A 4 • Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

By Scott Wilson of the Leader

Who uses video tools?Those with the technical

knowledge – and the money.“We’re starting to see a

lot of this stuff right now,” said Scott Rosekrans, chief criminal deputy prosecut-ing attorney for the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office. “The younger attorneys, the younger cops are really into this stuff. The older attorneys, the older cops have got to catch up with it.”

Interestingly, the Houston Police Department, where Rosekrans once worked as a cop, was a pioneer in police video technology. But the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, whose cases Rosekrans often prosecutes, has gone backwards in the use of video – even as the Port Townsend Police Department speeds ahead.

THREE CAMERASTake a close look at a Port

Townsend Police cruiser and you will see no fewer than three video c a mer a s . There is one point-ing forward from the front windshield; one aimed backwards out the back win-dow; and one installed on the ceiling above the second seat, watching whoever may have the misfortune to be riding in the back seat. There’s also a flat-screen monitor and a computer that coordinates and records from all of the cam-eras.

Now consider a cruiser driven by a deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

There’s no camera any-where – unless the officer is packing one in his pocket.

It’s a budget issue, of course.

“We have digital video in almost all our cars,” said Sgt. Ed Green with the Port Townsend Police Department (PTPD). “We are wired up. We carry microphones. If there is a traffic stop, a DUI [driv-ing under the influence], any contact with violators, it is all recorded.”

The Coban Technologies system costs from $2,500 to $5,000 per car to equip the cruisers with the cameras and computer. More sophisticated systems cost $15,000.

The PTPD began install-ing the system in 2007.

The video cameras are not always recording, but when an officer sees the need to start recording, it’s triggered with the flip of a switch. The cam-

eras actu-ally start by retain-ing video that was passively col le c t ed 60 seconds prior to

activation, said Green.In traffic cases, that previ-

ous 60 seconds is often crucial. That’s when a reckless driving violation or an accident may have occurred that prompt-ed the officer to activate the recording system, said Green.

VIDEO, AUDIOThe front-facing camera

often sees the most action, especially in a traffic stop. The officers wear a micro-phone and, in approaching a suspect, can now add audio to the video. But, Green noted, officers must advise suspects that they are being recorded, because of Washington’s audio surveillance (wire-tapping) laws, which require two-party consent.

The citizen can refuse per-mission to have the conver-sation recorded. Even if the audio is turned off, the video still runs, Green said.

“The camera has a wide angle,” noted Green. “It doesn’t miss much.”

The rear-window camera has infrared lights that – though invisible to the human eye – can light up a dark street for the camera lens.

All that digital input is transferred from the cruis-ers to a main server in police headquarters (now located at the spacious Mountain View Commons) via wireless interface even as the cruiser approaches the station.

“They hit a button and away it goes,” said Green.

Then the video data is available for officers, or Green, to use as necessary. Some of it is reviewed in order to write a more accurate report, said Green. Critical video evidence may be enhanced by in-depart-ment experts such as Green or Detective Jason Greenspane,

or even sent to outside experts with state-of-the-art equip-ment, as was done with the videos that captured Michael J. Pierce, who was convicted of the 2009 murders of Quilcene residents Patrick and Janice Yarr.

Much of it, however, is sim-ply stored in case it is needed in the future. For the typical infraction, video data is kept for 180 days, and then purged – unless there’s reason to keep it, said Green.

“We have an incredibly large, multiterabyte server” that sits in its own dedicated room, said Green. Updating, maintaining and clearing out the old video data takes a lot of time, he said. “I’d be lying if I said it didn’t take up a lot of my day,” he admitted. That’s a far cry from his earliest days as a police officer, Green noted. “In 1986, I was hand-writing my reports in pencil,” he said.

“It has changed our work,” said Green. “It has strength-ened our cases. What we found out is where we were appearing in court for a lot of offenses – DUI, other infrac-tions – we are not appearing as much anymore. When an attorney takes the opportu-nity to review video, they come with a plea bargain or some kind of deal. The evidence can be quite damaging at times.”

In fact, sometimes officers take an argumentative sus-

pect – such as one who has been pulled over to the side of the road and is denying run-ning a stop sign – and imme-diately show the suspect the video playback. That resolves many arguments on the spot.

The police station is also wired for video, in particular the processing room used to book suspects.

The next step? It’s not happening in Port Townsend yet, but the Seattle Police Department is about to equip 50 of its officers with tiny video cameras on their lapels or an earpiece that can record every personal encounter.

FALLING BACKSome 12 miles away, the

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has actually lost ground on the video technology front.

“We used to have dash [mounted] cameras, but because of funding we have not been able to replace units that have become bro-ken,” said Sheriff Hernandez, whose deputies broke open the Pierce case by searching pri-vate video footage. “We had a few old VHS models. All are broken. It was kind of a garage-sale type of thing when we procured them, but it was old technology even then.”

Noting that he personally is doing triple duty – acting as his own undersheriff and often as shift supervisor, due to budget cuts – Hernandez

said it’s unlikely the depart-ment will upgrade any time soon.

“It’s on my list of things I would like to have,” he said.

If voters approve a sales tax increase of 0.3 of 1 percent that’s now on the Nov. 2 ballot, the Sheriff’s Office will receive an additional $175,000. But that money is already spoken for, needed to retain a deputy and a couple of other employ-ees whose positions otherwise would be cut.

Despite the absence of car cameras, the Sheriff’s Office itself is well monitored with cameras, particularly the jail. There are cameras in some County Courthouse locations, including the courtrooms.

STRENGTH OF VIDEOLocal law enforcement

appreciates the advantages video offers. According to Sheriff Hernandez, “It memo-rializes that event. If we have a specific time period, we can look up that date and time.”

It also allows “digital enhancement. We can lighten it up, clear it up,” he said.

“When we go to court, the jury can look for itself,” he added.

PTPD’s Sgt. Green said, “What you have is a high-quality, high-resolution, unbi-ased witness” that is convinc-ing for a jury. “We can’t be everywhere all the time, but a video camera can be 24/7.”

PRIVACY ISSUESThere have been few priva-

cy complaints from Jefferson County residents about the rising tide of video used for law enforcement work. But in other areas, voices of concern are being raised.

Arizona, for example, was the first state in the nation to put automated cameras on all freeways to robotically capture speeders with photo evidence. Now it has pulled the plug on the entire net-work, in response to what The New York Times said was a band of conservative activists who complained that photo enforcement was intruding on privacy.

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A tale of two departmentsPTPD cruisers wired for video. Sheriff’s cars? Nope

Sgt. Ed Green shows the flat-screen monitor mounted to the ceiling of his cruiser. It allows him to instantly replay video captured by any of the car’s three cameras. Photo by Scott Wilson

Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader Wednesday, August 11, 2010 • A 11

Laes speaks to Chamber, Aug. 16

Gene Laes, interim superin-tendent of the Port Townsend School District, is introducing himself to the business com-munity and giving an update on the direction for the school dis-trict for the upcoming school year at the next Chamber of Commerce meeting.

The meeting runs from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16 and is held at the Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., Port Townsend.

Class held for first-time homebuyers

OlyCAP and Homeward Bound are offering a free class for first-time home-buyers. Open to all, the free six-hour class is at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., and helps maximize the purchasing power of folks looking to purchase a home.

The class, with presen-tations by a loan officer, a Realtor and a home inspec-tor, prepares potential buy-ers for homeownership and familiarizes them with the home-buying process and loan programs. Instructors also address credit issues, budgeting, sales price nego-tiation and explain title, escrow and the closing pro-cess.

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Brown completes Farmers Insurance course

Daniel Brown, a Farmers Insurance agent in Port Townsend, has completed the career agents course at the University of Farmers, a Farmers Insurance training facility located in Agoura Hills, Calif.

“Daniel completed the five-day career agents course, which is clearly defined and targeted to enhance the pro-fessional skills of Farmers’ agents,” explained Annette Thompson, senior vice presi-dent of Farmers Insurance.

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The shop also has been recognized as an ASE Blue Seal Shop by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. The pro-gram identifies establishments with a large percentage of ASE-certified professionals. All Circle and Square Auto Care technicians are ASE certified.

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It’s a love of color and a desire to expand their knowl-edge to benefit their clients at Posh Hair Salon & Day Spa that led Holeman, 41, and Rutter, 23, to the bright lights of New York City to become Redken-certified hair colorists.

Only 1,610 colorists have been certified by Redken across the country, Holeman was told. And she and Rutter are the only Redken-certified colorists on the Olympic Peninsula to go through the extensive process.

“We both love color so much,” said Holeman, who has been a stylist and colorist for 21 years in her hometown of Port Townsend.

It took the women almost a year of study and about $1,500 to complete the program.

Then they went to Redken’s Fifth Avenue academy in New York to be grilled on hair-col-oring principles, including foil placement, color formulation and color correction.

They also went through a daylong testing process that included a written test and a hands-on exam with a man-

nequin to demonstrate color application and techniques. There also was a scenario-based test that required each to explain, step by step, how they would correct a compli-cated hair-color problem for a customer.

An example might be a customer with sun-bleached blond hair who wanted to switch to honey blond hair, but whose hair is damaged and several different shades.

To Holeman and Rutter, that dilemma is a fun chal-lenge.

Rutter, for example, recently went from having jet black hair to blond hair.

Both women are savvy

about color. Holeman can look at a woman’s hair color and know what shade it is without having to look it up on a color chart. She’s used as many as five colors on one person.

Customers like Margaret Logue appreciate Holeman’s skills and have relied on her for years. In fact, Logue brought in her daughter Sarah to have her hair done, and now Sarah has a young child who likely will be a cus-tomer some day.

“I trust her completely,” Logue said recently while get-ting her hair done. “I just let her do whatever she wants to do.”

Today’s hair-color products

are far different than the heavy ammonia dyes of the past.

“Colors are amazing and good for your hair,” said Holeman.

Color also has changed with the times. Redken, for example, now offers a prod-uct called Color Camo aimed at men. The color camou-flages but doesn’t completely cover gray. Women can use it as well.

Going through the certi-fication program has made both women more confident. They say it’s also made their clients more willing to allow them to offer suggestions for changes.

By using color, for exam-ple, hair can be given the appearance of having texture. And by understanding foil placement, hair can be given vertical lines that help elon-gate a round face. Color can complement skin tone and it can make people look older or younger, they said.

These days, women have a tendency to ask for col-ors that sound like they are asking for candy or coffee drinks.

Holeman, for example, says when someone comes in and asks for caramel high-lights, she thinks of Werther’s Original, a favorite candy.

Color – it’s what thrills Holmen and Rutter and now they’re certified by Redken to play with more confidence.

business briefs Posh colorists earn stripes

Gina Holeman and Charlotte Rutter, stylists at Posh Hair Salon & Day Spa in Port Townsend, recently became Redken-certified hair colorists. Photo by Allison Arthur

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Officer Jill Buhler announced Tuesday.

Glenn emerged from can-didates that Buhler acknowl-edged came from as far away as New York. The hospital hired an executive search firm from San Francisco for a minimum of $80,000 to help find a replacement for retir-

ing CEO Vic Dirksen, who has steered the hospital for 33 years.

ExpEriEncEIn a press release, Buhler

said Glenn served as CEO of Olympic Medical Center from 1999 to 2006 and that under his direction, the center devel-oped into a thriving medical

center. She said he developed a cancer center in Sequim, negotiated a partnership with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and led the recruit-ment of 25 new physicians to the community.

“Under Mike’s leadership, Olympic Medical Center gar-nered numerous awards for high quality, compassionate

care,” she wrote.Glenn spent the last two

years as a senior vice presi-dent of business development and product line management at Valley Medical Center, a 303-bed public hospital in Renton where he has been developing alliances with phy-sician groups.

He also has been on a lead-ership team at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.

Glenn was born in Olympia and earned a bach-

elor’s degree in political sci-ence from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., and a mas-ter’s degree in health adminis-tration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

All five top candidates were critiqued by commissioners in six areas – their understand-ing of rural hospitals, phy-sician relations, experience with improving market share, financial knowledge of critical-access hospitals, experience working with public boards

and management style.Glenn wowed the board

and received an overall score of 28 while Candidate No. 3 received a score of 25.5 and Candidate No. 1 earned a score of 23.7. Their names have not been released.

Commissioners said nam-ing the candidates would have limited their pool of choices because not all candidates would have wanted their employers to know they were looking at other options.

Ballots trickle inBy Patrick J. Sullivan of the Leader

It’s a trickle now, soon to become a stream and eventu-ally a flood: the flow of bal-lots being returned to the Jefferson County Auditor’s Office.

The county has issued 21,679 ballots for the Aug. 17 primary election. As of Monday, 1,470 (6.7 percent) had been returned.

Auditor Donna Eldridge expects a primary ballot return of about 62 percent. Jefferson County consistently ranks among the state’s top three counties in terms of bal-lot return. State Auditor Sam Reed has said he expects pri-mary voter turnout statewide to be about 38 percent.

Within the City of Port

Townsend there have been 6,722 ballots issued (includ-ing replacement ballots). As of Monday, 489 (7.2 percent) had been returned.

There are 7,555 ballots out (including replacements) within Commissioner District 3, with 496 (6.5 percent) returned as of Aug. 2. District 3 voters are advancing two of the three county commis-sioner candidates on their bal-lot to the countywide vote in November.

Ballots mailed July 28 con-tain a yellow card reminding voters that in this primary, neither candidates nor voters are bound to “pick a party.” Instead, the top two vote-getters, regardless of political affiliation, advance to the gen-eral vote in November.

Mackie: Leaving

Glenn: Top choice

Rev. Lindsy Ireland, pastor of the Community United Methodist Church in Port Hadlock, blessed Andy Mackie during a worship service Sunday, Aug. 1, praying that Mackie will continue his work to bring music to chil-dren when he moves to Michigan. Photo by Allison Arthur

when he’s stopped at an intersection in his van.

“I know almost every child in the county. If they are old enough to talk, they know my name,” he said.

rEasons to kEEp GoinGMackie has so many rea-

sons to keep going. He’s been invited back to his hometown school in Ellon, Scotland to bring 25 instru-ments made in schools in the United States.

“I can show a school how to build an instrument for $25,” he said. “Why can’t every child have an instru-ment?” That has been the mantra of Mackie, who car-ries a harmonica at all times, for two decades.

When he goes back to Concord, Mich., to live with his 42-year-old daughter, Lauri Wolford, this fall, he’ll be tending to his grand-children’s classes, showing them how to build simple instruments and guitars, whatever a child wants to play.

He figures he’s reached out to thousands of chil-dren – not just in Jefferson County but around the world. Instruments he’s been instrumental in making are in the hands of children in some 24 countries, he fig-ures.

“I get emails from people all over the world from peo-ple who are inspired by the work the Lord has allowed me to do,” he said of his Andy Mackie Foundation. He’ll host another event on Labor Day weekend to keep that foundation going.

How it all bEGanIf you’ve lived in Jefferson

County for any length of time, then you know the story. Mackie was ill 20 years ago, but thought it would do him and children in Quilcene good to make a little music in the time he had left.

“I thought it was the last thing I’d ever do,” he said.

Mackie recalls using money earmarked for medicine to instead buy harmonicas.

That started Mackie on his mission to bring instru-

ments into virtually every school in this county, and many in surrounding coun-ties as well.

“It works,” said Pat Yearian, a teacher with the ICE program. “We are so thankful for all the instru-ments,” she told him Sunday.

Jan Hobart, who works with the PIE program, said Mackie has been important to her family, as well as the community, and she recalled watching him put up one of his fliers years ago when her son, now 18 and a half, was only 5 years old. She said Mackie made sure no child was ever left out.

She also recalled how music saved one young man who learned to play the gui-tar and wrote about it in a five-paragraph essay she once read.

“Andy has saved life after life,” Hobart said.

Rev. Lindsy asked Mackie to tell his story briefly. It took almost 20 minutes.

Mackie admitted he’s had nine major surgeries, but still went for 11 years with-out medication. He’s been told to stay on at least one of his medications this time, or else.

“If I can’t function, if I can’t be a useful human being, I don’t want to be tak-ing up air space,” he said.

Minutes later, before he performed with friends and students at the church, Rev. Lindsy read an email that former Chimacum Superintendent Mike Blair had written for the occasion.

“In my 39 years in the profession, I have not see anyone that did more to bring joy to children’s lives than you,” said Blair, who was unable to attend the event Sunday.

“To make music a part of a child’s life is a gift that will live forever. You are a miracle.”

Blair added a post script, just for Mackie, “I gave the harmonicas you gave me to my grandchildren. You would be happy to hear that they are driving their par-ents nuts.”

Yes, Mackie was happy to hear that the kids were up to music.

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Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader Wednesday, July 28, 2010 • A 11

Both Moore and Dobkevich are transplants, each moving to Port Townsend within the past 10 years. Moore said he was better able to make con-nections through the exchange because when individuals look to their immediate community for the things they need, they often receive the added bonus of a new friend.

“It’s nice for people to trade and talk together,” Dobkevich said. “Some things that hap-pen [in this kind of exchange] wouldn’t happen in the regular economy – it’s sort of neigh-bor to neighbor helping each other.”

A more localized economic system supports improved resource management in the event of a serious economic collapse, added Dobkevich.

“We’re also building a net-work in case things get worse,” he said. “We know where the

resources are in the commu-nity and what resources peo-ple are willing to provide and share. So it’s sort of a safety net.” Despite 25 years as a career computer programmer, Moore said, the local exchange has allowed him to offer his skills as a salmon smoker – something significantly less profitable in the traditional, competition-based system.

“All of a sudden it has added value to the rest of who you are, aside from your pro-fessional self,” he said.

James Frazier, a Port Townsend financial adviser with Natural Investments who is also active in Local Investing Opportunities Network (LION), based in Jefferson County, is all about strengthen-ing the peninsula’s economy. However, his vision doesn’t exclude global trade. In fact, he sees the local economy benefit-ing from a wide reach.

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By James Robinson of the Leader

Jef ferson County Administrator Philip Morley delivered a sobering financial report to Jefferson County commissioners July 26. In 2011 the county likely faces a fund-ing gap of roughly $500,000 that if left unchecked, could grow to $1.5 million by 2012, compounding exponentially through 2015.

“We are OK in 2010,” Morley said. “But I would sub-mit to the commissioners that we are not doing OK in 2011 and beyond. We must take a more aggressive approach in managing county finances.”

Morley’s briefing comes as the commissioners, via unani-mous approval of the annual budget resolution on July 26, prepare for months of number crunching with department heads and elected officials necessary to draft the 2011

budget.“ W h a t

I’ve shown you today is not cast in concrete. We will use new information as it comes to modify projections. If we don’t manage, this is what we’re facing,” Morley said. “This is what would happen if we take our hand off the tiller and let it go on its own.”

Key to managing county finances, Morley explained, is renegotiating contracts with two labor unions – the Teamsters and the United Food and Commercial Workers.

Salaries and benefits account for 54.8 percent of the general fund budget, Morley said.

“We will do what we can internally to constrain

expenditures,” Morley said. “Negotiations are ongoing with our labor unions. We will work with the unions to control labor costs, which are a significant driver of the county budget. We can’t prejudge where those nego-tiations might end up. Even if we were to hold all labor costs constant, we’re look-ing at program and service cuts. We’ll continue to con-solidate programs and ser-vices to seek ef ficiencies wherever possible.”

Although Morley did not specify which programs and services might go on the chopping block, Morley said in a previous interview that “all options” were on the table.

In addition, and part of the county’s recently adopted strategic plan, Morley said county staff would seek effi-ciencies within the organiza-tion, look toward partnering

with other organizations, and toward developing other rev-enue streams.

During the discus-sion, and in reference to generating additional rev-enue, Commissioner David Sullivan spoke about bring-ing a ballot question to county residents. Among the options being discussed, Sullivan said, is a three-tenths of a percent public safety sales tax or a general levy lid lift. Sullivan said preliminar y discussions explored the possibility of a 12 cent per $1,000 levy lid lift which, if approved, could add another $30 per year in property taxes to a home valued at $250,000. The public safety sales tax would be split, with 60 per-cent going to the county and 40 percent to city, with 30 percent of each jurisdic-tion’s take being put toward

law and justice costs.“We have to give voters a

choice, whether it’s a sales tax question that we partner with the city on, or a levy lid lift, it’s up to us to craft a choice, and we could do so on the ballot,” Sullivan said.

The board has until Aug. 10 to put a question on the November ballot, although Sullivan added that the board might choose not to move for-ward with a ballot question.

Morley said drops in sales tax revenue and interest income have proved particu-larly problematic for 2010, and he is forecasting zero percent growth for many general fund revenues in 2011.

“We’re a bit more conser-vative than the state,” Morley said. “The state is forecasting a 12 percent jump in sales tax in 2012. We’ve tried to build in more reasonable revenue predictions. We’re not ready

to make that jump.”Morley said the gap

between revenues and expen-ditures reflects not just the recession, but the disparity between the state’s 1 percent growth limit on property tax revenue compared to 4 per-cent average inflation in the cost to provide county servic-es. Up until recently, Morley explained, new construction had masked the disparity and filled the gap.

“The public should have confidence the county is planning for the long term. We’re being financially con-servative in order to have services and county gov-ernment be sustainable for the long term,” Morley said. “In order to manage, you take stock of what your cir-cumstances are. We’ve done that. Now we’re in manage-ment mode. The county is awake at the wheel.”

Morley: County could face $500K gap in 2011

Philip Morley

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Two vehicles collided head-on on U.S. Highway 101 in Jefferson County on Monday, July 26 around 10 a.m., causing injuries to both drivers and totaling both vehi-cles.

Washington State Patrol (WSP) reported that John Downs, 62, of Roy, Utah was traveling southbound on Highway 101 at State Route 104 with three passengers – his wife and two children – in a 2002 Ford Escape. Emmanuel Nuez, 34, of Seattle, was trav-

eling northbound in a 1991 Honda Accord on the same roadway. According to the report, Downs crossed the centerline and struck Nuez’s vehicle.

Downs was injured, with lacerations to both hands and arms and left leg. His wife Lorrie Downs, 58, and sons Brandon, 10, and Wyatt, 11, were uninjured. Downs was transported to Jefferson Healthcare Hospital in Port Townsend; his family accom-panied him.

According the report, all family members were wear-ing seatbelts and the car was totaled.

WSP reported that Nuez was also injured, despite using a seatbelt. He was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with a compound fracture of his left arm. His Honda Accord was also totaled.

The cause and charges for the collision were still under investigation at the time of the report.

Logs spill on U.S. 101This logging truck lost its logs in a collision July 26 near Discovery Bay. Photo by Virginia Smith

Cecilia M. Logue

Cecilia Mae Logue, 89, of Port Townsend, Wash., died at Life Care Center of Port Townsend.

She was born Aug. 5, 1920 in Rapid City, S.D., to Edward and Cecilia (Andersen) Qualls.

Services are planned for July 29, 2010 at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 1335 Blaine St., Port Townsend. A recitation of the Holy Rosary begins

obituariesat 11:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated at 12:05 p.m. Interment follows at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery and then a reception at the church hall. Fr. John Topel, S.J. is the celebrant.

A full obituary will appear at a later date. Family and friends are invited to sign an online guest book and leave memorial tributes at kosecfuneralhome.com.

(This notice arrived after Leader obituary deadlines. Other such notices are on page C-8.)