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JOSEPH â The Joseph City Council began the road back from dysfunction, Tuesday, July 20, by voting in a new mayor pro-tem and taking other measures in the wake of the censure and resignation of one of its members. Councilor Lisa Collier was elected by her peers to serve as mayor pro-tem, the position former Councilor Kathy Bingham was removed from June 30, as well as from committee assignments for a year and banning her from contact with city employees after several complaints against her were received by City Hall. Although the council has a new pro-tem â who serves as mayor in the mayorâs absence â filling Binghamâs former committee assignments will have to wait. The same is true for applications for other committee assignments. Making such assignments is the mayorâs job and Mayor Belinda Buswell was absent from the last council meeting. Pro-tem Administrator Brock Eckstein said she was home sick. ....
WALLOWA COUNTY â The first priority of firefighters in their battle against the Elbow Creek Fire in northern Wallow County â or any blaze â is the safety of people endangered by the flames. Thatâs why the various levels of evacuation orders were given starting late last week. Evacuation levels Paul Karvoski, emergency services director for Wallowa County, explained the difference in the levels during an in-brief meeting Saturday, July 17, in Wallowa. Level 1 is be ready to evacuate. Level 2, he said, is have your valuables packed and set to go if things get worse. Early Monday, the eastern and southern sides of the blaze, bordering on Troy and Promise, were at Level 2, while the core area of the fire, including Eden Bench and a stretch of the Grande Ronde River, was Level 3. ....
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The executive session will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Joseph Community Events Center. It will offer city Councilor Kathy Bingham the opportunity to respond to complaints in a Feb. 21 letter to the council written by businessman Gary Bethscheider saying Bingham accused Bethscheider of making an obscene gesture at her at the regular February council meeting. She has opted to make her defense in the closed executive session. Eckstein said that after Bingham makes her defense, the council will recess from executive session, Bingham will be excused and the council will decide what â if any â action to take. Also during the open session, Public Works Director Levi Tickner has chosen to respond in open session to complaints made against him by Parks Director Dennis Welch. The council also could decide to take action in that matter. ....
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