https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/730f7712d66785f8b60990ac958d9423.pdf de0648c8ec29a1bb67c638a38eb80393 PDF Text Text f . ''T •• E TTY C Vol. 8, No. 8 THORNTON EMPLOYEES' NEWSLETTER City lvlgrs Report The employee's Council was initiated last May to interact with City Management with regard to the 1980 Pay Plan. Upon completion of the Pay Plan recommendations, it was decided that the committee would continue to meet as an organized way to obtain employee input to solutions for general problems, some of which merely evolved through historical practices.· In addition to Pay Plan topics, in the future, the members of this council will be used as an employee sounding board. and a forum for communicating important City happenings ... at all levels. The original committee consisted of approximatley twelve employees with representatives from the Personnel Department. The composition and utilization of the committee may be expanded and changed based upon need. In the past, the City has lacked the proper avenue for exchange of information. This Committee, therefore, is a very desirable addition, particularly in Li.qh t.. -o f the City's growth and the need for dissemination of more information throughout the different levels of the organization. A Day September 3rd is LABOR DAY! City Hall and the Recreation Center will be closed. ATT1E L '' August 31, 1979 Council ~TJIGHLIGHT One of the two council representatives from Ward 3 is Dr. Margaret W. Carpenter. Margaret's vocation is education. She received her Doctorate Degree in Education in 1971 and currently holds the position of Director of Elementary Education with School District #1. Margaret's interest in Thornton politics began vicariously in approximatley 1961 when her husband was elected to Council. Jim served as Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tern and Councilman until July, 1973 when he resigned. Margaret applied for the Ward III seat left vacant by Jim's sudden resignation. She was appointed by the Counci_l until November, at which time she was elected to complete Jim's two year term. In November of 1975, Dr. Carpenter ran for a four-year term and was elected in a three-way race. From 1976-1978, she served as Mayor Pro-Tern. During her over six years on Council, Margaret served as Thornton's representative on the Colorado Municipal League's Policy Cornm.i, ttee; serving as its Chairperson in 1978. She has served on the C.M.L. 's Police and Fire Pension Study Committee since its inception. Presently, Margaret is actively involved in two sections of the Municipal League, Women in Gov~rnment and Mayors and Councilmember Section for the past two years and is currently serving as Chairperson of that section. Margaret states that her major interests and/or concerns regarding the City are: �Page 2 1. Cooperation between school and city, 2. Water acquisition and storage, 3. Proper land use planning and · 4. Serious attempts to balance Thornton's income with expenditures as inflation continues to create havoc. Questio11s & A11swers This new column in the "Chatter" proposes to answer those perplexing questions city employees get from the public. If there is a question you would like_to have answered in a future issue, send the question to Toddy Wobbema at the Recreation Center. She, in turn, will seek out the respondent and publish it for everyone's information. Question l : Is there a regular schedule on filling of potholes in the streets of Thornton? Yes; each Friday or call 2895801, x 264, and give the location of the existing pothole. On an average, 2 trucks are sent out each week and calls by residents are encouraged; especially with all of this rain. DON FIELDS Question 2: W~y does the water in Thornton taste so funny? Funny (Ha, Ha) or Funny (Strange)? Tastes and odors are expressions of the same phenomenom. They are termed organoleptic thresholds (i.e., determined by sensing with body organs). Sources of T & 0 are industrial pollution, algae, mold, fungi, runoff, etc. Most of the T & 0 problems stem from Columbine Plant. At Columbine, there are 2 classes of odors (tastes): Chlorinous and earthy-musty. The chlorinous odors are by-products of the super chlorination process used at Columbine at romove arr~onia - a result of the reaction between chlorine and organics in the water. The earthy-musty odors are organic molecules present as a result of biological processes, namely algae and possibly fungi in the raw water (either wells or lower Clear Creek ditch). Last month, the odor quality of lower Clear Creek decreased to the point at whcih well water had to be blended with ditch water to reduce odor levels. Powdered Activated Careon (PAC) is the treatment chemical used in conjunction with potassium permanganate (KMno4) for odor control. STEVE (Editors Note: question. ROGERS You ask a simple .????'?) Question 3: Why are the parking lots at the Recreation Center and the Public Safety Building taking so long to be completed? Tests by an independent soils engineer have shown that the asphalt in the parking lot of the Recreation Center was originally placed on an improperly compacted base, and will surely fail, if it is now overlayed._ The other two parking lots cannot be paved now because the contractor priced and bid the project considering that his asphalt subcontractor would come in -once td complete the paving of the three areas. A change order must go now to City Council so. that they may consider the complete demolition and replacement of the original faulty pavement at a very reasonaSle price. WARD HORTON �·- . Page 3 _FIRE Dept Update Recently hired as a firefighter was Richard Lee. Rick, who came from Denver where he worked as a glazier for Acme Glass Company, is married and has two children. He resides i Thornton. Good luck to you. The Thornton Fire Department is researching a system which enable the department to communicate with speech and hearing impaired residents and visitors of Thornton. Part of the research is to identify the number of persons that will require this type of service. If you have a speech and hearing impairment, please notify the department at 2875553 between 8:00-5:00, weekdays or write to the Thornton Fire Department, 9471 Dorothy Blvd., Thornton, 80229. Pa[ICE Line-uo ..... In recent months, we have had several additions to our department. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome seven new police officers: 1. PJ:nelia Lucero 2. Anna Belle Rees 3. Karl Wilmes 4. Michael Curcio 5. David Martin 6. Paul Crow 7. William Nelson Two new ordinance enforcement officers are Roy Fair and Hershel Brewer. Sharrie White has joined the ranks as Communications Specialist and Lorrinne Jacobson is our new word processor. Last, but not least, our two new cadets are Michael Hunter and Hilarie Klein. THE STORK FLIES - Officer Ken Reather and his wife, Lauris, are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl. SERVICE AWARD LUNCHEON - A luncheon was held at the Black Angus Restaurant on Wednesday, August 15th to honor police employees with five or more years of service. They were also presented with gold badges .as a tribute to their loyal, conscientious service. t; nert ID,.{"<> n-a .r:11 C}l o !Hl rtti 1kP e ,, .1hP 1s..'<i..~ ~ .!!. ~ ~- ~ 1! V JL,l. , 1tv V~· rt FALL LINE-UP - Dancercize, trimnasties I, II, Pottery, Ceramics, Karate, Ethnic Cooking, Disco Dance and Macrame are amon the evening adult classes to be offered at the Recreation Center this fall. Children's classes extensively include Itty Bits, Art, Cooking, Tap, Ballet, Bowling, Roller Skating, Karate, Gymnastics and Super Sitters. Registration will be held Sept. 4-8. If you haven't already received a brochure at home (for those city employees residing in Thornton), they will be available at City Hall and the Recreation Center. Thornton employees are reminded that they are considered as residents when registering for a class at the Recreation Center, but must present their employee identification card when doing so. This will eliminate the $2.00 non-resident fee charged. ***The Recreation Department would like to welcome Peter DiDomenico to our ranks. Pete has recently joined us as a full-time staff rne:mber, replacing Jeff Welch in the position of Recreation Leader. His responsibilities will include center supervision, class instruction and tournament organization. Pete comes to us from the---0range-town Youth Recreation Association in Orangetown, New York. He has been working for Thornton as a �Page 4 recreation aide since March and was also employed by the Adams County School District #12 as a part-time physical education teacher. Welcome, Pete! We know you know what you're getting into! ***City employees interested in playing on a team in the Co-Ed Volleyball league at the Recreation Center this fall should call Toddy at ext 265. There are two leagues; Tuesday night, Competitive and Thursday night, Recreational. There is a $50.00 entry fee per team. Based on the number of individuals who call in, we will 1.) try to place you on a team or 2.) organize a new team of city employees and their spouses. That's right, they can play too. Deadline for team registration is September 10. u l-120 NFVP.f4/~ 1 .Iii.A f Columbine Water Treatment Plant wishes to extend a welcome to the new superintendent, Mark A. Speed, and to congratulate him for his excellent taste in choosing a career with the fine City of Thornton. WELCOME MARK! Columbine Employees 'T/'~..... ,,,,.,!;!.'V[r,;, Jj_{ ,;11n 0 r Abou: (;Jr (;. .._.,. VA fjr, 11.. J, Everywhere we turn, we are hearing about the energy crisis. People are constantly trying to come up with new ways to help conserve energy. Car pooling is, ,of course, one of the most popular ways to help. There is another alternative which might be considered by interested employers: A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO SUE JOHNSON FOR HER UN'rIRING EFFORTS IN BRINGING A VERY ENJOYABLE LUAUPICNIC TO THE CITY EMPL_OYEES. ·-~--__, Government agencies as well as private companies are implementing a four-day work week. Employees put in a 40-hour week by working 10 hours a day, for days a week, thereby eliminating one day of driving completely. Days off are staggered among the employees in each department so that there is no deficiency in the workload or cut in business hours. (Edi tor Is note: The City of Thornton Parks Department is currently operating under this program.) At least it is something to think about. Corrine Wilmot 66-rr w l'fJ'l 0 li7- t ~ u..u: Doy .L1l i =ir 11 .d. J; • ~y-, 'G (til \)..;'.J_dM,. Carey Palmer Kay E. 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