( SPRINGFIELD CITY EMPLOYEE NEWS EXTRA ) April 2011 Employee information is available online at CityShare and on CityView at springfieldmo.gov/CityView or on Mediacom 80 Parks unveils 2011 events & upgrades The Springfield-Greene County Park Board has Important Dates announced a number of significant sports-related events for 2011, including the addition of the NCAA April 5 – Election Day Division I Missouri Valley Softball Championship, a April 15 – Tax day lineup of more than 50 district, state, regional, national and professional/international sports April 19 – Police/Fire tournaments and more. At a news conference, Park retirees meeting; Board officials also updated the community on 6:30 p.m., several facility developments currently in the works. Heritage Cafeteria, 1364 Sports Development and Improvements E. Battlefield Rd. The Rotary Club of Springfield North continues its capital campaign to raise funds for a “Miracle An indoor recreational aquatic facility at Doling Park is Ozark Greenways Field,” which will be built in Dan Kinney Park on one of several upcoming capital projects. turns 20 Springfield’s east side, offering an accessible ball field to players who have a variety of disabilities. Ozark Greenways’ 20th The accessible field will be built next to the park’s special playing surface allowing easy access for anniversary celebration will existing accessible playground, which was dedicated wheelchairs, individuals using walkers or anyone be held from 1-5 p.m., last year. Under the guidelines established by the who finds it difficult to walk due to health issues Sunday, April 3, at Galloway Miracle League Association, the field will have a Station, 4211 S. Lone Pine ®See PARKS on page 3 . Ave. Use the Galloway Creek Greenway before or after, get a bite to eat, and meet OG friends. OG has a goal of FY 2012 budget process underway adding 200 new members during this 20th year, so bring The Finance Department began working with All departments have requested budget increases. your friends! other City departments in January to prepare the This is not surprising since the City has been in a For more information, go Fiscal Year 2012 budget. Each department submitted budget reduction mode for three years. Finance to www.ozarkgreenways.org. their top budget requests, and nearly all departments Director Mary Mannix Decker acknowledged that have met with the City Manager to discuss those increases are very likely needed in many areas. requests. “The challenge is to balance the budget See the Wolfpack During this time, Finance has also been increases that are needed with the need to Springfield Wolfpack working on revenue estimates for FY12. The control growth in expenses,” she said. “The indoor professional football department’s analysts are finalizing those economic climate is still fairly stagnant team is offering ticket estimates now. Overall, the revenue picture overall, though we are hopeful things will discounts to City employees looks more positive than last year. continue to tilt in generally positive direction, for its 2011 season April 9 - The three most significant drivers of however slight.” June 25. Find out more about General Fund revenue are: The City Manager will have a proposed this and other employee budget for City Council’s consideration by discounts on CityShare . • PILOTS (payments in lieu of taxes) the last week in April. Finance and the City from City Utilities – Likely to increase, Manager’s Office will further communicate with mostly as a result of an electric rate increase. employees as we approach that time. Look for • Sales tax – Projected as flat for the current fiscal “everyone” e-mails and employee budget meetings in year and showing modest growth despite the April. often wild monthly fluctuations. As always, City Council will then get a chance to • Fee income – Currently about the same as last suggest changes before it goes to a first reading, year, but because it is largely business-driven, it which will likely be in late May. Council must pass the is often one of the last areas to show recovery. final budget before the new Fiscal Year begins July 1. Character Education word of the month: E Online training A new philosophy Do You Know? Trustworthy ID S Use the web to train Collaborative Community Meet Diane Showerman To be reliable, to follow N on various computer 2 Development is a new 3 of the Planning 7 through with your I responsibilities, and to inspire applications. approach for the City. Department. others to believe in you. Learn from the master gardeners University of Missouri Extension Master Getting Beyond the Garden. Gardeners will partner with Springfield-Greene Registration for both locations and series can scene County Park Board locations, Rutledge-Wilson also be made online at: Farm Community Park, 3825 W. Farm Road 146, www.swmogardens.com/fogcalendar . ( SPRINGFIELD CITY and Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center, EMPLOYEE NEWS EXTRA ) 2400 S. Scenic, to offer several new classes that Issue # 275 will enhance gardening knowledge and skills. The Farm Park series is titled “Growing cityshare/The SCENE Knowledge at the Farm.” All classes are held from 6-7 p.m. on Thursdays. Pre-registration is PRODUCTION EDITOR required at 837-5949. Mike Brothers Series topics include: April 28 - Growing GRAPHIC DESIGNER Tomatoes ($5); May 19 - Meet The Three Sisters Mark Montgomery ($5); June 16 - Manage Insects and Diseases in COPY EDITOR Your Garden ($5); July 21 - Plan Now for a Fall Sharon Smith Harvest ($5). DISTRIBUTION Botanical Center’s classes are titled “Into Jenni Lewis Gardening Series.” All classes are held from 9-11 RETIREE LIAISON a.m. on Saturdays. Pre-registration is required at Finance Department 891-1515 and each session has a fee of $10. Series topics include: May 7 - Spring Into Gardening; The SCENE is published monthly by the Oct. 8 - Fall Into Gardening; Jan. 21, 2012 - City of Springfield, 840 Boonville, P.O. Box 8368, Springfield, MO, 65801. Comments and articles which appear in Hints from the Help Desk The SCENE do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of City administration or any employee thereof, but are for New Additional Training is Now information only. Permission to reprint Available ... material may be obtained from the Upcoming Computer Department of Public Information, From the employee survey results, it was (417) 864-1010. pointed out that more training was needed than Class Schedule what was being offered. Information Systems has contracted with Lynda.com to provide that Classes are one day & begin at additional training. 8:15 a.m. in L46, Busch Building. This is an “online” class setting where you can log in during a designated week and take as Excel Level 1 many classes as you see fit for your needs. Your March 30 week-long account can be tracked as well as provide many levels of knowledge. If you know Excel Level 2 MISSION nothing about Adobe, for instance, you can start April 6 We are committed to at the very beginning or choose to try a more Outlook Working with the Community intermediate level and pick up from that point, March 23 to provide ethical and or if you just need to know a couple of “how- to’s,” you can select that segment only to get Word Level 1 responsible local government your answers; totally, up to each individual. You April 13 so that everyone can enjoy the can access this site from your workstation, or we Word Level 2 benefits of living and working will have the computer training lab available April 20 in Springfield. (Busch L46) with headphones one day each week for a quiet place to learn. This training is also Powerpoint available anywhere that you have Internet access. April 27 Our pilot program received rave reviews. The SCENE Deadline best comments were that you can fit in 30 Contact Judy Stangl at April 15, 2011 minutes here or 60 minutes on another day, or [email protected] Please direct your whatever works with your schedule to fully take with your requested date. submissions to advantage without a big chunk of your day You will receive an e-mail Mike Brothers in the designated to training. acknowledgement. Department of Public (Limit of nine per class.) This service is free to City employees and the Information. Submissions departments and will assist in those areas of and ads via e-mail are knowledge weaknesses that exist. This is effective immediately so to sign up, simply contact Jason preferred: Hicks at the Help Desk at 864-1111 or [email protected]. [email protected] . printed on recycled paper 2 scene I PARKS from page 1. Future amenities will include a 50-meter to host two new tournaments in and/or blindness. competitive pool, slide and splash features, softball and tennis. Dan Kinney Park Family Center locker rooms, family changing rooms and development is expected to begin in late new filtration equipment. Doling’s outdoor The Park Board will again work with summer 2011 and will include many of the pool will remain open throughout the 2011 district, state, regional and national level same amenities as the existing Chesterfield summer pool season. organizations and governing bodies to host Family Center. The facility is designed to the events, including the Springfield meet LEED Silver certification and will Upcoming Tournaments and Events Convention and Visitors Bureau and the feature a covered canopy entrance, open Springfield Sports Commission. two-story entry lobby, community room, A list of 52 events, ranging from district “The activities coming into Springfield childcare, gym, locker rooms and a cardio to professional-level play are coming in and Greene County continue to have and weight training area. A master plan for 2011. For a full list go to parkboard.org . significant economic and quality of life the park includes a planned development of Some highlights include: impacts,” said Director of Parks Jodie a future aquatics center at the 18-acre park Adams. In 2009, 20 major athletic events site. • The National Christian Homeschool were calculated by the Park Board to have Plans for a 2011 groundbreaking on Association Championships in had a direct economic impact of more than phase-three development of Doling Family basketball, soccer and golf return to $4 million. Center on the city’s north side include an Springfield. “These are families and tournament indoor recreational aquatics element. • NCAA Division I Missouri Valley participants who are eating, lodging, Conference Softball shopping and recreating while in the area. Championships return to Sporting events provide a big boost to the Springfield after 17 years, area’s businesses, along with tax dollars and will be played at the that come directly back to our local new Killian Softball governments to fund essential services.” Stadium at Killian Sports Adams points to collaborative efforts Complex May 12-14. with the Sports Commission, the CVB, • Evangel University will local universities, hotels, businesses and host the Heart of America more than 230 volunteer groups as a key Athletic Conference element of the successes experienced with Intercollegiate Tennis major sporting events over the past decade. Association Regional Team “It takes commitment and cooperation Tournament April 29-30 at to successfully secure these events, which Cooper Tennis Complex. ultimately have shown tremendous • The Park Board also will economic gain for the community,” she work with Southwest said. Once built, the Miracle Field at Dan Kinney Park (example above) Baptist University this year will allow differently-abled kids to participate in baseball and softball. City sets philosophy on development process Following meetings with more than 75 Springfield,” Marty says. “What’s new architects, engineers, developers, about CCD is greater communication For more information: contractors and trade associations, the City between developers and the City’s plan www.springfieldmo.gov/developer of Springfield has modified its review team, plus our commitment to development/re-development process. The consistency between development phases changes became effective March 7, and a pledge of ‘no surprises.’” the 2011. The Collaborative Community developer will need to know and answer To assist developers in moving Development philosophy the design team’s questions. projects through design, plan incorporates three phases in the The second phase depends upon the approval and construction, the City project development or re- developer submitting as complete a set of has established a Collaborative development process: Project plans as is professionally feasible for the Community Development (CCD) Design, Plan Review and Approval, City team to review. During this phase, the philosophy that underpins the and Project Construction. City plan review team will assure process. The CCD philosophy, In the project design phase, the Fred Marty compliance with community standards and an informative video City requests that the developer’s contained in statutes, ordinances and explaining its key features, can be entire project design team codes. found on the City’s website at participate in a pre-application meeting Finally, the City is committed to holding www.springfieldmo.gov/developer . with City staff. At that meeting, the City itself accountable to deadlines. The City is Deputy City Manager Fred Marty, will introduce its plan review team and will pledging to return plans to developers appointed as ombudsman for the listen carefully to understand the within 10 business days for initial development process, explained what is developer’s concept and preliminary plan. submissions and within five days for a re- different about the CCD initiative: “We The City will identify the applicable submittal. The timelines are exclusive of understand there are many ‘Springfields’ statutes, ordinances, code, zoning facts and the day of submission, and apply to out there. The City’s intent is to encourage site-based information pertaining to the projects that have a legal lot of record and and work with developers to accomplish project described by the developer. Staff require no public improvements. their development here, in this will share ideas, point-out relevant facts that scene 3 Brenda Miller Kelly Patton Staff Assistant Police Officer (Lateral) – MILESTONES Law – 04/24/06 Police Ronald White Donna Rivers Service Anniversaries Matthew Coats Utility Worker Staff Assistant – Health Park Ranger Supervisor Parks – 04/02/06 Janet Howard 15 years Parks – 04/30/01 Eric Wester Office Assistant – Workforce Harold Millirons Welcome Development Aaron Wood Christopher Rasmussen Leah Kidwell Fire Captains Marcus Walker Community Health Nurse – Promotions Fire – 04/15/96 Jerry Wine Health Rickey Helton James Sandbothe Police Officers Andrea Jackson Accounting Clerk II – Health Truck Company Captain Police – 04/02/01 Community Sports Russell Wright Fire – 04/15/96 Linda Westerman Coordinator – Parks Police Officer (Lateral) – Kevin Trogdon Police Services Sally Mubarak Police Battalion Chief Representative Workforce Development Fire – 04/15/96 Police – 04/23/01 Specialist – Workforce Retirements William Spence 5 years Development Amanda Iannelli Fire Marshal Gregory Anderson Firefighter Fire – 04/15/96 Susan Provance Blake Beasley Fire – 5 years Derek Kelly Community Recreation Chris Bersted James Landolt Joseph Myers Services Administrator Andrew Bolin Fleet Systems Coordinator Aaron Roy Parks – 04/17/06 Huston Brady Public Works – 10 years Firefighters David Riggs Daniel Conklin Donald Mihalevich Fire – 04/15/96 Community Recreation Anthony Cunis Fleet Administrator Patrick Davis Services Administrator Mark Cunningham Public Works – 12 years Steven Phillips Parks – 04/16/06 Casey Davis Toby Morris Fire Equipment Operators Linda Paxton Nathan Davis Police Services Fire – 04/15/96 Workforce Development Phillip Depinto Representative Patrick Colvard Specialist Christopher Dockins Police – 27 years Parks Caretaker Workforce Development – Benjamin Gaddy Patricia Pendleton Parks – 04/10/96 04/04/06 Brandon Gonzales Senior Workforce Mikael Irvine Christopher Coffman Jermiah Lockett Development Specialist Golf Course Worker 911 Telecommunicator Robert Mallow Workforce Development – Parks – 04/14/96 Emergency Communications Robert Montgomery 21 years 10 years – 04/17/06 Joshua Morrow Charles Smith Cynthia Pantoja Frankie Starks Laborer Becky Jungmann 911 Telecommunicator Caleb Taylor Public Works – 40 years Director of Emergency Emergency Communications Jason Ward Virgil Wooliver Communications – 04/24/06 Todd Waterman Workforce Development Emergency Communications Amy Harris Police Officers (Academy) – Specialist – 04/09/01 Police Services Police Workforce Development – Representative 12 years Police – 04/11/06

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scene 5 Keep your beneficiary designations updated Have you had a change in your life such as at http://icmarc.org . The LAGERS family must obtain a court order for the City the birth or adoption of a child, a change in beneficiary change form may be printed from to release your final pay check. marital status, or set up a trust? If so, you the LAGERS website at The final paycheck Designation of may need to update your beneficiary http://molagers.org . The completed Beneficiary Form is available electronically on designations for your City benefits. LAGERS form must have a witness signature CityShare. On the left side in the Documents If you wish to verify your current and should be submitted to Human section, click on forms, then on Human beneficiaries for any of the benefits Resources. Resources, then on Designation of mentioned above, you may come to Human SPOA and IAFF members should contact Beneficiary. You may also obtain this form Resources and ask to review your Personnel their union representative to make changes to from the Human Resources Department by File. All current designation forms are in their life insurance beneficiary. calling 864-1607 or stopping by the HR front your individual file. Another very important document that all desk in the Busch Building. Keep in mind Forms to make changes to your current employees should have in their personnel file that this beneficiary designation must be beneficiary designation for life insurance, is the final paycheck Designation of notarized. deferred compensation plan or LAGERS Beneficiary. This document identifies the Contact Peggy Thompson, Senior Human retirement benefits are available in Human person that you want to receive your last Resources Specialist, at 864-1608 or via the Resources. You may also change your paycheck in the event of your death. If you City’s e-mail for questions related to your deferred compensation plan beneficiary die while working for the City of Springfield benefits. designation by accessing your account online and do not have this designation on file, your Deferred Lasers blast into 2011 The Springfield Lasers drafted new Men players in the second and third rounds of the 3rd Round Pick (Roster Draft): Paul Comp World TeamTennis Pro League’s player draft Hanley – Will play his first season of WTT for its 36th season. with the Springfield Lasers. He is one of the Appointments are available on “Our Springfield Lasers did very well at most accomplished doubles players on the March 29, 30, 31 and April 1. this year’s WTT Player Draft,” said team Men’s ATP Tour. He has 25 career ATP Call 864-1607 to schedule an owner John Cooper. “We’re particularly doubles titles and was a mixed doubles appointment. Appointment times are excited about bringing in Australian Paul finalist at the Australian Open. filled on first call, first scheduled Hanley to play doubles with both Carly 4th Round Pick (Roster Draft): Rik De basis. Gullickson and Rik de Voest, which should Voest (protected in the draft ) - Returning for Now is a good time to review your excel us in both mixed and men’s doubles. his third season with the Lasers, WTT deferred compensation plan account Team roster bios are as follows: Rookie of the Year in 2005, and is also the with Paula Schnoebelen and make top player for Coach de Jager’s South African sure your retirement savings plan is Women Davis Cup Team. He is a 30-year-old South on target. Paula is also available to 1st Round Pick (Roster Draft): Carly African native. assist employees with the initial Gullickson – Returning for her second Lasers As WTT Western Conference enrollment process, to evaluate your season, versatile young 24-year-old American. semifinalist, the Lasers are coming off of a 11- investment fund choices or to Winner of two WTA Tour doubles titles, 4 season in 2010. Nine pro teams will change your investment allocation. including the US Open Mixed Doubles title compete for the 2011 King Trophy over the Remember the City contributes in 2009. duration of the upcoming WTT season, $10 per pay period when the 2nd Round Pick (Roster Draft): Lilia which is scheduled for July 4 – 24. All seven employee contributes $10 per pay Osterloh – Returning for her fourth season of Lasers home matches are played in the period. Everyone who is eligible to WTT and first season with the Lasers, she is Mediacom Tennis Stadium at Cooper Tennis participate should take advantage of a veteran with two WTA Tour doubles titles, Complex, 2331 E. Pythian St. this opportunity! 10 ITF doubles titles and three ITF singles For more information and updates on the titles. She is a 32-year-old American. Springfield Lasers, visit www.springfieldlasers.com. ‘The Directory’ now available from the Library The 2011-2012 edition of The Directory TTY numbers, e-mail and web addresses To order, call 616-0567, or mail a check produced by the Springfield-Greene for more than 800 listings. to, and make it payable to, Springfield- County Library District is on sale now. Copies of this valuable resource can be Greene County Library District, Attn: Cost is $10. The Directory, printed by the purchased at any library branch, and at Community Relations, 4653 S. Campbell library district for more than 20 years, is an Between Friends gift shops in the Library Ave., Springfield, Mo., 65810. alphabetical listing of Springfield-area Center and Library Station. A Directory New this year: Individuals or agencies nonprofit clubs, agencies and can also be mailed for an additional $3 may purchase an Excel spreadsheet of The organizations. It includes mailing shipping and handling fee for each book Directory listings for $25. Call 616-0567 for addresses, phone, fax, toll-free, hotline and ordered. more information or to place an order.

6 scene Do You Know…? In Brief A Q & A of City of Springfield employees. To suggest a colleague for a “Do You Know…?” profile, Green room • Race 1 – May 21, Springfield email [email protected] . Raceway, 2110 N Farm Road In March, work began to turn the 123; benefit for Special former WIC (Women Infants and Olympics of Missouri. Children) building at the corner of Call 863-0097. Central Street and Robberson Diane Showerman Avenue into the new Environmental • Race 2 – July 9, Springfield Resource Center. The new facility Raceway; benefit for autism. Administrative Assistant, 863-0097 will house a community meeting Call . Planning room, Resource Center, Solid Waste • Race 3 – July 30, Lake Ozark Diane has been with the City Management Division staff and Speedway in Eldon; benefit for for 1 year. Sanitary Services Education staff. Special Olympics. The Public Works Solid Waste Call ( 573) 392-9977. Division’s current offices upstairs • Race 4 – Sept. 10, I-55 Speedway will become the new home for Solid What are you most proud of? My son in college who I in Pevely; benefit for Waste Management, Sanitary home educated. I’m very thankful I was able to have a Backstoppers. Services, and Storm Water Services, huge input in his education and to have spent that time Call (636) 479-3219. as well as the Water Quality Section with him. Now that he’s off to college on almost a full- of Storm Water Services and the • Race 5 – Oct. 15, Springfield ride with academic and music scholarships, I’m even services of Ozark Greenways, all Raceway; benefit for One more thankful for the quality and quantity of time well under one roof – making it much Missing Link. Call 863-0097. spent. It’s pretty cool! more convenient for the many constituents these groups all serve. Sales tax update What might people not know about you? I love to In addition, the remaining Solid boogie board in the Pacific Ocean and mentor high Waste Management staff will also be The City of Springfield’s March school and young adult ladies. in the building. There will be three 2011 one percent sales tax check meeting areas, fully equipped for from the Missouri Department of What do you like most about your job? I enjoy the A/V, Internet, etc., that can be used Revenue is down 18.15 percent diverse group we have here in Development Review. I by staff or community groups. A compared to March 2010. Revenue really love being a part of my daytime dysfunctional resource area with Internet access, collected totaled $2,601,157 compared family! printed materials for businesses, to $3,177,811 in March 2010. educators and kids’ activities is Year-to-date, sales tax revenue for What would you put on your own gravestone? I would included, along with a check-out area Fiscal Year 2011 is 0.84 percent above like to be buried in a graduation gown. My tombstone for educational “kits” and materials. the previous year. Year-to-date could read “She Graduated with Honors!” collections total $26,682,286 Something in the air compared to $26,459,880 in 2010 — a Who do you admire? My friend Stephanie who is a difference of about $222,400. mid-wife in Sudan through Indeed and Truth The laboratory services division of Ministries. She’s a cool and crazy chick. the Springfield-Greene County Medicine Drop Health Department began collecting and posting pollen data for this The Springfield-Greene County season on Feb. 28. Pollen count Health Department will host information will be available by 10:30 Operation Medicine Drop from 3-6 From the SCENE archives a.m. daily on the website p.m., March 22, at Westside Public www.springfieldmo.gov/health/ Health Center, 660 S. Scenic Ave. 20 Years Ago - April 1991 database/pollen/Default.aspx. This provides an opportunity for people to properly dispose of unused • The Missouri Conservation Commission voted The Springfield-Greene County to fund half of a Missouri Habitats exhibit at Health Department is designated as and expired medications. In addition, information on accidental poisoning, Dickerson Park Zoo, with Friends of the Zoo a certified pollen counting station raising the rest of the needed amount. and joins major metropolitan areas proper disposal of pharmaceuticals throughout the United States in and medical “sharps,” recycling, and • The United Way recognized the Law and providing the highest standard of the City’s household chemical Human Resources departments with top awards collection and analysis in pollen collection center will be available. for giving during the previous year. reporting. The process is anonymous. Any and all pills or capsules will be 10 Years Ago - April 2001 High-speed pursuit accepted. No “sharps” or liquids will • Reflecting the growing regional nature of the be accepted, however. Disposal of Airport, citizens voted to change the City The Law Enforcement Battle of collected medicine will be Charter to expand the Airport Board from nine the Badges Racing Series will be coordinated by the Springfield Police to 11 members and allow for three of the 11 held May through September 2011 at Department and the Greene County board members to reside outside of Springfield the various race tracks throughout Sheriff’s office. in Greene, Stone or Taney counties. the area. Proceeds from each race For more information, call helps benefit a different cause. 864-1676. scene 7 Working with ( the Community Awards & Recognition )

To: Police Chief Paul Williams Police Services Representative Julie White called stating Judith Mear spoke with her in reference to a stolen vehicle. PSR White stated Ms. Mear said, “ Officer To: Police Chief Paul Williams Tom Savard was like a bulldog and he wasn’t going to My house was robbed in broad daylight. We called to give up. He was relentless after the suspect. He was knee make a police report. My grandmother’s brass bell was deep in the mud trying to catch the suspect. She likes stolen. The thief walked up to our house, dumped the this kind of community service.” flowers/dirt out in my front yard and a dragged the 250 Francene Marchant lbs. brass bell to a scrap yard. It was sold for $200 and Executive Secretary, SPD the thief went on his way. We were told to call all the local scrap yards the following day. I called six or seven The Planning & Development Department was places and found the stolen bell. We were then advised to recently honored with the Golden Hammer Award from call 911 with our police report number and wait for the Habitat for Humanity of Springfield. Specifically officer to arrive. He arrived two minutes after we did and mentioned were employees Brendan Grisemer, Bob Jones we explained to him the Springfield Iron and Metal and Cheri Hagler and their work with the Neighborhood advised us that they had “processed” the bell and we Stabilization Program. The program made it possible for weren’t going to give it back to us. I advised officer Habitat to purchase and rehab seven homes last year, Dennis Shook of what was said and he said, “We’ll see creating safe and affordable housing for seven families in about that.” We spoke to the manager and he wasn’t very 2010. nice but the officer kept all parties calm and took pictures and made sure we received our property back. The Finance Department won the Distinguished My Grandmother passed away a few years ago and she Budget Presentation Award from the Government loved bells and pansies. So every year we plant pansies in Finance Officers’ Association for the Fiscal Year 2011 the bell. We are so greatful to get the bell back and I feel budget document. This award is given to governmental that officer Shook helped provide justice! agencies that satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for their budgets. The guidelines assess how well the budget Wendy Calhoun serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications device. Not only Police Chief Paul Williams To: is this the fifth year in a row that the Finance Met with Sgt. Mark Deeds regarding my infant Department has won this award, but there are several granddaughter brought to Cox South in respiratory areas in which they received improved marks. arrest and coma. He, along with Detective Eric Reece, made an arrest and got a confession from the person The Missouri State High School Activities Association who injured my granddaughter. Both officers were very presented Distinguished Service Awards to the friendly and compassionate with me, my daughter and my Springfield-Greene County Park Board, the Springfield family. They kept us informed of case status, and were Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Springfield Sports very easy to work with. Their treatment of my daughter Commission and Director of Parks Jodie Adams. These on the initial and follow-up visits went above and beyond awards recognize individuals and organizations that have merely investigating the case. They are the right people made lifelong contributions to the ideals of for the job with a great attitude and good sense of interscholastic activities. MSHSAA leaders were extremely dealing with people who are having a difficult time. I complimentary of our local team, saying Springfield’s appreciate their efforts. facilities are “top-notch” and calling our service “above and beyond the ordinary.” David Howard Send your notes of Appreciation and Recognition to Mike Brothers at [email protected] for consideration in the SCENE.

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