City Park Clean Up Continues

Daryl Moore with the City of Seymour Street Department is utilizing the skid-steer as a sweeper. The Street Department spent time cleaning up Memorial Drive in the City Park this week and the park custodian Teddy Sanchez cleaned up the debris and brush that did not burn inside the creek. The park will continue to be beautified so that our community can enjoy one of the nicest parks in Texas.

Making a Difference!

Pictured above is City Secretary Conchita Torrez who received her City Secretary 3rd Re-Certification from the Texas Municipal Registered Clerk Program this past week in Denton, Texas.

The certification program is a professional development program with college/university-level courses. Personal development is as much a goal of the certification as career development—the municipal clerk gains a greater sense of confidence and self-esteem as professional growth and development occur. The Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program provides current insight into such areas as public relations, interpersonal communications, and community organization which will improve on-the-job ability and enhance the clerk personally and individually. Increasing personal awareness, flexibility, knowledge, and innovations result in new professionalism.

Successful completion of TMCCP requires approximately 200 hours of individual home study and online homework; examinations over four courses; and attendance at eight two-day seminars. Some enrollees complete the program in as few as three years; some take several years. There is a 10-year limit to complete the Certification Program. Recertification requires an additional 80 hours of professional development course work every five years, including attendance at in-person/virtual seminars and webinars, and a selection of educational opportunities to earn points towards recertification.

The Texas Municipal Clerks Association, Inc., is a professional organization dedicated to serving the demands of excellence in Texas' local government and public problem-solving. The Election Law seminar was held on January 12th – 13th, 2023 at the Embassy Suites and Convention Center in Denton Texas. Congratulations to Mrs. Torrez and thank you for all your hard work to make a difference for the City of Seymour and its citizens.

CITY COUNCIL TAKES STEPS IN COMPLETING NEW CITY SECRETARY SEARCH

The Seymour City Council has interviewed four great candidates over the last two weeks to fill the City of Secretary position that will be vacated this summer by long time City Secretary Conchita Torrez. The City Council will go into executive session during their regular scheduled City Council Meeting on January 19th, 2023, at 7:00 PM at the Portwood Pavilion on East Morris and North Clements Street to discuss the candidates before coming into open session to make their final decision. Once the City Council selects the next City Secretary there will be a transition period that will begin so that the new candidate will have time to work with Mrs. Torrrez to learn more about the position and have time to take and receive the necessary training to meet the demands of being the City Secretary for Seymour.

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Department Updates

The City of Seymour Street Department as reported by Supervisor Ronnie Kolacek takes pride in our Streets and City Park. The Street Department repaired a portion of the rock fence at the City Park and broom swept Memorial Drive (The road that runs through our beautiful City Park.) The department sprayed winter weeds in the park around the playground area and responded to numerous work orders in town.

City of Seymour Police Officer Bryce Sawyer reported the department served five warrant arrests and one family assault violence arrest. The PD responded to a man reported to having a gun, investigated three disturbance calls, and issued traffic citations.

The City of Seymour Electric Department under the supervision of Anthony Arjes and company takes the initiative each week to service their vehicle fleet. As part of the Electric Departments standard operating procedures, they performed weekly readings of reclosures and locates for customers. The department replaced the lights at the Portwood Pavilion with automatic security lights. The department took down Christmas Angels on Main Street and Washington Street.

The Electric Department disconnected and then reconnected service for a meter loop change out on North Arkansas, North River for breaker box change out, and on Park Street for a break box replacement. The department responded to a work order for a low hanging line on Craddock Street. This line determined to be a communication line. The Electric Department entered a dig test for a pole change to be conducted on South Stratton.

The City of Seymour Water Department supervisor Chase Hoyt reported the team has completed multiple work orders this week consisting of turning on/off service and leak checks. The department flushed fire hydrants to improve water quality and rodded several manholes to improve sewage flow. Repaired a manhole on May Street by lifting and concreting the manhole for better access. Ran a new water line on Grossman Street and fixed leaks on several water meters.

Over the course of the last week, the Reverse Osmosis Plant under the supervision of John Davis produced 3.6 million gallons of treated water that was distributed to the City of Seymour and Baylor County Special Utility District. During the week plant operators monitored the chlorine levels at points throughout the distribution system, monitored the amount of wastewater discharged from the plant, and changed the pre-filters in one of the primary RO units.

This week Trac-N-Trol was on site at the RO Plant to begin upgrading the computer system that controls the wells that feed the plant and the distribution pumps that send water to town and BCSUD. The current system is over twenty years old and had experienced a major malfunction in November. The upgrade will greatly improve the city’s monitoring capabilities so that problems can be identified and resolved expeditiously. With better monitoring systems more water will be conserved allowing leaks to be detected more promptly.

City Hall Cinema Movies

Saturday, 7pm
January 28th

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Epic tale in which an intrepid archaeologist tries to beat a band of Nazis to a unique religious relic which is central to their plans for world domination. Battling against a snake phobia and a vengeful ex-girlfriend, Indiana Jones is in constant peril, making hair's-breadth escapes at every turn in this celebration of the innocent adventure movies of an earlier era.