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<br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />July 3, 2013 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />SIX VOLUNTEER RECRUITS JOIN POLICE DEPARTMENT’S SENIORS ON PATROL TEAM <br /> <br />FUN, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND SPECTACULAR SPECTATING ON SUNDAY, JULY 21 <br />ANOTHER BENEFIT OF RECREATION: DELAYING ONSET OF DEMENTIA <br />DIG INTO NATURE AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Six Volunteer Recruits Join Police Department’s Seniors on Patrol Team <br />Six new volunteers have joined the Eugene Police Department’s (EPD) Seniors on Patrol (SOP), team bringing the total <br />number of team members to 25. <br /> <br />The new SOP volunteers will finish their field training and then join the team in addressing neighborhood crime and safety <br />issues by observing and reporting suspicious activity, and providing a highly visible and mobile community policing <br />function. They will also help maximize existing resources, such as helping the Crime Prevention Unit with focused property <br />crime prevention operations in hot spot areas. <br /> <br />The SOP team is a component of EPD’s Volunteers in <br />Policing (VIP) program, which partners citizens and <br />police in support of crime prevention and community <br />policing efforts. The recruits completed a 40-hour <br />academy the week of June 10, and are now <br />participating in field training. Seasoned SOP <br />volunteers serve as field trainers for the recruits. <br /> <br />Because of the SOP team, EPD is able to provide <br />additional services – services the public wants, but the <br />department is unable to provide or unable to make a <br />priority due to budget and staffing limitations. <br />Examples include home vacation checks and <br />enforcement of disabled parking violations. <br /> <br />Above in the photo, from left to right, are: <br /> <br />Gloria Varner, retired bus driver/assistant dispatcher/timekeeper, Eugene School District 4J; <br /> <br /> <br />Sandi Viohl, retired specialty scheduler, Oregon Medical Group; <br /> <br /> <br />Rich Aufort, retired Industrial Arts/Health Education teacher, Eugene School District 4J; <br /> <br /> <br />Charlie Schneider, retired Special Education teacher, Eugene School District 4J; <br /> <br /> <br />Tim Dowell, retired output systems manager, The Register-Guard, and <br /> <br /> <br />Wayne Botta, retired labor representative, Teamsters, and retired Lieutenant, Corvallis Police Department. <br /> <br /> <br />Opportunities for citizens to join the VIP program exist in a variety of areas of the department. VIP program information, <br />including volunteer position descriptions can be found at www.eugene-or.gov/policevolunteers. For more information, <br />contact Program Manager Carrie Chouinard at 541-682-5355 or carrie.f.chouinard@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />July 3, 2013 <br />