Another busy month for us.  We conducting training on Water Survival for the officers. The training received a nice write up in the Sandy Post which provided for a lot of citizen comments, all positive.  Special thanks to the Mt. Hood Athletic Club for the use of the pool and their hospitality.

Sgt. Burns, Sgt Roberts, Diane Reed, Seth Atkinson and I all attended the LGPI Conference.  Great topics all related to labor relations.  The three day course was held in Silverton at The Oregon Gardens.  The course was certified by DPSST for continuing education credits in supervision.

We drafted a lockdown procedure plan for the Community Center.  That plan was sent to Nancy Enabnit for review.

The department has been working closely with the Oregon Trail School District and we have worked out plans for response to emergencies.  Additionally, we have conducted several self guided tours to familiarize ourselves with the new high school layout.  Officer Way has been visiting all of the schools in the OTSD and making sure they have his contact information and to just say hello.

We continue to work with the Oregon Department of Transportation on the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement program.  We are starting to receive reimbursements from the grant funds that were awarded which makes the program nearly budget neutral.

I worked with Mr. Doughman in an attempt to find a way to recoup expenses we incur when we transport an intoxicated subject to detox.  The fee is $120 per visit and some of our citizens get taken to de-tox weekly. Unfortunately, current laws are written in a way that make it unlikely we will have any way to offset these expenses.

The Hood to Coast went off without a hitch as did the other events scheduled for the month of August.  So far, all of the September events have gone well.  The multiple events on Friday, September 7, 2012 were a strain on resources; but we managed to get through the high school grand opening, Governor’s visit, first home game (with free admission), Oktoberfest and First Friday without a single incident.  Go Team SPD!