All the events in  July went well.  The different departments pulled together to make each of the many events a great success.  My thanks to all of them for their hard work on behalf of the city.

The “Branding Team” has continued the work with our vendor NorthStar.  Things are moving ahead of schedule.  A tag line (which will be revealed later) was selected and the following weeks a log and colors will be next.  It’s a very exciting process and the vendor is doing some outstanding work.

Sgt. Lundry worked diligently and swiftly to get a grant completed that may provide for a police officer.  The Federal COPS grant provides for 75 percent of the approved entry-level salaries and fringe benefits of each new hire up to #125,000 per officer position, each year for three years.

I attended the summer Oregon City and County Managers Assoc. conference in Bend. It was a great networking opportunity and we had some wonderful breakout sessions.  I also attend the Oregon Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Finance Workshop in Silverton.  I was hoping to find some options for financing future projects, made some good connections and think the time was worthwhile.

David Snider and I interviewed a Portland State University (PSU) MPA student for a possible short term intern position.   He will be working on the foundational pieces of the Arts Commission program.  This will probably include bylaws, application for commission positions, networking and developing some relationships in the arts community.