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Holden mayor, police and fire chiefs outline next steps after public-safety bond passage
Summary
Mayor Briscoe thanked voters for approving the public-safety bond and department chiefs reported equipment maintenance, planned replacements and committee formation to manage bond-funded purchases; police presented recent incident and enforcement statistics.
Holden — Following the recent approval of a general obligation bond for public safety, Mayor Ray Briscoe and department chiefs used the Aug. 15 council meeting to outline next steps for implementation and to report recent public-safety activity.
Mayor Briscoe thanked voters and council members for their effort in explaining the bond to the public and said "hard work will now be required to make good, responsible decisions of the detailed plans to effectively proceed with the citizens’ investment in public safety." He also highlighted staff work on budget analysis, ordinance standardization and a communications plan, and noted the city is preparing to accept credit-card payments.
Police Chief Mayhew delivered the department's activity summary: 50 incident reports, 19 misdemeanors, 9 felonies, 10 warrant arrests, 3 juvenile matters, and traffic enforcement figures of 77 summonses and 57 warnings. Codes and animal-control figures included 80 codes cases and 30 nuisance calls.
Fire Chief Wakeman reported recent maintenance and vehicle plans: six pump gauges were replaced on Engine 211; Engine 211 is slated for replacement with bond funds; Engine 212 has no current maintenance issues; Brush 215 had its computer replaced and is back in service. The department will form a working truck committee in the coming weeks to plan the new pumper. Chief Wakeman also said the replacement response car will arrive in the next couple of weeks and the current vehicle will be offered as surplus in September.
Street Superintendent Joe Robb said the street crew is preparing for upcoming mill-and-overlay and chip-seal projects, performing culvert installations and replacing signage around town.
The Board of Public Works minutes — provided to council — noted potential future contract discussions with Alliance Water once Mr. Lerda (owner/operator of O & M Enterprises) retires and recorded a projected 6% rate increase.
Next steps recorded at the meeting include formation of the fire-department working truck committee to design and procure the replacement pumper and administrative follow-up to implement bond-funded purchases and file required documentation.
