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THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 2001
7/fc &4HM(iCUt RECORD
City signs contract with Golf Course manager,
hospital renews administrators contract
News Brief
Winers K Mittiplc Sckrals Unfit raffle iRimcef
A local raffle, proceeds from which will benefit the National Multi-
ple Sclerosis Society’s research and treatment efforts, raised nearly
$4,100, according to Jana Courange. Winners of the two packages were
Lucky Goodwin and Donna Derrick. The prize packages included din-
ner for two at either the CattJe Exchange or Our Fillin' Station, movie
tickets to the Palace Theatre, gifts from the City Drug Soda Fountain,
Robbins’ True Value, the Peppermint Tree and Alexander's Grocery
and Deli, and a night's stay at either Sleepy Hollow or Arrington Ranch
House Lodge. In addition to $3,096 raised in ticket sales, Courange
said, Ocean Energy donated $1,000 to the benefit. The drawing was
held on Sunday at the conclusion of the Fall Foliage Festival. #43
CitjClNtil
The Canadian City Council dis-
posed of a brief agenda in open
meeting last Monday by unani-
mously authorizing Mayor Patti
Fulcher to sign a contract with
Municipal Golf Course Manager
Mike Leonard. The remainder of
the meeting was devoted to a
workshop session to discuss future
paving projects, building codes
and utility rates, and a closed ses-
sion for the annual evaluation of
City Manager Dean Looper’s job
performance.
In a brief report before that
business was conducted, Looper
reported discussions with Texas
Parks and Wildlife concerning the
scoring of recent grant applica-
tions submitted by the City to that
agency. In order to improve the
prospects of future applications.
Looper requested a list of the suc-
cessful applicants and their scor-
ing order, a synopses of their
projects, and a summary of what
enabled those applicants to meet
TPW criteria.
Looper’s inquiry was a fol-
low-up to Canadian’s unsuccessful
attempt to get TPW grant funding
for development of Sunset Park on
the south edge of Canadian.
Looper also noted that the City
had received another Certificate
of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting. He com-
mended Director of Finance Beth
Briant, who is primarily responsi-
ble , for her work. The Certificate
is the highest form or recognition
in governmental accounting and
financial reporting, and its attain-
ment represents a significant ac-
complishment for this City.
Looper also advised the Coun-
cil that th~ City Water Depart-
ment had ,ieen alerted by State
authorities to assure the safety
and security of the municipal wa-
ter supply—a heightened concern
across the United States as a re-
sult of the September 11 terrorist
attacks and ongoing threats.
Looper said that he is confident
the City is in compliance with the
recommended guidelines, and that
its wells and well fields are secure.
Those present at last Monday's
meeting in addition to Looper
were Mayor Fulcher, Council
members Malouf Abraham, Rich-
ard Brock, Randy McCormick and
John Baker, and City Secretary
Terry South, from whose minutes
this report was compiled.
ClSfl lnrt if TmtRS
Canadian ISD trustees ac-
cepted bids for purchase of two
new activity buses, a Suburban for
teacher travel, a pickup for dis-
trict-wide use, and a reel mower
for the football and practice fields
last Tuesday night.
Lubbock's Blue Star Bus Sales'
$203,264 bid for two new
84-passenger activity buses, in-
cluding 5-year warranties, was ap-
proved. Thomas Bus Sales also
submitted a bid for $207,536,
which did not include the $3,000
paint job. The buses will replace
the Greyhound activity buses
which Superintendent Frank
Belcher said require frequent re-
pairs, and are not under warranty.
In addition, Country Chevrolet
of Borger submitted the success-
ful $31,907 bid for a 2002 Subur-
ban to be used for teacher travel.
West Texas Ford of Pampa's
$26,779 bid for a 2002 Ford F250
pickup was also accepted. That
pickup will be used, in part, to haul
a trailer with band instruments,
compensating for below-deck stor-
age that the new BlueBird activity
buses do not have. Professional
Turf Products submitted the suc-
cessful bid of $15,995 for a Toro
reel mower.
In other business conducted
during last week’s school board
meeting, CES Principal Karen
Minyen presented a comparative
report on the last five years’ re-
sults of Iowa Basic Skills Tests
taken by her students. Pam
Spencer reported on steps taken
by the Technology Department to
remove a virus that spread
throughout the District's com-
puter system, and presented a
contingency plan for future
anti-virus defense.
Trustees also approved a
Site-Based Decision Making Ad-
ministrative Procedures guide,
which outlines the roles and re-
sponsibilities of each campus and
District group in the deci-
sion-making process. The purpose
of the guide, Belcher explained, is
“to make sure everybody in the
District has a say in what’s going
on. This gives everyone ownership
in what happens in this school
system."
The board unanimously chose
Option 4 of the State’s school fi-
nance recapture plan, authorizing
the District to send a portion of its
revenues to Friona ISD. Belcher
said he expects the District to send
about $1.2 million to Friona—a
portion of which will go to the Re-
gion 16 Sendee Center's technol-
ogy consortium, effectively
lowering the costs of contracted
technology services for all schools
within the Region. “This option
gives us some return benefit from
the money we are required to send
out," Belcher said.
The board also reviewed revi-
sions to the Texas Association of
School Boards (TASB) legal policy
following the last State legislative
session, and made preparations
for modifying local policies.
Trustees approved a local
Internet filtering policy, Belcher
said, explaining that although the
filtering has been in place, a policy
had not previously been written.
The policy allows the school to
take advantage of E-rate dis-
counts and lower the costs of
long-distance and Internet
service.
Belcher reported that of 126
staffers, 80 had chosen to partici-
pate ia the new District’s Sick
Leave Bank, a new program im-
plemented to make additional sick
leave days available fv staffers
with urgent need. Each participat
ing staff member agrees to give up
one local sick leave day, which is
deposited in a ftind from which
those with emergency needs may
make withdrawals. Some staff
members were not eligible to par-
ticipate because they have been
with Canadian ISD less than a
year.
Following an executive session,
the board accepted the resignation
of Norma Patton as School Nurse,
and hired Molly Krehbiel Cook to
fill the position. Veteran CISD
Business Manager Noveta
Stephenson also activated her
long-delayed retirement—a posi-
tion that has been temporarily
shared with ami will be filled by
Cindy Moore.
In their October 16 meeting
the Hemphill County Hospital
Board voted to extend Adminis-
trator Robert Ezzell's contract for
another year Gena Christensen's
request from the Technology
Committee for three printers, a
scanner, and digital camera, at a
cost of $2,839, was approved.
Coalition of Health Services
Director. Carolyn Witherspoon
reported on the group's history
and programs offered. The board
also approved advertising for
health insurance bids. In the oper-
ational report, Ezzell related that
during the previous week's Coali-
tion reception for Tech medical
residents in Amarillo. Azmet
Ahmed, M.D., indicated her inten-
tion of practicing medicine in Ca-
nadian with her husband, Ahmed
Iqbal, M.D.
Those present for the meeting
were Board members Venita
McPherson, Jeanne Schluterman,
and Sandie Cook, Administrator
Robert Ezzell, Gena Christensen
from Home Health and the Tech-
nology Committee, Hospice Direc-
tor Cyndi Sanders, Carolyn
Witherspoon of the Coalition of
Health Services, and David Cook.
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The Hemphill County Com-
missioners in an October 8th sett
sion met as the Board of Trustees
of the Hemphill County Boot
(.'amp, approving the Memoran-
dum of Understanding with the
31st Judicial Juvenile Probation
Board. Facility Administrator
Sharon Carr told the Court about
a former cadet who is now em-
ployed by the facility and reported
on various Boot Camp activities
The Court will consider at their
next meeting the purchase of 65
tables and 241 chairs to replace
those at the pavilion and exhibition
center. An hourly wage of $20 for
interpreters' wages was set Per-
mission was granted to insurance
representatives for a presentation
of a voluntary employee benefit
plan in September of 2002. The
program qualifies under the
County's cafeteria plan.
Those present for the meeting
were Commissioners Joe Schaef,
Ed Culver, John Ramp and
Lynard Schafer, Judge Bob
Gober, County/District Clerk
Charles Cote, County Attorney Ty
Sparks, Sheriff Dean Butcher.
Treasurer Claudette Hand, Jackie
McPherson and J.B, Real of Rad
Insurance Agency, Ken Snider of
Worksite Marketing Concepts,
Inc., Juvenile Probation Officer
Kenneth MartincUie, Juba
Schafer, Executive Director of
YSI—Canadian Facility, and
Sharon Carr. Facility
Administrator.
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Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2001, newspaper, October 25, 2001; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth736533/m1/8/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.