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
- Continued to work on budget
- 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:
- Budget Meeting with Council & Department Heads Presented - Water (Terry), Police (Colonel Fielder)
- (LIVE STREAMING OF COUNCIL MEETING OCCURRED AT HTTP://USTREAM.TV/CHANNEL/JIM-RILEY-LIVE)
- CONTINUED TOTALING & FINALIZING PO DOCUMENTS
- COUNCIL TO MEET ON DECEMBER 22ND.
- Attended 3 Rivers Flooring job fair at PCCUA
WEDNESDAY:
- APPROVED VARIOUS PURCHASES
- Continued compiling 2006-2009 CODE BE PRINTED AND DELIVERED TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Spoke with Rachel who has written out VML, now transferring them to electronic (VML) = Vehicle Maintenance Log
- CONTINUED TOTALING & FINALIZING PO DOCUMENT
THURSDAY:
- Attended Council budget meeting -- Budget Meeting with Council & Department Heads Presented - Water (KEN), Parks & Recreation (BARRY OSHEA BURRELL), and Code Enforcement (PATRICK ALLEN & JOSHUA MCINTOSH)
- FINALIZE RETIREMENT QUESTION FOR T.L. GREEN/DAVID LOVELL
- CONTINUED TOTALING & FINALIZING PT DOCUMENTS
FRIDAY:
- Provided the Department Heads with a monthly Leave Report
- Submitted Resolutions to various funeral homes for funerals this week
- Completed copying Ordinances for City Council Members
- 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 22, 2009 MEETING
- BIDS FOR REFUSE TRUCK
- BIDS FOR FIRE CHIEF'S TRUCK
- SALE OF GREEN CHEVY IMPALA (CODE ENFORCEMENT)
- SALE OF WHITE IMPALA (CID 405)
- TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FORMS
- OVERNIGHT TRAVEL APPLICATION FORMS
- CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: DECEMBER 9TH, 10TH, 15TH, 17TH AND 22ND,
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:
- Complete letter to Munnie Jordan
- ANNEXATION -- ISLANDS
- ANNEXATION -- GENERALLY
- STREET PAVEMENT AND DRAINAGE PLANS
- CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:
- CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: TBA
- PLANNING COMMISSION: TBA
- A & P COMMISSION: TBA
- DISTRICT COURT NEEDS 1.5 MORE STAFF
- POLICE DISPATCH NEEDS AT 0.5 ADDITIONAL DISPATCHER
- WATER -- ADVERTISED OPEN POSITION
- POLICE HAS SEVERAL OPEN OFFICER SLOTS
- FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS TWO OPEN FIREFIGHTER SLOTS
- SANITATION NEEDS ONE MORE STAFF PERSON
- 98 PLAZA STREET SITE NEEDS JANITORIAL CARETAKER (ADD TO BW'S DUTIES/PERMIT OVERTIME)
- HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION -- MAKE ASSESSMENT OF MEMBERS AND ATTENDANCE
- ALL COMMISSIONS -- CHECK ON TERM EXPIRATION(S).
