PLSO The Oregon Surveyor January February 2021

Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Executive Secretary Aimee McAuliffe PO Box 230548 Tigard, OR 97281 503-303-1472 Toll-free: 844-284-5496 execdirector@plso.org www.plso.org © 2021 LLM Publications Vol. 44, No. 1 January/February 2021 A publication of the Published by LLM Publications 503-445-2220 • 800-647-1511 www.llmpubs.com Advertising Ronnie Jacko, ronnie@llmpubs.com Design Benjamin Caulder, ben@llmpubs.com Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Editor Vanessa Salvia Publications Committee Pat Gaylord, Interim Chair Tim Kent Samantha Tanner Editorials From the PLSO Chair , by Tim Fassbender, PLS 2 From the PLSO Office, by Aimee McAuliffe 4 Field Notes from the Committee , by Pat Gaylord, PLS 6 Featured Articles Lobbyist Update, by Darrell Fuller 8 PLSO Conference 2021 10 Photo Contest Winners 11 Community Wall 12 Surveyor of the Year – Gary L. DeJarnatt, PLS 14 PLSO Conference Sponsors 17 2020 Annual Conference Award Winners 18 Bill Kauffman Memorial Monument, by Mike Berry, PLS 25 Columns OrYSN Corner, by Leo Litowich, PLS 7 The Lost Surveyor, by Pat Gaylord, PLS 20 Surveyors in the News 24 On the Cover The 2020 Surveyor of the Year award goes to Gary L. DeJarnatt. Gary DeJarnatt has been licensed as a Professional Surveyor in Oregon since 1986 and has been a member of the PLSO since 1985. Photo by Roxanne DeJarnatt. Contents The Oregon Surveyor is a publication of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO). It is provided as a medium for the expression of individual opinions concerning topics relating to the Land Surveying profession. Address changes & business All notifications for changes of address, membership inquiries, and PLSO business correspondence should be directed to Aimee McAuliffe, PO Box 230548, Tigard, OR 97281; 503-303-1472; execdirector@plso.org. Editorial matters & contributions of material The Oregon Surveyor welcomes your articles, comments, and photos for publication. PLSO assumes no responsibility for statements expressed in this publication. Editorial matters should be directed to Vanessa Salvia, vsalvia@gmail.com. Advertising policy Advertising content and materials are subject to approval of the PLSO Board and LLM Publications. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising that simulates copy; material must be clearly marked as “Advertisement.” For advertising, contact: Ronnie Jacko, ronnie@llmpubs.com; 503-445-2234, 800-647-1511 x2234. @ORLandSurveyors The Oregon