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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE <br />Eileen Gomez, City Clerk/Records Manager <br />• Thanked Council for great working relationship <br />• Working with council staff to coordinate proclamations and certificates, as well as event <br />calendars <br />• Reduced staff set back scanning and other projects but continue to move forward <br />• Continue to work on Military Banner project and other project as time allows <br />• No longer handling passport services — may bring back in the future <br />• Handling numerous public records requests on a daily basis — working with Development <br />Services on requests for information <br />• Staff attending training as budget allows to keep current on FPPC regulations and records <br />management <br />• Work with various departments to coordinate records destruction project <br />• Still working on recruiting interns through the Colton Core Internship Program <br />POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />Steve Ward, Police Chief <br />• Public Safety — goals and objectives are priority <br />• Working on expenses without taking more money from general fund - support services were <br />wiped out in 2009 <br />• Receiving positive feedback from community about police officers waving and <br />acknowledging citizens <br />• Colton Police will host a mock hostage situation in a school for training, inviting police <br />officers from surrounding cities <br />• Rialto and Fontana share grant information and Fontana is even sharing their helicopter <br />• Working diligently to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries; community is showing <br />support at neighborhood meetings <br />FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />Tom Hendrix, Fire Chief <br />• Reached target budget without demotions or layoffs in September <br />• Retirement of two battalion chief's retiring two years early so no layoffs <br />• The two replacements are seasoned captains with over 20 years experience <br />• Morale is good - doesn't matter how much equipment you have if you don't have highly <br />motivated employees you will not be able to get the job done <br />• Adjusting to the new service levels — one less engine company on duty each day impacts <br />emergency response and training <br />• Working thorough minimizing the impact of the support functions such as training <br />• CERT has stepped up and volunteers are working in our office two days a week <br />• Kathy Donley has been working alone in the office and has a very heavy workload <br />• Working with Loma Linda to maximize resources and to save money <br />• Will be bringing forward an agreement to share a Battalion Chief with Loma Linda <br />2011 OCT 29 SPC CC/RDA/CUA/CPFA/CHA MTG - 3 - <br />