CITY OF HELENA WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS
JAMES F. VALLEY, MAYOR
(870)817-4035 CELL PHONE
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ADMINISTRATION WEEKLY DHR - 12/14/09
PREPARED BY: MARK A. PRICE, COS; DANA J. FLOWERS, AA; AND BELINDA COVINGTON, PA.
SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
MONDAY:
- WEEKLY DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING
- Submitted first rough draft of Blues Festival letter to Munnie Jordan
- Met with Colonel Fielder & Officer Garrison with more suggestions for the letter
- Continued to work on budget
- Spoke with Debbie Bousquet, Ms. Poole, Ms. Donaldson about STOP grant
- Discussed Vehicle Log during Department Head Meeting and asked them to complete them on each vehicle for the year
- CONTINUED TOTALING & FINALIZING PO DOCUMENTS
TUESDAY:
- Civil Service Commission Meeting
- (LIVE STREAMING OF COUNCIL MEETING OCCURRED AT HTTP://USTREAM.TV/CHANNEL/JIM-RILEY-LIVE)
- WORKING ON CHRISTMAS PARTY DOOR PRIZES & DONATIONS
- CONTINUED TOTALING & FINALIZING PO DOCUMENTS
- COUNCIL TO MEET ON DECEMBER 9TH, 10TH, 15TH, 17TH AND 22ND.
WEDNESDAY:
- Tagged 3 vehicles for the Street Department
- APPROVED VARIOUS PURCHASES
- SENT TUNDRA TO EAST AR COMM. FOR LIGHT INSTALLATION
- BEGAN DISCUSSION ON PROTOCOL TO FILL POSITION AT WHWU
- Continued compiling 2006-2009 CODE BE PRINTED AND DELIVERED TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Met with Captain Petty concerning Vehicle Maintenance Log
- WORKING ON CHRISTMAS PARTY DOOR PRIZES & DONATIONS
- CONTINUED TOTALING & FINALIZING PO DOCUMENT
- Attended Council budget meeting
THURSDAY:
- FINALIZE RETIREMENT QUESTION FOR T.L. GREEN/DAVID LOVELL
- CONTINUED TOTALING & FINALIZING PT DOCUMENTS
- Attended Council budget meeting
- Attended East Landfill Committee meeting
FRIDAY:
- Provided the department heads with a calendar of December Vacations
- Attended KFFA unveiling
- Provided the Department Heads with a monthly Leave Report
- Worked on the City of Helena-West Helena Christmas Party
- Submitted Resolutions to various funeral homes for funerals this week
- Completed copying Ordinances for City Council Membersb
- City Council Agenda Placed on Website: http://bit.ly/hwhccagenda120909
- 2010 Budget File Shared at: http://files.me.com/jfvalley/vqcuf3 for next 30 days
FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
- FINANCE REPORT FOR DECEMBER 15, 2009 MEETING
- BIDS FOR REFUSE TRUCK
- BIDS FOR FIRE CHIEF'S TRUCK
- SALE OF GREEN CHEVY IMPALA (CODE ENFORCEMENT)
- PRESENTATION TO DEACON JOHNSON AT FBC
- TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FORMS
- OVERNIGHT TRAVEL APPLICATION FORMS
- CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: DECEMBER 9TH, 10TH, 15TH, 17TH AND 22ND,
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:
- CODIFICATION
- ANNEXATION -- ISLANDS
- ANNEXATION -- GENERALLY
STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:
- CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2009
- PLANNING COMMISSION: MEETING DECEMBER 9, 2009
- A & P COMMISSION: MEETING DECEMBER 2, 2009
- DISTRICT COURT NEEDS 1.5 MORE STAFF
- POLICE DISPATCH NEEDS AT 0.5 ADDITIONAL DISPATCHER
- WATER -- LOST ONE EMPLOYEE (WILLIE "PETER WILL" DEAN) PASSED AWAY
- POLICE HAS SEVERAL OPEN OFFICER SLOTS
- FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS TWO OPEN FIREFIGHTER SLOTS
- SANITATION NEEDS 1 MOR STAFF PERSON
- 98 PLAZA STREET SITE NEEDS JANITORIAL CARETAKER
- HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION -- MAKE ASSESSMENT OF MEMBERS AND ATTENDANCE
- ALL COMMISSIONS -- CHECK ON TERM EXPIRATION(S).
