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Memo
To: City Council
From: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: November 25, 2019
Re: Monthly Department Report – November 2019
1. Payette Lakes Recreational Water and Sewer District Update:
I attended the November Board meeting as well as a one-on-one meeting with the District’s General
Manager. The Board has seated two new Directors. The Board is comprised of Ellen Holm (Chair), Ken
Patterson (Vice-Chair), Mark Larson, Dallas Young, and Bill Weida. The Board will hold a public hearing
on December 18 for an updated sewer connection fee as recommended by their consultants. The new fee
is based on the City of Hayden supreme court case methodology that all municipalities and special districts
are required to follow. The new connection fee is proposed to be a maximum of approximately $10,100.
The District continues to work on updating their sewer model and expects it to be completed after the first
of the new year. Once it is complete, a Post Annexation JWAG will be scheduled to discuss the policy
implications for both the City and the District.
2. McCall Senior/Community Center Update:
I continue to attend the Center’s board meetings. The Center will replace their carpet in December with a
$2,500 grant from the Progressive Club and a $600 cost share contribution from the City. In addition to
their regular meal service and food pantry program, the Center is planning community events for the winter
including a Bake Sale and Craft Fair, Bingo Night, and the traditional Pancake Breakfast and warming
station for the Winter Carnival.
3. Chamber of Commerce Strategic Initiatives – Recycling Update:
As part of my service on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, I am participating in their Strategic
Initiatives committee. Recycling is the current focus. The committee is following the recent decisions by
Valley County to address plastics recycling as well as their plans to open a new facility in Lake Fork in the
spring of 2020. The future Lake Fork facility will be staffed and fenced to better manage the influx of
materials and prevent trash dumping. At the November committee meeting, several ideas for supporting
and promoting recycling were identified to encourage businesses to operate more sustainably and celebrate
those businesses who already incorporate sustainability in their practices. This will help support and
complement the City’s Green Business program.
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4. McCall Golf Club PGA Professional contract update:
Allan Morrison, PGA Professional for the McCall Golf Club, has given notice to the City that he is actively
seeking another qualified PGA Professional to assume the remaining three years of the contract. Per the
terms of the contract, the City will be able to evaluate and approve the person to whom he proposes to
assign the contract.
5. Human Resources Update:
The annual Employee Holiday Party will be held Friday, December 20 at 6 p.m. at Banyans. City Council
is welcome to attend. The theme is “Santa’s Workshop” and everyone is encouraged to come as their best
Elf Self. In December, the City will host a “Giving Tree” in the City Hall Lobby with tags describing
requested donation items for children in need in our area. Employees and Council Members are encouraged
to take a tag and bring the requested item with you to the Holiday Party for wrapping and delivery to the
school district.
We have been fortunate to have filled several of our vacant positions over the past month. We have a new
Streets Operator I and a new Administrative Assistant in our Public Works Department. We also have three
new employees in our Parks Department; two of them will be assisting with general Parks maintenance
and sidewalk snow removal, and the third is replacing an employee who resigned as our Parks and
Recreation Facilities Coordinator. Recruiting efforts continue in our Police Department, and at the time of
this update, we have extended offers to fill two of our vacant Patrol Officer positions and our Code
Enforcement position. We are currently working through the pre-employment steps necessary for those
applicants to be employed in our Police Department and hope to have that process completed soon. We
still have a few positions to fill to be fully staffed in all departments. We are recruiting for a Receptionist
at City Hall, a Water System Manager, and Police Officer.
We will be kicking off our annual employee performance evaluation process in December as well as our
annual ICRMP trainings. The ICRMP trainings help keep the cost of our liability insurance premium low.