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City manager reports new officer, rodeo operations and $362,000 rail crossing safety grant
Summary
Prineville city manager reported that lateral officer Antonio Cornelio will join public safety June 15, rodeo operations will include Oregon State Police support, and the city was awarded a rail crossing safety grant of around $362,000 with a 10.27% match to replace crossing control units and batteries.
City Manager Forrester reported multiple public-safety and infrastructure updates during his manager's report. He said lateral officer Antonio Cornelio will join the public-safety team on June 15, bringing the department to full staffing. "Lateral officer Antonio Cornelio will join our team June 15," Forrester stated, and he credited staff for recent recruitment work that helped fill the roster.
Forrester said operations planning for the upcoming rodeo is complete and will include assistance from the Oregon State Police on several nights. He also said staff submitted an Axon grant application to fund training technology related to mental-health and crisis response. On railroad matters, Forrester reported the city was awarded a rail crossing safety and improvement grant to replace control units and battery backup at five at-grade crossings; "the total project is around $362,000," he said, and the grant requires a 10.27% local match. He described the equipment replacement as a "huge upgrade" for systems that in one crossing date from 1978.
Forrester also highlighted other staff updates: new public-safety vehicles coming online, Barnes Butte communications site now operational to improve emergency communications redundancy, and ongoing progress on South Main paving and the Fairmont Waterline project. The council did not take separate action on these reports but discussed resident notice and operational details with staff.
