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Published By Your City Hall

March 1, 2024

 Program Assists in Property Safety

We are currently talking about several aspects around livability in Coos Bay. Those conversations bring into focus an important program needing more community awareness: Property Watch. The Property Watch program was established by the Coos Bay Police Department (CBPD) in 2019 and designed to assist owners of commercial properties, businesses, and apartment complexes with reducing unwanted activity occurring after business hours or when the owner (or manager) cannot be contacted. Without appropriate authority granted, CBPD is often not able to act on non-criminal issues that occur on private property, such as: nonresidents/customers hanging out on property, skateboarding, non-customer vehicles in the parking lot, etc.

The Property Watch program allows the person responsible for the property to partner with the CBPD and authorize action on their behalf when they are not there. CBPD based this program upon successful programs in place at other law enforcement agencies across Oregon including Astoria Police, Beaverton Police, Pendleton Police, and Salem Police. 

The legal foundation is a signed agreement between the property owner/manager and CBPD which provides authority for officers to address people on private property (under a Property Watch program agreement) and ask them to leave the property. CBPD’s goal is to have the legal authority to assist property owners/managers in keeping their property safe when they are not onsite to do so themselves.

There is no cost to enroll in the Property Watch program; it is renewable annually with withdrawal from the program allowable at any time. For more information, contact CBPD at the non-emergency line: 541-269-8911.

-Joe Benetti, Mayor of Coos Bay

Coos Bay and North Bend are coming together for another opportunity to Walk with the Mayors. Mayor Benetti and Mayor Engelke are encouraging community members from both cities to join them on their next session for conversation in the fresh air:

Monday, March 18 at noon
Coos Bay City Hall

For further questions, contact Coos Bay administration at 541-269-8912 or email North Bend administration at jengelke@northbendcity.org.

Shore Acres Volunteer Days 2024

Ever wanted to learn how to prune a rose or maintain a 100-year-old lily pond?  April through September, Shore Acres State Park welcomes volunteers to join Rangers in caring for our beautiful gardens. Volunteer days occur every third Friday of the month. All volunteer events start at 10 am and end at 1 p.m.

• April 19—Pond Cleanup
• May 17—Preparing for Summer
• June 21—Garden Clean Up
• July 19—Garden Clean Up
• August 16—English Ivy Pull
• September 20—Preparing for Fall

We have multiple opportunities for individuals to get involved including cleaning out the pond, pruning roses, trimming shrubs, pulling weeds, mulching, planting, and helping to remove invasive species!

Water Quality Collections Operator

The City of Coos Bay is soliciting applications for a Collections Operator position. This position can be filled as a Collections Operator-in-Training, I, or II, depending upon qualifications of selected applications. To apply for the position, interested parties should submit a city application, resume, and letter of interest to the HR Office or by email at jspencer@coosbayor.gov. City applications are available from the Finance Office, City Hall, 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, by email at jspencer@coosbayor.gov or on the City’s website at https://www.coosbayor.gov/government/job-openings.

• Type: Full Time
• Salary/Pay Rate: See Below
• Deadline to Apply:03/18/2024 5 p.m.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:  The Collections Operator In-Training position performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled maintenance and construction work and operates a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of city wastewater collection systems and storm drainage facilities and systems.  This is the entry level Wastewater Division collections operator position. Employees of this classification shall have demonstrated their ability to perform independently and with minimum of instruction in the varied function to which assigned. Advancement from this position to Collections Operator I requires obtaining a Wastewater Collections Level I Certificate issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Hiring Process:  Applicants must complete and submit the required City application, resume, and letter of interest by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2024, as specified in this job announcement.  All applicants will be notified of the final status of their application.

Application Acceptance Period: ...............................February 26th - March 18th

First Review of Applications: ....................................March19th - 22nd

First Interviews with Selected Candidates: ..............Week of March 25th 

Earliest Offer of Employment: ..................................Week of April 8th   

Projected Start Date: ................................................To be negotiated

Note: The city reserves the right to conduct second interviews, and this may affect the projected date for offer of employment. 

City of Coos Bay 500 Central Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420

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