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City manager details new hires, warming-shelter activations and community programs

Hot Springs City Board of Directors · January 8, 2026
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City Manager Burrell announced recent hires and a promotion, described emergency warming-shelter activations when temperatures drop below 30°F (serving roughly 38–40 people overnight), and highlighted the Community Resource Center’s expanded services and partnerships.

City Manager Burrell reported several staffing changes and a promotion, and updated the Board on community services and winter operations.

Burrell listed new police dispatch and public-works hires and announced that Ross Niche was promoted to driver in the Hot Springs Fire Department. He noted the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 19 and said city offices…

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