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Council requests volunteers, community-service assignments to repair bleachers and staff Fourth of July gates
Summary
Councilmembers sought volunteers and community-service labor to replace warped bleacher seats and staff gates during the rodeo (dates given as the third, fourth and fifth). Staff offered to be a point of contact for community-service workers ordered by the justice court; council discussed vetting assignments by task.
Councilmembers discussed preparations for upcoming Fourth of July events and rodeo nights, including replacing warped bleacher seats, staffing gates and scheduling volunteer labor.
Members said bleacher seats need replacement and that the rodeo will need gate volunteers across multiple nights. Councilmembers named July 3, 4 and 5 as the rodeo dates discussed and said they expected to need volunteers for gate staffing and bleacher work. They discussed recruiting community-service labor from justice-court orders but emphasized that assignments should be matched to workers' abilities and that some tasks would require vetted volunteers.
Staff offered to serve as a point of contact to receive community-service referrals from the court and direct workers to appropriate projects. Councilmembers also discussed organizing volunteer shifts by wards and setting dates so residents and assigned workers would know when to show up. No formal agreements were approved at the meeting; councilmembers asked staff to follow up with scheduling and volunteer outreach.
