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Mayor gives city operations update: cleanup event totals, pool repairs, street work and staffing challenges for police
Summary
Mayor Graham reported results from a city cleanup event, updates on pool closures and street repairs, and detailed police staffing numbers; council requested a public messaging push about fireworks safety ahead of July 4.
Mayor Graham gave a brief city update at the start of the June 9 meeting, reporting outcomes from a May 31 cleanup event, maintenance issues at city pools, ongoing street repairs and the city’s police staffing levels.
The mayor said crews filled 82 dumpsters, removed about 130 tons of trash, issued 252 CNC disposal vouchers and served approximately 1,900 residents across three cleanup locations. She reported Mitchell Park Pool was closed due to a temperature regulator valve issue and City Park Pool was down because of a boiler problem; both sites were under repair.
On streets, she said crews completed an emergency pothole repair on Union Avenue and were preparing a larger emergency ordinance for a collapsed street on Elizabeth. Parks crews completed basketball court rim installation and removed fencing; summer basketball season was scheduled to start June 17 with a $30 registration fee.
On police staffing, the mayor reported the department had 143 total officers actively working against an allocation of 131; she listed 46 vacancies, 21 officers in training, six in a mentorship program, and nine officers in a PTO program, with an additional two officers expected in July and an academy class of 76 planned in July.
During questions, a council member raised constituent concerns about fireworks and asked the mayor and police chief to run a public messaging campaign about statutes and safe behavior ahead of July 4; the mayor agreed to begin messaging the next day. Council members also expressed concern about dangerous explosives being used in private fireworks and the public-safety implications.
No formal council action was taken during the update.
