https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/fcfb1888074a5399025d1911373ef10f.pdf 931e0abc8864b9f2384cfa458a2d173f PDF Text Text __ atter MONTHLY NEWS FOR THORNTON CITY EMPLOYEES Prom t}ie City8v[a4ager$ 'Desk; As employees go through the Employee Evaluation process once or twice a year, certain individual goals and objectives are agreed upon between the employee and his/her supervisor. Employees often wonder how their objectives fit into the overall scheme of things. Although only a small portion, each employee's objectives are very important if the goals and objectives of the entire organization are to be met. The City Council, which is responsible for pol icy setting, is now in the process of formalizing the goals of the City and the objective~ by which these goals will be accomplished. The City Manager then establishes his goals based upon the goals set by Council. Each Department Head must establish goals for his department which will serve to carryout those goals and objectives which have been set by the City Manager. This process is carried down through each division of each department to ensure that the broad, overall goals of the City a re met. The goals set for the City by the Counc i l are based upon the needs of the community and the input they receive from their constituints and staff. ~ot all ~oals ~an be accomplished immediately, or even during the current year, and some will take many years. Formally establishing goals is important because the City must be able to show its citizens a "plan of action." The taxpayers have a right to know where the City is heading and what problems are being addressed. They may not always agree, and when enough of them don't agree, the goals will be changed to incorporate actions required by the citizenry. Even though we, as individuals, think we have been doing a great job and that the City is moving right along with its various programs and projects, without specific goals and objectives, we have no way of measuring our accomplishments. These overall goals are important in setting budgetary priorities for the coming year. We must be able to judge what is most effective in protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the Citizens of· Thornton. l~MIJJ.,()YEI~ (~0\JNCIIJ Several people who are on th.e Employee Council have recently been asked about tfie Council--who is on it, how you get to be a member, the purpose of the group, etc. Th.is is probably a good time to provide a brief history of the group and to explain its purpose, function, and aims •. The Employee Council idea was suggested by Howard Reedy, Personnel Director, to th.e first Wage Survey Committee he worked with. after coming to the City. The concept was·, and still is, this: A group of employees-, both certified and non-certified, working together for the betterment of all employees and the City of Thornton. This group provides a means of funneling information from management to employees and from employ·ees- to management. The discussIo ns held have covered many and varied topics, including input on how monies from the vending machines should be used, employee input on the Christmas Party, merit appraisal forms, pension plans (past and proposed), pos-sible methods of improving the time lag on completion of merit appraisal forms, recommendations on Charter changes, etc. The Employee Council is also the Wage Survey Committee when that time of the year rolls around, since it is made up of perContinued on Page 2 �Continued from Page 1 sons who have worked together in the past, and in working together, have estahlished a certain amount of trust and understanding of one another's problems. NEWS FROM: [P(!0[[5[10~ W@ffi~~ ~ First of all, congratulations go out to Ben Candelario for beinq sel ec ted as Public These are not complaint sessions. It is. not a place where any person, any division, or any department is criticized. It is not a place where employees can "make points," with the administration. The Employee Council IS a place where employees of many different ranks come together to work for better communication and understanding of the many and varied areas that concern all employees of the City of Thornton. We are going to try to have a brief summary of what takes place at each Employee Council meeting reported in the "City Chatter." Meetings are held once a month, or as needed. If you would like to be notified of the time and place of future meetings call Fran Miller (ext. 236) or Beverly Lane (ext. 235). All Employee Council members welcome your comments and input. Beverly Lane Employee Council Member FOR SALE: HOUSE in southeast Denver (University Hills). 1580 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large family room, fenced yard, ~all-to-wall carpet, walking distance to schools, major shopping center, park with pool. All terms except owner will carry. Good assumption (7~% loan). Call Miriam (ext. 285) . -2- Works Employee of tne Month for March. Ben i's an outstanding employee in .the Sanitation Di:vi:s·fon. He was: honored at a luncheon. As everyone has prohab.ly heard by this t ime, Don Fie l ds is; in Fftz simmoms Hospital after experiencing some heart problems. We a 11 wi sf him a speedy recovery. Two other employees spent some time in the hospital these past few weeks. Wayne Armstrong, Traffic Operations Specialist in the Engineering Division twisted his knee whi:le moving some paint barrels and spent a few days in the hospital. · Kevin Salmen, Equipment Operator in the Streets Division, experienced some back problems, and his doctor put him in the hospital to be placed in traction. Wayne has since returned to work but Kevin is still off. Also, Jim Creekmore has been on light duty since he injured his back while lifting a grate. The Department has been very busy with the coming of Spring and all this nice weather. The Streets Crews are busy patching, and I do believe everyone in Thornton is cleaning out their garage and yard for special pickup by the Sanitation Division. Just a reminder--please let us know if you come across any large potholes that need to be repaired, and please call ahead for a special pickup. S.B. FOR SALE: COCKER SPANIELS, 5 AKC males, black/ gold. $125 each. Contact Tony Slifka (Police Dept. 287-5664). FOR SALE: CAR, 1978 Monte Carlo, 18,000 miles. Airconditioning, tinted glass, radials, Cloth interior, like new. $4,000. Call Yvonne (ext. 256 or evenings, 452-3148). �HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEWS FROM: mrn~mrn11YIT□®~ Chris Tapparo Elaine Tygart David Eiaho1'n Donald Fields John Hurt Alberta Bird Thomas Ries John ArgueUo Jill Hansen Leroy Cross John Cianco Delbert Al.lbee John Burgess Todd Vanden HuE Larry Ketelhut Marjorie Veselik Maurice Van Soest Joseph Derenzo Roger Sampsel Oliver Lea Dale Cagg Chris Schneider Becky Gregory Howard McGee Bob Presley Pat Reffel Michael Labadie Sharon Brooke Michael Ehmzan Beakmari McIntosh Richard Reeser Art Pontow Sharon Frederick Kevin Salmen Shannon Gentry James Allen Paul Nolte NEW STAFF The Recreatfon Sect ion would l Ike to welcome new staf'f memliers:--Mae Price is our new Cl erk II. She s a local and wi 11 be the one who generally answers: tfie phone when you call the Center. Tammy- Carter, one of the new Recreation Leaders, started April 27th. She will be working in the outdoor sports area as Larry Li.llo''s assistant , and Karen Smith, al ready on board in a part-time capa..-ci ty , wi 11 become a full -time Recreation Leader on June l s.t , She will be working with special events and public relations as Toddy Wobbema 's assis tant . In Parks and Recreation Administration, DeGina DeMott is the new Admi.ni.strati ve Secretary I. (EDITOR'S NOTE: DeGina moved up from receptionist for the Annex to the Administrative Secretary for Parks and Recreation, and has been ably replaced at the Annex front desk by Katey June.) EMPLOYEE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES City of Thornton Employees have recently been enjoying open vo 11 eyba 11 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 to l p.m. at the Reccreation Center. The nets are set up, so come on down and play. The more, the merrier! Don't forget, no jeans or cut~offs. The new weight equipment in the Recreation Center is for your use. Trained personnel are on hand during open hours to assist you with your weight lifting program, which can be des.igned for bo th men and women. The hours are Monday thru Friday, 12 to l p.m., Monday thru Thursday, 7 to 9 p .m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. Bring your employee card and dress appropriately. FREE SUNDAY CONCERTS Look forward to a series of free Sunday Concerts at the Pecos Park Amphitheater this summer, sponsored by the Thornton Parks and Recreation Division and the Music Performance Trust Fund. Details in next issue .... I T.W. Recreation . Pol.ice Line Maintenance Pub Zic Works Cfty Council Recreation Thornton Plant Meter Maintenance Recreation · Police Water Maintenance Bldg. Maintenance Parks Parks 5/14 Fire 5/14 Police 5/15 Public Works 5/15 Utility Engineering 5/16 Fire 5/17 Line Maintenance 5/18 Col.urdri ne Plant: 5/21 Building Dept. 5/21 Public Works 5/22 Sanitation 5/23 Utility Engineering 5/24 Fleet Maintenance 5/26 Line Maintenance 5/28 Pub Zic Works 5/28 Sanitation 5/28 Parks 5/29 City Council 5/29 Parks 5/30 Utility Billing 5/30 Pub Zic Works 5/31 Uti Zi ty Bil Zing 5/31 Police 5/31 Colwri>ine Plant 5/1 5/1 5/1 5/2 5/3 5/3 5/5 5/5 5/6 5/7 5/8 5/9 5/10 5/13 NEWS FROM: 01JTI10[10TID~IB ~~®□~~mm□~® 0 John L inabarv is back to work, but with the help of crutches. He sustained some torn ligaments in a karate match. Bob Presley has been vacationing in New Orleans and Florida, and Steve Jones spent several days in the Utah desert this past month. Both Jeff Case and Bud Elliot celebrated birthdays this month. The department was all ready to present Bud's cake and found that Bud was in the field--he made it back to the office just before closing time to cut the cake. Karen Thelen, our Drafter, has resigned to take a position with the City of Arvada. We all miss Karen and wish her the very best!!!! -3- L.L. �BETTER WATER FOR PEOP.lE WEE~ The natural foods center contains hundreds of items and is something seen in very few even large grocery stores. The gourmet cheese section will drive cheese lovers wild! Among the cheese selections are chocolate, mandarin orange, and peach cheeses which sell for over $5 per pound. Also for sale are 50 different varieties of pizza. The four million dollar investment by Safeway shows a strong committment to the City of Thornton. The store incorporates new refrigeration techniques, a heat reclaim system, and in-store recycling for aluminum and cardboard: (They are anticipating that the;y- will annuall;y- return the fiber equivalent of 5,0.0.0 trees for processing from this, one ~tore.)_ Other stores scheduled for Thornton Plaza are: Columbia Savings and Loan, a beauty shop, a drycleaners, a State Farm office, a dentist, an auto parts store, and a McDonalds. Other possibilities are a doctor's office and a major hardware store. In anticipating the opening of at least some of these stores during the early part of 1981, the City budgeted $250,000 in additional sales tax. This year's "Better Water for People Week" Open House wi.11 be held May 6 thru 9. Activities being planned and prepared by Dave Bata and the "Steering Committee" include Columbine Treatment Plant tours, free concessions, movies, water conservation displays, science project displays from area schools, a band performance, and other related activities. The a n n u a 1 "Great Bucket Relay" race is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, at 10:00 a.m. The starting line is at City Hall and itwill be run to the Thornton Treatment Plant and back. Teams are CABLE TV A report prepared by Tom Clouser on cable television indicates that there is interest by a company, Star West Communications, to build cable systems in a number of mobile home parks in the Denver area. Friendly Village of the Rockies is one park. It has been determined that a cable operator need not obtain a Thornton CATV permit if the system is totally on private property. However, the operator would still be subject to building permits, zoning regulations, and sales and use taxes. A meeting is planned with mobile home park owners and apartment owners to ask that they not make any commitments on private systems until the City has issued a permit to a cable company. According to the report, this request is being made of the park owners due to the fact that these systems will contain only 12 channels and be lacking many of the potential and existing features that are likely to be found in the Thornton-wide cable system. In addition, if the internal systems are set up, it may be economically unfeasible for the City permit holder to build in the same complex, and may make the construction of a City-wide dable system even more costly than anticipated. being fielded from the Utilities Department, the Fi re and P o 1 i c e Depa.rtments, City Council , and fifteen area cities. Each team will carry a bucket of water, passing it to the next member of the relay team, trying not to spill a drop. A traveling trophy will be awarded to the team that comes in first, and spills the least amount of water. All Utilities Department employees are we l come to take part in the "Open House." ltcms of Interest THORNTON PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER The new Thornton Plaza Shopping Center is going to be a great addition to Thornton. Safeway, the cornerstone of the center, opened its doors with a flurry on April 4. The mayor was asked to do the ribbon-cutting honors during preview ceremonies on Friday, April 3. The Safeway store is one of the five largest in the metropolitan area. It has all the conveniences of a super store, such as a bakery, delicatessen, variety department ,__ pharmacy, natural foods center, and new electronic scanners at the check-out stands. -4- Sandra Kailey �NEWS FROM ~LUJ~[LO~ W©[ru~~ We would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe Fourth of July. Shvur.y JohMon Ronald Be.a..uc.hamp ShVL-i. HCVt.t Eule. Ma.ggM.d Ste.ve. 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P ilo:t P .t.a.n:t Util-i.tie..o PM.k.o Wa.:tVL Ma.-i.n:te.na.nc.e. Sbte.e.t Eng-i.ne.VL-i.ng Publ-i.c. W01tk.o Pol-i.c.e. t oce. UWilie..o PM.k.o ' F-i.Jte. Pol-i.c.e. F-i.na.nc.e. Pla.nn-i.ng R e.eJt earl» n 7/7 5 F-i.Jte. 7/15 Po.t.-i.c.e. 7/15 Wa.:tVL Qua1.-i.ty 7/17 UW-i.ue..o 7/17 Wa.:tVL Qu.a.l-i.ty 7/18 Pu.1tc.ha..o-i.ng 7/18 L-i.ne. Ma.-i.n:te.na.nc.e. 7/21 Build-i.ng IMpe.c.. 7/23 C ommun-i.ty Ve.ve..t.. 7/23 Pouc.e. 7/25 Cofumb-i.ne. P .t.a.nt 7/25 Me.tVL Ma.-i.n:te.na.nc.e. 7/26 Pu.1tc.ha..o-i.ng 7/29 Mun-i.c.-i.pa.l Cou.Jtt 7/29 Pu.1tc.ha..o-i.ng 7/29 F-i.Jte. 7/29 F-i.Jte. 7/31 Pouc.e. I would like to introduce Angie Holloway to everyone. Angie is our new Clerk II. She is doing a very good job and we are very happy to have her permanently. Congratulations are in order for the recent promotions of two of our Streets Equipment Operators to Streets Crew Leaders. Kevin Salmen and Trent Kite were both promoted after the recent testing for these positions, which started out with more than forty applicants! Good luck to you both. We would like to offer our sympathy to Jim and Bobbie Creekmore. A few weeks ago Jim's grandmother passed away and he had to travel to Missouri and now Bobbie's mother passed away and they traveled to Wyoming. It is very sad to lose one member of your family but to lose two so close together is truly heart breaking. Our thoughts and deepest feelings are with them. Work has just started on the construction of 96th Avenue, east of Washington Street to service the new City Hall. After careful analysis, it was decided to build it as a concrete (yes, concrete!) street - the first one in the City. As most of you probably know by now, there was one#*@¢*#@! of a hail storm on June 14. We have pictures to prove it!. At least it wasn't followed up with a tornado like last year ... but, keep your eyes open and let us know if you see anything twirling around. 11 11 S.B. �NEWS FROM ~~©~~L%UO@U\D I MOVIE MONTH MUSIC IN THE ROUND July is Movie Month at the Thornton Recreation Center. Every Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 during July, Thornton Recreation will show a feature length movie for all ages. July 6 - Robinson Crusoe July 13 - Snowball Express July 20 - The Incredible Journey July 27 - Special Teen Feature Invasion of the Body Snatchers Again this year, Thornton Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a free summer concert series to be held from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday afternoons at Pecos Park Amphitheater, 9450 Pecos Street. July 11 July 18 July 25 - Nashville Country and Western Jazz Fees for the movies are: 50¢ for residents and City employees and 75¢ for non-residents. PARK PARTIES FRIDAY FISHIN' Grab your pole and lets go fishing! Thornton Recreation is sponsoring fishing trips for children 6-12 years old. The fee for the trips is $3.00 for residents and City employees and $8.50 for non-residents. Recreation comes to you in your own neighborhood! The July schedule of park parties is: , ')$7<1'\ .,-~ ,rtli' \ rJ:, f July 10 July 24 - July 9 - Crown Hill Lake 9am to noon Registration deadline is July 7 July 23 - Barr Lake State Park 9am to noon Registration deadline is July 21 Register at the Thornton Recreation Center, 2211 Eppinger Blvd. Park parties will offer fun, refreshments, balloons, and entertainment for everyone. Come down to the park for some fun! if BIKE RIDE Come with the Parks and Recreation Division and experience riding one of the finest bicycle trail systems in Denver the Highline Canal System. We will provide transportation to the trail and back for both you and your bicycle. The trip will leave the Recreation Center at 8 am and return at 1pm on Saturday, July 17. The fees for the trip are: $5.00 for residents and City employees and $10.50 for non-residents. �,<I FOR SALE. - - -"'--· CONGRATULATIONS - Live Rabbits for sale. Contact DeGina on ext. 249 or call Greg DeMott at 288-2056. Home-made peanut brittle. Z lbs. per batch - $5.00. Bert Kaspar on ext. 237. John and Marily Carpenter are proud parents of a baby boy, Ryan Scott, who was born on June 21 at 7:15 am. Congratulations to the both of you. Approximately To order call from. the editor For information on future issues of the City Chatter you may contact either Allen Gerstner or Bob Presley. ,~- HAVE A HAPPY FOURTH OF H A V E A F O U R T H H A P P Y O F J U L Y --. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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