weed outPornography.,But not sure this proposal is the direc- Portland resident and a regular the policy valued at$2,000 each, had been Comrriissioners at a public hearing . .m place in September.A majority g other .things can still get weeded hon we should be moving:' user, told,'the board she` had of the,five-inember;board has stored on a cartm the school's 7i- this week that filtering the Internet out she said, Proponents of filters argue that planned to su ort the ro o su ort the proposal s to brary, according 'to" olice Y could have a chilling effect if the pp P p sed PP P posal for it to be - g P re proposal becomes a rule. "It's not a perfect s stem, no children need to be protected if policy on filters. "But I think I may adopted. ports. Vardavas said in an "interview Y th y are going-to'use the Internet, have to think twice'about it after yy matter what kind of filter yo eve talked about it, and Their,disappearance was dis- Y especially in a public place like the hearing all,those stories,"she said. we're still comfortable�. that she had documented anum- have," she said.,"We're n to p g with"where covered, by 'a ,librarian early ber of examples of Web sites that p t P e library.Filters can ro rammed, "Hearin direct) from people who provide some flexibility so parents they contend, so they don't block work gli kidsyimpressed mea we are going with this;" Raphael Tuesday. twere screened out'by filters that can make a choice." blocked X rated material. Those Some countyboard me out educational material. lot. said. What I m trying to do is Maureen Wheeler, spokes- tubers Some library advocates worry Raphael acknowledged that the strike a balance. woman for the Beaverton School sites included a lmk to Shake- who initially supported the pro- that limiting access to the Internet number of public comments about �speare's complete plays, "IvIoby posal said the testimony has forced b library District, said the-school's st4ff Dick" and the full text of " Y ary patrons of any age is aPornography would not return until next Jane ,them to reassess their position. form of censorship. g on library computers David Austin:503-294-5910; E graphy' dauidaiistin@news,oregonian com v P' and complaints of porno week. She said a few staff m -- ------ ---- embers. COMMUNITY �1 i m[�-SNAPSHOT p(�u m --__.- --- -- -- -- have come in at various times # U o U 11! 1 1 U 1 U 11 O i during the summer break. Classes at McKinley Elemen- tary Sex offender,with teen p - resume Sept.8. eared in court byvideo from the E1'ashington CountyFair rounds, The police report, filed by • g Walker ultimate) Clackamas Countv Jail. where y was found by Saturday morning at Milo McIver Beaverton Police Officer.Keith l faces Custodial charge police said he was hiding' {} 9 He is scheduled in court again along a fence. g Jager,whose trainer is Hillsboro state park in Estacada,and Dab= Welch, said there was "unusual E OREGON CITY-Douglas today for probation violation : Police Officer Vin Ambrose,Pot- ney state park in Troutdale,and -alarm activity" at the school French,'the 36 year old sex of charges. Police were called o Walker's ter said n home in the 100 block of North g continue through Sunday after July 21,when the school's alarm .fender found this month with Walker was charged with noon.Registration is open only to was set`off b motion of e li- east 28th Avenue about 1:49 a.m., fourth-degree assault and harass- PDGA members,but anyone can br doo y :.Cynthia Lamb,,a Molalla teenager f1illSbOfO police,dog. Hillsboro police S Neil Potter who disappeared October 2003, ' ment,Potter said. attend.Admission to the park is ary r. said.; $3. The report said that the will be tried Oct. 14 on a charge of tl"aCl(S man In assault Pottersaid Walker's live-in girl- DISC 001fers hncf avanf Thk IATPPL< nri�o o., +: .�_ . . . school was, secured, ane]. ;the s lufuuLj livi J TIGARD, OREGON V0L.48 ■ N2.35 �.. 75 CENTS AN EDITION OF TIMES NEWSPAPER; llw�zS Ready .�, �• � 3 Bo for a new N4 Jt, Bull Mountain ballot title revised A2 my challenge i Drum-and-bugle corps takes first A 17 sppi S P 0 Weight Watchers meet at City Hall A20 �.a 4 Newlibrary _ A � 7 r Ca 4,n is officiaRy . µ .. I s; 01 o r en f v� 0 6, ( p ^' 4e w4 T: Dan A., mor � � the businesS have A large crowd celebrates t �� � v „� ,,,p�14 � the grand opening of thef k Fire , new Tigard Public Library r a„ deter Satui during a ceremony Kent Saturday �.>^, x ..' -� .„ fight ' V, ignit By BARBARA SHERMAN ";;� * mate Of the Times n,. s T7 outsi TIGARD — The people :" :W t Y: A; ... he h "f attending the grand opening of the { k mg O new Tigard Public Library on s 45 tk fire. Saturday could have their cake and eat it,too. `'f ;< M -' work Cake was served in the lobby ,7` , r s, 4. 911 1 -` to the 200 or so citizens Who retun� DREW BRASHLER/The Times from showed up to hear speeches, take tours and enjoy a variety of enter- COMMUNITY CELEBRATION — (Top) People stream into the new Tigard Public Library on Saturday morning fol- Tl tainers between 10 a.m. and 2 lowing the grand opening ceremony. Below left, Curtis Tigard (left) and Mayor Craig Dirksen jointly cut the ribbon injm'c p.m. across the entry to officially open the new library. Below right,Tigard resident Rebecca Farquhar, 11, cannot put hers i The only mishap occurred down her book during the library's opening ceremony. fire. when a bride getting married at / WTigard Christian Church across arrive Hall Boulevard got anxious when ing th vehicles filled up the library park- winds ing lot and spilled over into the TM 4° "r, fire f church lot. Fortunately, the wed- € a w°rla ,, a '' ding-didn't start until 2 p.m., � ,� * � ` 5; ables when the library activities were y neigh winding down. t *;'. from Many of the people at the A _ ' S' BE , . grand opening had already visited attic, the library since its doors opened ='"" R minor Aug. 2, but they came again for -;, a one the special occasion and for thef t• ` A re uii q opportunity to check out more x t s°r 3�0 cautic 1 books. %�: ' « x a terns j Y�++��� �'f firefil Mayor Craig Dirksen pointed �� N, � �`�` F .,r u �,E;�r F ,I,` out that while the opening seemed ` a long time in coming, in reality �'' assist yr the project took place in record }' II � x t �� Depa time. sx scene City voters approved a $13N debris S+ remal . million bond measure in May • t 2002 to purchase the 14.7-acre- or int site along Fanno Creek and con safe 1 mine struct the building. Additional Th money came from the city's facil ;' ■See LIBRARY,AZ DREW BRASHLER/The Times DREW BRASHLER/rhe Times E Sol Five filetorun for arofopenTigard Ci ogsonC Gretchen Buehner, Joshua Wilson on the panel for the next four Dirksen is the sole candidate running Chaney is a support technician at GTS Woodruff Chaney, Alice Ellis Gaut, Sally years. for mayor to complete Griffith's two-year Services and was appointed to the at PacifiCare The deadline to file was Monday at 5 term,and his original term on the council Downtown Task Force. tion to servin Harding and Tom Woodruff are p.m.,and those who turned in completed —now held by Woodruff—expires Dec. Gaut is a volunteer lawyer for the St. a member running applications include Gretchen Buchner, 31. Andrew Legal Clinic and co-founded Committee a Joshua Chaney, Alice Ellis Gaut, Sally Brian Moore's term expires Dec.31 as with her husband Ron the community- West Union TIGARD—It's official. Five people Harding and Tom Woodruff. well, and after serving two four-year activist group Take Back Tigard.She also Dirksen i are running for two seats on the City Woodruff was appointed to the coun- terms,he cannot nun for a third consecu- .is a member of the Tigard Planned who in addit,,,,.. Council in the November election. cil in February to replace Craig Dirksen, tive term. Development Review Committee: With two open seats on the council, whom the council named mayor in Buehner is an attorney and currently Harding is a part-time loan officer oral experia the top two vote-getters will join coun- January following the death of Mayor serves on the Tigard Planning who did not list any prior governmental Budget Com cilors Sydney Sherwood and Nick Jim Griffith in November. Commission. experience on her application. CIT facilitate Ready for a new school year In ove