Police
Met with Ross Grant to discuss upcoming changes to school zones and bus loading area at Grandview
Attended APS Leadership Meeting
Attended Chamber meeting for Beauty For a Cause
Attended introductory meeting for Chief’s Roundtable in November
Met with Motorola regarding portable radio mapping and had a programming error corrected
Performed programming update on dispatch consoles for encryption
Had an introductory meeting and facility tour of the APD with our new council member Scott Yates
Held APD monthly leadership meeting
Held Community Forum at the museum
Secured a “new” door donated by Alliance Public Schools to better secure the communications center from the jail
Completed several employee reviews
Preparing to make job offers to two new dispatchers to fill vacancies Christine Loper has transitioned to Administrative Secretary and is training with Jes Garfio, who will be leaving us to pursue a nursing career.
Accounting and Finance:
Met with NPAIT representatives
Met with FNBO representatives for account review
Assembled documents for upcoming Council meeting
Utilities Billing Services:
Cycle 1 and 2 bills mailed
Cycle 4 reminder notices mailed
Nine new residential accounts
Electric:
Continue work on three phase overhead/underground rebuild project on Hammond Lane
Performed repair/maintenance on three irrigation well transformer banks
Replaced pole on east 3rd street
Removed three spans of overhead three phase line at Schiff feedlot
Mowed around substations
Received fuel delivery for Cody generation plant
Attended PD meeting concerning code enforcement
Water/Sewer:
15 locates; 21 work orders
105 radios installed
Read cycle 2 meters
Performed routine water samples
Completed chlorine residuals twice
Flushed fire hydrants at 4th and Mississippi, and 5th and Missouri
Replace chlorine transfer hose at 25th and Toluca well
Changed motor on south pivot and ran pivot
Worked on packing booster pump at well 3
Pulled wells 4 and 6 at wellfield
Assisted contractor at St John’s Church with parts to repair water line
Streets:
15 locates
Mowed and weed eat on right of ways, underground reservoir
Repaired shoulder on Kansas, 10th, and 25th Street
Cleaned dirt and weeds out of gutter on 7th Street
Graded road at Sewer Lake
Installed new stop sign at 7th and Grand
Relocated signs around schools
Reprogrammed lights around schools
Removed cement for Electric Department
Painted bust stop at Grandview
Hauled rock to stockpile
Landfill:
217 customers served; 275.45 tons of refuse collected
Performed equipment maintenance
Cleaned burn box
Replaced line on Bobcat
Cleaned bale house and downstairs
Employee training on trash route
Burned trees
Laid dirt cover
Museum:
Hosted the Alliance Police Department forum regarding community code enforcement was in the theater
Parks division used the conference room to conduct interviews for their vacant position
Staff continued working on research databases & assisted with inquiries for information from the pubic
Nebraska Brand Commission hosted a meeting in the theater
Hosted the first monthly scrap booking event.
Staff accepted, documented, and assessed several new donations this week
Golf:
The diver was in the lake to clean the irrigation screens
Making preparations for the Member/Member tournament this weekend
Continued with course maintenance
Communicated with contractors regarding improvements to the well house
Completed equipment maintenance and repairs as necessary
RSVP & Senior Center:
Events hosted at the Senior Center this week included Cards, bingo, coffee and treats, and a movie afternoon
Thanks to donations from the community, volunteers were able to hand out twenty four care packages to first responders in Alliance. Twelve more will be delivered to Hemingford first responders.
Continued providing dine-in and delivery meals for area seniors
Library:
Fall preparations continued this week with the introduction of SIX new Halloween themed backpacks. Five are for Pre-2nd and one is for the Juvenile collection. We are excited to see how these take off! If they are well-received, we plan on concentrating our efforts on creating more holiday themed backpacks for each of the upcoming seasons! The backpacks are one of our most popular items, so if you have a young person in your life come up and see what they are all about!
Children’s Librarian Cynthia Horn shared “School Days” at Storytime including guest reader, Miss Liz of BBGH Building Blocks. The group also decorated crayon holders to take home. LEGO Club worked on their creations. Digital Detox Fridays began with School Days Story Time at Highland Park Care Center. Cynthia also worked on Book Mobile organization, cataloging, backpacks, and the addition of several new backpacks! Her ongoing projects include updating book displays, website and program preparations.
Adult Services Librarian Stephanie Hamilton has been working on upcoming programming and projects and assisting patrons at the front desk with reading selections. Stephanie visited Highland Park Care center and is working on upcoming book club discussions and topics of interest. She continues to work on shelving the nonfiction section of the library and will start with fiction section soon.
Technical Services Librarian Mason Trumble has been helping assemble projects for fundraising, doing weekly bookmobile deliveries, assisting at the circulation desk, shelf reading, processing over dues, and assisting patrons at the public computers.
Library Clerks Pam Becker and Carolyn Hamel have been busy wrapping 1,400 suckers with bookmarks for our first Trunk or Treat participation downtown and processing all the new Fall materials.
Parks:
Installed new wheel bearings on the Toro work cart.
Repaired irrigation at the Softball Complex and the Senior Center.
Planted, staked, and watered nine trees from the Nebraska National Forest fall grant program at Sudman Field, 16th Street tennis courts and BN Ballfield.
Assisted Senior Center employees with unloading the food truck.
Continued mowing and picking up grass clippings in all areas of the parks.
Conducted interviews for the remaining open Parks position.
Staff prepared for and conducted two funerals this week.
Winterized the concession stands at Bower Ballfield and Sudman Fields. Airport:
Airport Layout Plan with narrative kick off meeting was held this week. Another meeting will be held in a couple of months. Will continue to work with interested parties to address needs of the airport and community.
Reviewing the final draft of the Title VI plan for the airport. The next step is to forward it to the FAA for approval and then it will go before City Council. This is a required plan to receive grant funding.
Work continues on updating the Airport Minimum Standards and lease requests.
Mowing occurred for Runway 12/30, Runway 8/26, and sewer lake road.
Weed eating and spot spraying in various areas around airport.
Clean up efforts in pasture areas.
Repairs on garage door on maintenance shop.
Our battle with control of prairie dogs continue and it is ongoing with the dragging of prairie dog mounds and wildlife control.
Nuisance Abatement:
Surpassed 650 Nuisance Abatement contacts for 2025.
82 new nuisance contacts.
58 completed nuisance abatement cases.
Community Development:
No September Planning Commission Meeting.
No August Board of Adjustment Meeting.
August Planning Commission Meeting had 10 Blight and Substandard Studies and the 2025 and 2026 Capital Improvement Budget.
Had a meeting with Daniel Bilka with AllAboard Northwest about the proposed Amtrak rail service through South Dakota to Denver via Alliance.
Participated in the APD public forum and discussion about nuisance abatement, curb strips, camper parking, etc.
Permitting:
10 Building Permits for an estimated improvement value of $106,364.
1 Zoning Permit for an estimated improvement value of $1800.
12 Plumbing and Mechanical Permits.
2 Right of Way Excavation, Construction, or Obstruction Permits.
Issued a permit for an addition to 613 East 3rd Street for a golf simulator.
Facility Maintenance:
31 New facilities maintenance work orders.
Administration:
FOP union negotiations follow-up
Hosted Small Business Administration representatives at BBDC office
Preparation for next week’s City Council Meetings and work on the FY26 budget tax hearing.
Met with BBDC Director, multiple City Council members and Department Heads
Submitted federal grant applications for Kansas Street and 3rd Street underpass.
Worked with consultant on grant opportunities.
Attended the APD community forum on code and parking enforcement.
Worked on policies.