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Public memorial planned for Billy Frank Jr.
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A public memorial service for Billy
Frank Jr., former chairman of the
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commis-
sion is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday
at the Little Creek Casino Resort Skoo-
kum Creek Event Center.
Frank, a member of the Nisqually
Indian Tribe, died Monday at age 83.
The treaty rights advocate played a
pivotal role in the Boldt decision, which
re-affirmed the tribal right to half of
the harvestable salmon run in Wash-
ington.
He was arrested dozens of times in
the 1960s and 1970s during demon-
strations or "fish-ins."
"Billy was a spokesman for all In-
dian people and he charted a course for
all of us to follow," said Michael Gra-
yum, commission executive director, in
a prepared statement. "We will miss
him greatly."
Frank received numerous awards
during his life, including the Common
Cause Award in 1985, the American
Indian Distinguished Service Award in
1989 and the Martin Luther King Jr.
Distinguished Service Award in 1990.
In February, Gov: Jay Inslee spoke
about the significance of the Boldt de-
cision during the "Boldt 40" event at
Little Creek Casino Resort. Frank, who
was in attendance, received a blanket.
City of Shelton begins hunt for new police chief
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@masoncounty, com
The city of Shelton has retained
a private consultant to recruit a po-
lice chief to take over for Chief David
Eklund, who will retire May 15.
Shelton staff members created a
profile for its new chief based on the
suggestions from city residents, police
officers, the Shelton City Commission
and city administration.
"There's no commonalities," City
Administrator Dave O'Leary said.
"You get different perspectives."
The city is working with Issaquah
-based recruiter The Prothman Com-
pany to find a new chief. O'Leary said
Eklund
he hopes the city will
hire someone for the
position by August
or September.
The city previ-
ously used The Pro-
thman-Company to
recruit staff when it
hired Greg Clark as
its public works di-
rector last year.
Using a consultant has several
advantages over city workers trying
to recruit a police chief themselves,
O'Leary said.
"The first benefit is just getting to
reach a broader set of candidates," he
said. "This is what he does."
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The early stages of the hiring pro-
cess have also given the city a chance
to review the chiefs job description.
"It also gives you a chance to talk
to people about what they want in
a chief of police," O'Leary said. "We
have done quite a lot of work inter-
nally."
In an April 17 letter to the Shelton
City Commission, Greg Prothman,
president of the company, outlined
what he would do to help the city in-
terview candidates and hire a police
chief.
After advertising the position
through print and Internet-based
ads, sending recruitment brochures
to qualified police officers and con-
tacting select candidates by phone,
Prothman will review the applica-
tions and narrow the field to eight to
15 candidates.
He will then work with the city to
identify four to six top candidates.
Prothman will then set up inter-
views with city staff and will help ne-
gotiate empl6yment agreements with
the final candidate.
The first step, O'Leary said, was to
create a profile of a perfect candidate
based on suggestions from stakehold-
ers. In addition to comments from
police officers and city staff, O'Leary
also used suggestions from members
of the city's poverty task force, which
he said represented a good "cross-sec-
tion of the community."
"We've gone into the next phase
which is to start the recruitment," he
said.
O'Leary noted Prothman's work
is guaranteed. If the city doesn't se-
lect a candidate, or if the selected
candidate is fired in the first year,
Prothman will do a second search
for free.
"He doesn't have to do second
searches very often," O'Leary said.
"It's so important that we get this
right."
O'Leary said he is most interested
in a candidate who will work well
with other city department heads.
"I want somebody who has a vision
of where they can take the police de-
partment," he said. "The first thing
on my list, and I think this is really
important, is integrity."
Lt. Les Watson of the Shelton Po-
lice Department will take over as
interim chief after Eklund's last day
May 15.
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