BBDC
• Box Butte County Fair was a success.
• Attended the Heartland Expressway Annual Meeting in Gering Tuesday.
• Attended Heritage Days recap meeting Wednesday.
• Researching new membership software, working on budgets, etc.
• Attended the monthly HOME NE Webinar on Housing ‘Activity Breeds Activity…Housing Growth in Northeast Nebraska’ Thursday afternoon
Police Admin:
• Meetings: CALEA, Datalytics, Metis, Central Square, FirstNet, Vollee, Attorney General, County Attorney.
Police Communications/Intelligence:
• Coordinated 937 calls for service.
• Completed 2 report requests.
• 2 firearm permits issued.
• 15 Cases Resolved.
• 10 Active Investigations.
• 7 accidents.
• 0 DUI.
• 200 Building Checks.
• 23 Community Contacts/Business Checks.
• 3 Child Welfare Investigations.
• 7 Traffic Stops.
• 10 Vacation House Checks.
PAARI:
• 71 Calls for service YTD.
• 104 Offers for service YTD.
• 74 Now or Continued Direct Service YTD.
• 41 Medical Service Referrals YTD.
• 31 Financial Service Referrals YTD.
• 41 Employment Coaching YTD.
• 362 Services provided.
• 198 Individuals helped or reached.
• 2 Graduates YTD.
• 0 Known relapses YTD.
Animal Control:
• 32 Animal Calls.
• 4 Dog Impounds. 0 dogs currently in the shelter.
• 0 Cat Impounds. 0 cats currently in the shelter.
Code Enforcement:
• 23 Code enforcement issues.
Notable Service:
• Satisfaction rating 91.2%.
• Overall crime is down 24.9 YTD%.
• Special recognition to Lt. Kirk Felker for taking on multiple extra tasks, Sergeant Jim Grumbles for coordinating multiple vehicle maintenance issues and Sergeant Peterson for working the schedule.
• Special recognition for Dispatcher Hannah Gerth for exceptional efforts preparing for the FBI audit
Electric:
• We finished forming and poured cement for a storage pad in pole yard.
• We started a single phase project on the west side of J-row Meadows, performed irrigation load control on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
• Worked with Great Plains Power and BNSF to accomplish crossing of tracks for hardware as part of East 3rd Street rebuild project.
• While performing line rebuild project on east 3rd Great Plains Power caused an unplanned power outage on Wednesday afternoon.
• Electric Superintendent attended the MEAN meeting in Kearney on Thursday.
• Started the installation of new controls for the tennis court lights at 16th and Box Butte.
• As part of monthly NECC safety meeting all personnel were re-certified in pole top rescue.
HR:
• Assisting employee with requests for FMLA, benefits and other compliance reports.
• Scheduling interviews with department heads and applicants for multiple positions and completing references for hiring recommendations.
• Coordinating pre-employment conditions for pending new hires.
• Communicating job openings and accepting job applications for the positions of: Street Foreman, Street Maintenance Worker, PT RSVP Clerk, PT Nutrition Delivery Driver, PT Transit Driver, Police Officer, and Seasonal Carhenge and Golf Pro Shop help.
Knight Museum:
• Guest Speaker Randy Kane will present, “Who Killed Crazy Horse?” on August 22nd, at 5:30 p.m. in the Theater. Randy is retired from the National Park Service where he spent 37 years as a history interpreter throughout the American West. Be watching for several more speakers to come, as well as another Barn Quilt Workshop in September!
• We have welcomed many out of town visitors.
• Senator Rickets will be in the Theater on August 21st at noon for a public forum.
• Several Class Reunions have had their celebrations at the museum over the summer.
• Kim Tschacher has joined the museum staff as a part time employee. Welcome Kim!
Parks:
• Parks and ballfields have been fertilized.
• Staff has vacuumed the fountain.
• Changed over the aerator to knives for use at the Golf Course.
• Cleaned up trees at Laing Lake by trimming and removing wood vine.
• Continued with regular mowing and trimming and fixing irrigation problems.
• Most seasonal help have returned to school. We appreciate their help over the summer and wish them luck in their school year.
Streets:
• Mowed Kansas Street Right of Way, weed eating in several locations
• Continued placement of millings on Kansas Street shoulder
• Completed 36 locates
• Finished concrete curb pour on 6th and Toluca
• Continued painting of lines
• Oversight of road rehab projects
• Installed new signs at high school
• Pot hole repair ongoing, Continued work on alleys
• Assisted electric department with concrete pour
• Ordered ice slice for stockpile in preparation for winter
• Ordered street signs for inventory
Transit:
• 389 riders this week
Landfill:
• Completion of comprehensive inspections
• Transfer station permit review, changes submitted
• 248 customers this week
• 263 tons of refuse this week
Water/Sewer:
• Bob Swedeen celebrated his 34th anniversary as an employee of the City! Thank you for all your hard work, Bob!
• Inspected 6 backflow devices
• Piled up milling from street rehab projects
• Fixed lights at golf course
• Jetted 11000 feet of sanitary sewer
• Completed 13 utility office work orders, 36 locates
• Completed 14 water samples
• Ran camera in sewer line at 621 Emerson for customer
• Weed eating around valves at sewer lake
• Replaced storm sewer concrete lids on 25th after vehicle damage
• Completed 4” sewer tap for new Westco tire center