More than $60,000, Firearm Found During Traffic Stop
Cumby Police arrested a 25-year-old Tennessee man after bundles containing more than $60,000 cash and a firearm were found during a traffic stop Thursday, August 6, 2020 according to arrest reports.
Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson alleged a marijuana odor was smelled during a traffic stop on a Nissan Sentra. The traffic stop was initated for following too close to another vehicle. The stop occurred at 12:55 p.m. August 6 on a roadway at the Cumby, TX city limits.
Police then conducted a probable cause search of the car. Robertson reported finding two bundles of money in the center console and another between the driver’s side door and driver’s seat. A 40-caliber handgun was also located between the driver’s seat and console; a records check showed the firearm to be stolen.
Following a roadside investigation, police believed the 25-year-old Memphis, Tennessee man had more than the $60,000 found inside the car. Police believed to cash to be “proceeds of criminal activity”.
Consequently, Tavaris Deandre Floyd was taken into custody at 1:20 p.m. August 6 for charges related to the $60,000 and the firearm found in the car. He was booked into Hopkins County jail on possession of a stolen firearm and money laundering charges. The 25-year-old Tennessee man remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Aug. 7, on both charge, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Cumby ISD Meet the Teacher, Schedule Pick Up Times Announced
Candidate Filing Continues Through Aug. 17 For A Place On Nov. 3 Trustees Ballot; Cumby ISD Bond Election Cancelled
Cumby ISD Meet the Teacher and schedule pick up times were announced Thursday night, Aug. 6.
A traditional Cumby ISD Meet the Teacher Night won’t be held this year due to COVID-19, but times have been allocated on four different days for parents to drop their children’s supplies off at school and meet their students’ teachers.
At the elementary level, home room teachers have been preparing postcards and sending communications out this week to their students’ families regarding any specific process they will be implementing to make things run a little smoother for all. Some have even made phone calls and communicated with their students’ families via Zoom. Parents who have not been contacted can call the school office to request information regarding their child’s teacher and procedures they will need to know about.
Those attending meet the teacher are reminded of the need to bring and wear a mask, then check in at the elementary office. The child’s teacher will come to the office to escort the visitor to the classroom to drop off supplies. Anyone experiencing signs of COVID-19 or who has had a temperature over 100 degrees within 48 hours of the visit is asked to wait until fever and symptom fee.
Parents with additional questions should call the elementary office for additional information.
Elementary parents may visit the school to meet their students’ teachers from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7; from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10; from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Aug. 11; or from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday Aug. 12. Any parents who are unable to visit during those times may contact the elementary office or their child’s homeroom teacher to discuss arranging a different time.
Parents of Cumby secondary students may pick up students’ class schedules during designated times next week. Some students have already obtained their schedules during the summer months. Schedules are also accessible through student portals.
Designated for grades 6-12 to pick up schedules are 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10; 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Aug. 11; and 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Aug. 12. This includes for students who will be participating in the online learning option this year.
Again, those visiting the school will be required to wear a face mask, will be asked to practice social distancing and to remain at home if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or if they’ve had a temperature over 100 degrees in the 48 hours prior to the intended visit time.
Additional information about these an other Cumby ISD’s back to school plans students and parents will need to know prior to the start of the 2020-21 school year on Aug. 13, including school supply lists, are available on the district website (www.cumbyisd.net) and Facebook page, watching a video in which Superintendent Shelly Slaughter outlines the changes to the school calendar and back to school options, or by contacting the students’ teacher or campus.
Cumby Elections, Edu-Nation
Cumby ISD is still accepting applications during regular business hours through Aug. 17 in the Administration Offices for candidacy in the Nov. 3 school board election.
Currently, Marsha Krotky and Kenny Campbell are serving in those seats on the board. The trustees seats are at-large and for a full 3-year term.
Cumby ISD Board of Trustees at the regular July 30 board meeting board decided, due to several factors, to cancel the Nov. 3 bond election. The school officials indicate they plan to continue to look at all options, in collaboration with the Facilities Committee, and make decisions about a future bond over the next few months.
Cumby ISD is also awaiting the final approval from TEA, Texas Education Agency, regarding the SB 1882 Partnership with Collegiate Edu-Nation. The District has been partnering with the CEN network and its schools through weekly Zoom leadership meetings and is work with Texas A&M AgriLife regarding school-wide 4-H and student-led projects for grades 3-12.
The District will continue to partner with Paris Junior College. CISD is seeking other IHE partners, such as Texas A&M-Commerce, as well as business and industry partners, to create more degree and certification options for all students. Information regarding partnerships, once determined, and implementation of programs, will be posted on the
District website and updated regularly, according to Cumby ISD Superintendent Shelly Slaughter.
*Updated* Limited Visitation Allowed At Nursing Facilities And Long-Term Care Facilities
Local facilities have not been given the go-ahead yet to proceed with visitations even though the state released the press release below allowing visitations. The regional liasons and their staff will still need to provide the visitation criteria and testing criteria for our local facilities before visitations will be allowed. Although family members will still have to wait, the first step has been taken toward resuming visitations. The health and safety of the residents and staff of each facility will be addressed by management of each facility as they work with their regional liasons of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
AUSTIN – Texas Health and Human Services Commission today, Aug. 6, announced limited visitation rules for nursing facilities and long-term care facilities.
Limited outdoor visitation is being allowed for nursing facilities, and limited indoor and outdoor visitation at assisted living facilities other than nursing homes. However, no physical contact will be allowed between visitors and residents.
“Access to family and loved ones is an important part of every resident’s health and well-being, which is why this policy shift is a move in the right direction for some of our most fragile Texans,” said Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (SD-18), Chair, Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
“Today’s announcement is a critical first step for every person in a long-term care facility and their loved ones,” said Rep. James Frank (HD-69), Chair, Texas House Committee on Human Services. “This decision underscores that state leaders recognize the need to balance the emotional and physical health impacts of isolation against the serious dangers that COVID poses to these vulnerable Texans.”
Both nursing and extended living facilities will be required to meet certain conditions to be eligible for visitation.
There can be no confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in nursing facility staff in the last 14 days and no active positive cases in residents.
Any nursing facility that previously experienced an outbreak that has fully recovered must be adequately staffed and follow adequate infection control procedures. Facility staff are to be tested for COVID-19 weekly.
Enhanced emergency rules for nursing facilities also include:
- Each facility must have a COVID-19 response plan that includes designated staff to work with cohorts of residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, and staff should not change designation from one day to another, unless required to maintain adequate staffing for a cohort.
- All nursing facilities must screen all residents, staff, and people who come to the facility in accordance with specified criteria, and each resident must be screened at least three times a day for signs or symptoms of COVID-19.
- Each facility must have plans for obtaining and maintaining a two-week supply of personal protective equipment and resident recovery plans for continuing care when a resident recovers from COVID-19.
Long-term care facilities (except nursing facilities) must have adequate staffing to facilitate visitation in compliance with infection control requirements. Plexiglass is required as a safety barrier for indoor visitation to prevent spread of COVID-19.
Texas HHSC plans to continues investigating all long-term care facilities in the state that report one or more positive case of COVID-19, as well as coordinate closely with local, state, and federal health authorities.
Further guidance on limited visitation rules can be found on the on the HHSC COVID-19 provider web page/ The full emergency rules can be found by clicking here.
Aug. 6 COVID-19 Update: 6 New Cases, 55 Active Cases Reported For Hopkins County
For the fifth consecutive day, Hopkins County Emergency Management officials reports new COVID-19 cases. Thursday, Aug. 6 marked the second day in a row in which 6 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported for Hopkins County.
That’s 38 new cases and 37 recoveries reported so far this week, including 1 new case on Sunday, 12 on Monday, 13 Tuesday, and 6 each on Wednesday and Thursday, Hopkins County Emergency Management officials reported 30 recoveries on Monday and 7 Wednesday. There were no additional patient recoveries reported on Thursday.
That brings the overall cumulative total to 190 COVID-19 cases since mid March. Of those, 135 Hopkins County residents have recovered, leaving 55 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County on Aug. 6 according to Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom.
Only one patient was reported to be in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs on Aug. 6, That’s three fewer than on Aug. 5. No COVID-19 patients were reported to be on ventilators. Officials did not know if the patient in the COVID-19 unit was a resident of Hopkins or another county.
Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s dashboard continues to show one fatality for Hopkins County. The death was first reported on the DSHS/HHS dashboard on July 29. The DSHS “COVID-19 Total Fatalities by County” spreadsheet shows the fatality to have been assigned to Hopkins County on July 23.
Hopkins County Emergency Management officials still report neither they or regional DSHS officials have received any information regarding any COVID-19 deaths of Hopkins County residents.
Texas Health and Human Services reports show as of July 22 no patients in Sulphur Springs nursing homes and assisted living facilities had contracted COVID-19 since the state began collecting the data.
HHS reports continue to show only two cumulative positive cases among employees at one nursing home in town, but no active cases as of the July 23 report date. An employee at the facility was reported from July 13-20 as actively having COVID-19. All data in this report is 2 weeks behind so that information self-reported by these facilities can be entered and error-checked, according to DSHS.
Wood County Sheriff’s Office Report – July 29-August 4, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office provided the following activity report for July 29-August 4, 2020:
- Suspicious Activity: 12
- Alarm: 5
- Burglary: 3
- Theft: 3
- Criminal Trespass: 11
- Assault: 1
- Disturbances/Disputes: 12
- Shots Fired: 1
- Criminal Mischief: 1
- Reckless Driver: 5
- Terroristic Threat: 1
- Welfare Check: 9
- Arrest/Warrant Services: 13
- Livestock at Large: 10
- Harassment: 1
- Damaged Property: 0
- Fraud: 3
- Motorist Assist: 4
- Animal Complaint: 5
- Inquest: 0
- Missing Person: 0
- Abandoned Vehicle: 1
- Noise Complaint: 0
- Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle: 0
- Structure Fire: 0
Hopkins County Testing Update: 1,799 Tested – 1,583 Negative, 185 Positive, 32 Pending
Nearly 1,800 COVID-19 tests have been conducted on Hopkins County residents over the last 144 days, with 184 test results coming back positive and 1,583 negative for novel coronavirus 2019, according to Aug. 6 testing update provided by Hopkins County Hospital District COO/Hopkins County EMS Director Brent Smith.
Overall, that’s 49 additional Hopkins County residents testing positive for COVID-19 from July 24, when the last testing report was issued, to 8:30 a.m. Aug. 6. From July 25-31, there were 16 new positive cases, closing out July with 89 total new positive COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County residents. So far in August, there have been 32 new COVID-19 cases reported for Hopkins County: one new case on Aug. 2, 12 on Aug. 3, 13 on Aug. 4 and 6 new cases Aug. 5.
While the number of people testing has gone up so have the number of patients tested, those testing positive and patients recovering from COVID-19. An additional 197 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Hopkins County residents between July 24 and Aug. 6, increasing the overall total since March 21 to 1,799 tests conducted. Another 32 test results are still pending, that’s 41 fewer pending tests than on July 24.
Another 197 test results for Hopkins County residents came back negative for COVID-19. That’s 1,583 of the total 1,799 COVID-19 tests conducted on Hopkins County residents that have come back negative since HCHD/EMS began providing testing reports on March 21.
For only the second time in the 144 days HCHD/EMS has been tracking COVID-19 testing numbers have the number of recoveries outpaces the number of new cases reported. From July 24-Aug. 6, there were 53 recoveries and 49 new cases. The only time that’s happened was the reporting period from June 24 to July 2, when 17 new cases and 27 patient recoveries were reported.
During the first 5 days of August, Hopkins County Emergency Management officials reported 37 Hopkins County residents recovering from COVID-19,30 on Aug. 3 and 7 on Aug. 5. From July 24-31, HCEM officials reported 26 recoveries, 6 each on July 28 and 30 and 14 on July 31, closing out the month of July with at total of 48 Hopkins County residents recovering from COVID-19.
Reported results are estimates sent off by area healthcare providers for definitive testing to either a private lab or DSHS. While several healthcare providers are now conducting rapid antibody testing instead of molecular PCR testing, these reports do not include antibody testing results, which are not recognized by Texas Department of State Health Services, according to Smith.
Smith further noted in his report that “the types of testing and availability is changing rapidly with no means of standard gathering of information and reporting other than to the person who receives the test.”
Some private businesses and health facilities have also opted to use private organizations to screen workers. Those numbers also are not reflected in the testing numbers provided by HCHD/EMS either, as they are not required to report the information to the hospital district; that information is only reported to DSHS.
Membership News of Hopkins County Genealogical Society
Dear Members,
The Texas State Genealogical Society has a virtual conference this coming Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, with outstanding speakers. And if you cannot attend those dates, access to the recordings & handouts will be available until November 15, 2020 to watch on any device at any time or place. There are 8 speakers (one of these is Ari Wilkins who is an HCGS favorite & spoke to our society last year) with 8 great topics. Here is a link :https://www.txsgs.org/txsgs-2020-virtual-conference/
If you are a Facebook user, you might check out our “Hopkins County Genealogical Society” page where we post information about upcoming events and library announcements. We also have a “Hopkins County Genealogical Society” group which can easily be accessed from that page by clicking the blue button that says “Visit Group”, below the profile photo. There you can post discussions about ancestors or questions. Who knows someone might have a photo of your ancestor or give you a suggestion to try that helps break down a brick wall.
After being temporarily closed last week, we reopened Monday morning, August 3rd. Our hours will now be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ( We will use the time between the usual 9:00 a.m. opening and 9:30 a.m. to clean and sanitize the computers and other shared surfaces). The HCGS library will resume Saturday morning hours beginning September 12th from 9:30 – 12:00. We will be closed on September 5th in observance of the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Carter BloodCare Blood Drives Scheduled In Sulphur Springs
Two blood drives have been announced this week for Carter BloodCare, and at least three additional blood drives are scheduled later this month in Hopkins County to help bolster supplies during “the most prolonged period of a critical shortage in recent history.”
Summer, according to CBC, is typically a challenging time for blood supplies. Social distancing, canceled company and school blood drives, and other rapidly changing conditions have only increased the challenge to keep a readily available and prepared community blood supply this summer.
Scheduled Blood Drives
At least 5 blood drives are scheduled this month in Hopkins County to give individuals an opportunity to donate, according to the CBC website. They include:
- A mobile blood drive will be conducted from 9 until about 1 p..m. Friday, Aug, 7, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs, 115 Airport Road. To register for to donate at this event click here. For additional information contact Lanie Wright, Primary Blood Drive Coordinator at [email protected] or (903) 571-9667.
- Sulphur Springs ISD also announced a blood drive will be conducted Friday, Aug. 14, in the Conference Room at Sulphur Springs High School.
1200 Connally St. Contact Debbie Stribling, Primary Blood Drive Coordinator, at [email protected] at (903) 885-2158 to schedule an appointment. - True Hearts and Hands Hospice is scheduled to host a Carter BloodCare bus Thursday, Aug. 20, in Atwoods Ranch and Home parking lot, 817 Gilmer Street. For additional information contact Nicole Wardlow, Primary Blood Drive Coordinator, at (903) 422-8100 or [email protected].
- Lowe’s of Sulphur Springs is also scheduled to host a blood drive on the CBC bus Saturday, Aug. 22. Lowe’s is locate at 1711 South Broadway Street. Contact Russell Choate, Primary Blood Drive Coordinator, at [email protected] or (903) 438-3000 800
- Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center is scheduled to hold a blood drive on the Tuesday, Aug. 25, and 1137 Loop 301 Loop. Contact Mayra Cummings, Primary Blood Drive Coordinator at (903) 348-4165 or [email protected] for additional information.
Several additional blood drives are also planned in nearby towns and counties. A full list of upcoming blood drives can be found on the Carter BloodCare website, https://www.carterbloodcare.org/, with several search options to choose from.
To better observe social distancing, those planning to donate blood are asked to make an appointment online or using the QuickScreen app on their smart device from any blood drive flyer, and to bring and wear a mask. For additional information, visit https://www.carterbloodcare.org/, call the primary donor coordinator or call or text 800-366-2834.
Who Can Donate
All blood types are needed, desperately, from all eligible blood donors, according to Carter BloodCare.
Most healthy individuals who are 16 and weigh at least 110 pounds will be able to donate blood. People with some health conditions are still able to donate. According to the CBC guidelines, people who will NOT be allowed to donate include:
- Women who are pregnant or have given birth within the last 6 weeks
- Solid tumor cancer patients, during diagnosis or treatment of cancers such as breast, colon, pancreas, thyroid, lung, liver, and others, for 2 years following end of treatment and cure,
- Individuals with any type of blood, lymphoid, or bone marrow tumor (leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma) are permanently deferral from donating
- Malignant melanoma patients are deferred from donating for two years following end of treatment and complete cure. Those who have basal cell and squamous cell melanoma OK to donate after removal.
- Potentially people with the heart conditions such as
- Congestive heart failure,
- Aortic valve disease (not corrected by surgery),
- Chest pain (unexplained),
- Coronary artery disease with angina,
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,
- Implantable pacemaker and/or defibrillator,
- History of heart attack with permanent heart damage, and
- Irregular heart rhythm.
- People with lung disease, such as
- Active TB on treatment,
- Other active lung infections,
- COPD on oxygen,
- Emphysema on oxygen and
- Asthma with symptoms.
- People who have have had or donated organ or donor tissue for transfusion or in the last 12 months.
- People who have the following infections
- Active cold on day of donation
- Flu or diarrhea within two days of donation – must be feeling well and healthy
- Chagas disease (parasite of Central and South America)
- Babesiosis (parasite infection of red blood cells; found in ticks in the Northeast and upper Midwest of the U.S.)
- HIV
- Hepatitis B and hepatitis C
- Syphilis – past history is OK if treated, but if your blood continues to have a positive test you may not be able to donate
- Malaria in the past three years, or untreated malaria
- Individuals who have or at risk of having ( a relative who died from ) Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) disease or Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob.
- People who are at risk for
- malaria (Those who have traveled outside the US in the last year may contact the CBC Donor Notification Department at 1-888-480-8200 or check the CDC travel web page, http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/, to see if the area they were in is considered a malaria risk.)
- HIV and Hepatitis (see https://www.carterbloodcare.org/eligibility/ for a full list)
- certain mediations (see https://www.carterbloodcare.org/eligibility/)
- People who have had the following vaccines
- Measles (rubeola), Mumps, Oral polio, Oral Typhoid and Yellow fever must wait 2 weeks
- Rubella (German measles) and Varicella (Chicken pox/shingles), 4 weeks
- Smallpox, 8 weeks
Effective Tuesday, July 28, Carter BloodCare’s eligibility rules changed to reflect guidelines revised by the Food and Drug Administration in April. (Carter BloodCare needed time to modify computer systems, write procedures and train staff on how to implement these changes safely, thus, the new policies weren’t fully in effect until July 28).
Free COVID-19 Antibody Testing For Successful Donations
The blood center will provide COVID-19 antibody testing upon successful donations of whole blood, platelets, plasma and red cells. All blood that is collected by CBC moving forward until further notice will be tested for coronavirus antibodies, at no cost to the donor. If required by law, positive test results may be shared with the county and state health authorities.
This is not a test to determine if people currently have COVID-19 or acute infection. Anyone who suspects they may have COVID-19 or other illness is urged to contact their physician for diagnosis;
The antibody test is designed to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The test is an indicator of someone’s exposure to coronavirus, but is not an indicator of immunity to COVID-19. When truly positive (false positives can occur), the test indicates it is likely the individual had COVID-19, even if the person did not show symptoms. A truly negative test means it is unlikely you have had the COVID-19 infection.
Carter BloodCare is using one of two tests: the Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.(Ortho) VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARSCoV-2 Total Reagent Pack test or the Roche Diagnostics Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology test*. According to Ortho, their test is designed to detect antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19 in serum and plasma. According to Roche, their test is designed to detect antibodies in people who have been exposed to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the COVID-19 disease.
Antibody test results will be available within 1-2 weeks after a successful blood donation through the CBC login.
Convalescent Plasma From Recovered COVID-19 Patients
While not offered at mobile or community blood drives, Carter BloodCare is accepting convalescent plasma by appointment at a dedicated donation site from individuals enrolled in CBC’s special program.
Convalescent plasma is taken from recently recovered individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 to be used as an experimental treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patients who are not responding to other treatments.
To be eligible to donate convalescent plasma, an individual must:
- Have had a positive test result for COVID-19 or antibody test results
- Have complete resolution of symptoms for 14 days
- Meet the regular blood donation guidelines
Those willing to make a convalescent plasma donation, should not schedule a donation appointment through the CBC website, mobile app or by walking into a donor center. Instead potential convalescent plasma donors should complete a survey to be contacted by a CBC representative. Click here to access the survey or for more information about convalescent plasma donations.
People who donate convalescent plasma will not be antibody tested. The process used for convalescent plasma donation is being conducted according to the guidance of a research protocol. Antibody testing by the blood center is not part of the protocol, according to CBC.
Johanna Hicks Enjoying a ‘Rewarding’ Year as Agent
In Communications and Written Media, our own Johanna Hicks of the Hopkins County Agri-Life Extension Service recently received recognition, and shared some of the details with KSST News.
“Yes! I was awarded as the 2020 Extension Educator of the Year for the state. I also received the Communications Written News award on my column published in January 2020 called, “It’s not Gone – Just Renamed.” The column focused on what was formerly known as home economics, but is now called family & consumer sciences.
In September, I will be recognized on the national level as Extension Educator of the Year for the southern region (21 states), and also with a Community Partnership Award for the annual Kids’ Camp: Fun, Food, Fitness. The national meeting was to be in Snow Bird, Utah, but due to COVID-19, the conference will be held virtually.”
Johanna began as an Extension Agent 24 years ago, and has actually worked in the Hopkins County office twice during that time. She has taught at Tarleton State University, and was a Librarian and a children’s teacher in between her terms as Hopkins County Extension agent.
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – August 2020
On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the monthly manager’s report:
COVID-19 RESPONSE
Not much has changed since the last meeting in terms of our response; however, we are seeing an increase in the numbers of new COVID cases.
GRAYS BUILDING
The Capital Construction Division is preparing the pad site for the Grays building. We have hired a construction manager. You will have bids for various contracts for foundation, structural, HVAC, roof, etc., on the September agenda. City staff will perform all dirt work, construct all sidewalks and on-street parking. Staff will also perform all plumbing and electrical work.
SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING
I expect to sign a contract for architectural services later this week.
BELLVIEW STREET
Atmos is still replacing their gas line on this project. I expected them to be done by now, but it hasn’t worked out that way. At this point I don’t feel comfortable estimating a completion date for Atmos.
MCCANN STREET – HOLIDAY DRIVE
We have decided to proceed with this
project, and staff is currently preparing to begin construction.
CONNALLY STREET
The construction is complete with the exception of a little sod being placed along the south sidewalk.
CLAIMS
We had 1 liability claim in July for a broken skateboard. Apparently a Parks and Recreation employee mowed over it.
We had 3 workers compensation claims in July. All 3 claims were from police officers. One was for a broken tooth. The other two were exposed to blood.
The city also submitted a $10,000 claim to our insurer for damages resulting from a lightning strike at the airport.
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
Finance Director Lesa Smith will not give a year-to-date report of revenues and expenditures since she has previously presented the proposed budget including a year-end estimate of the current year’s budget.
Miscellaneous
Elsewhere around the city, employees:
- Conducted 21 building inspections, 25 electrical inspections, 19 plumbing inspections, 3 mechanical inspections and issued 23 building permits.
- Hosted a 23 team softball tournament.
- Shredded around Coleman and Peavine Lakes
- Made 4 extensive street repairs following utility repairs.
- Repaired 220 potholes.
- String-trimmed various ditches around town.
- Cleared a drainage flume at Austin Acres.
- Responded to 197 fire/rescue calls including 3 structure fires, 4 vehicle fires and a grass fire.
- Performed preventative maintenance on 78 fire hydrants.
- Checked out 2,595 items from the library plus 793 eBooks.
- Repaired scoreboards at Buford Park.
- Replaced security cameras on the plaza.
- Responded to 178 animal control calls.
- Achieved an animal adoption rate of 75%.
- Made 6 felony arrests in the special crimes unit.
- Responded to 38 accidents, wrote 425 traffic citations, made 45 arrests and recorded 66 offenses in the Patrol Division.
- Treated wastewater to a total suspended solids daily average of .57 mg/L.
- Repaired 6 water main breaks.
- Replaced 9 water meters.
- Unstopped 15 sewer mains.
- Repaired 5 sewer mains.
- Washed 75,000 feet of sewer mains.
- Flushed 36 dead end water mains.
- Treated 183 million gallons of potable water.
- Sold 2,942 gallons of AvGas and 4,495 gallons of JetA fuel.
