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The City of St. Joseph is committed to effective communication with residents, business owners, elected officials and other people interested in our community. One of the tools used is a weekly City Weekly Report. Prepared by the City Manager's Office and distributed in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format by e-mail, this publication includes articles by City staff, information about upcoming events, a weekly "Good Job Award", contact information and other miscellaneous information that you may find useful...or maybe just plain fun.
March 4, 2010
Free Texting Service To Help Moms and Babies Be Healthy: text4baby; CSI - St. Joseph; Combined Sewer Overflow Health Risks
February 25, 2010
City Developments Held to Same Standard As Private Developers; Two Dangers in St. Joseph: Carbon Monoxide and Radon; Give Me your Money or Your Computer Gets It!
February 18, 2010
Congratulations Graduates; Rental Property Inspections; City Moves Forward with First Phase of Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan; 10-Hour Constuction Safety Program
February 11, 2010
www.CrimeReports.com; City Investigates Possible Solutions to Flooding in the Whitehead Creek Basin; CDBG Ad-Hoc Committee-What Do They Do?
February 4, 2010
An Introduction to the 2010 Census; From Newkid to Old Guy; New Look At Fairview
January 28, 2010
Prayers for A White Christmas Were Answered; Water Protection Program Overview; Heart Disease and Stroke; Planning A Special Event? Don't Forget The Insurance
January 21, 2010
Going Green - - Wind Turbine Ordinance; East Side Water Protection Facility Assessment; Its That Time Again; E-mail Archiving
January 14, 2010
Not Everything That Happens In Vegas, Stays In Vegas; Holiday Park-Year 29!!; Black Mold
January 7, 2010
Law Enforcement Accreditation An On-Going Process; Driving in the Snow; Owner-Occupied Rehab Program; The US Supreme Court's First Look at Municipal Government Speech
December 31, 2009
Excuse Me, But Did You Just Break Something?; Just Saying... ; Interior Rental Housing Inspections
December 17, 2009
Holiday Safety Tips; Federal Funds, Brownfield Areas, and St. Joseph; Another Year Gone By; Public Works Receives State and National Recognition for QBS Process
December 10, 2009
Recycling On The Move; Negotiate Rather Than Litigate; Already Thinking of Summer?; Emergency Snow Ordinance Phases Explanation
December 3, 2009
City Continues Successful Quest for Federal Stimulus Funds; Will Financial Services Earn It For The 20th Time?; World AIDS Day; Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
November 19, 2009
A Great Place of Active Aging; Ever Changing World of Fire Departments; Family and Medical Leave Act-Recent Additions; Holiday Closings
November 12, 2009
2009 Statewide Conference for Missouri Preservationl; Interior Housing Conditions; New Old Dump Trucks
November 5, 2009
Serial Numbers and Investigations; Managing Your E-Mail; Exercise and Stretching in the Workplace
October 29, 2009
A Word from Maxwell; Advancements in Technology in a Presenters World; Winter Storm Warnings-Prepare Before They Hit; Halloween PSA from the Police Department
October 22, 2009
Picnic Plate Transforms Into Magnificient Flying Machine; St. Joseph Receives Planning Award; To Pay or Not To Pay; Halloween Safety; Student in Government Day-Fall 2009
October 15, 2009
Urban Farming; Coping with Graffiti; Giving Maps Another Dimension
October 8, 2009
User Fees and Enterprise Funds; Missouri's Immigration Law and Public Works Contracts; Fire Years of Trail Watch Patrol
October 1, 2009
Pony Express Championships; Exciting Changes to the WIC Food Package; It's That Time Again
September 24, 2009
RideShare Connection Officially Launched-Find Your Carpool Match for Free; A Hallmark of Wester Civilization-Clean Water; What Are Brownfields?; Clean Sweep; Household Hazardous Waste Event
September 17, 2009
The Ignition Interlock Device; Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Purchases; Nusiance Codes Important to the Community
September 10, 2009
Kids Tour of St. Joseph-More Than Just A Short Bike Ride; Civic Arena Read for 2009-2010 Season; Downtown Street and Garage Cleaning; City Talk; Tour of Missouri
September 3, 2009
The Trails West! Experience
Revisited; Patee Market Celebrates 100 Years; Personal Strategic Planning
August 27, 2009
A Trail Connection Complete; Everything You Need To Know About Microsoft Windows 7; Auto Extrication
August 20, 2009
Auto Insurance - How Much Do You Really Need?; Temporary Crews Are An Asset To The Community; Cell Phone Settlement Revenue
August 13, 2009
HeRO Program 2009; Finding NEW Ways to Deal with OLD Problems; The Do's and Don'ts of Your Sewer System
August 6, 2009
Mock Dig a Success; Customer Assistance Department Update; Residential Sprinklers
July 30, 2009
Minimum Wage Increase; This is a New Flu in a New Flu Season; Electronic Sewer Mapping
July 23, 2009
Council Approves Downtown TIF; Lightening Can Strike Twice; Running A Business Like A Government
July 16, 2009
Evolution of Code Enforcement; Sound of Speed Airshow and Team Rhody; Heritage Park To Host National Softball Event
July 9, 2009
TASER-Electronic Control Device; Public Employees Free Speech Under the First Amendment; Workplace Ergonomics; Kids Tour of St. Joseph
July 2, 2009
GIS User Group; E-Verification; Government 2.0; Organ Donation; July 4th Festivities
June 25, 2009
Rain, Rain, Go Away; Summertime Safety; Amateur Archeologists; Town Hall Meeting; 4th of July Events
June 18, 2009
Joint Citizens Law Enforcement Academy; Parkway and Boulevard Development is No Longer a Thing of the Past; Improving Your Memory
June 11, 2009
May 27, 1977; Why The Water Protection Division Is Growing; The City of St. Joseph and the National Register of Historic Places
June 4, 2009
Know Your Bills; Firefighter Safety, Health, and Survival Week; Pet Food Confusion
May 28, 2009
New East Side Sewer Plant or No New Sewer Plant? That's A Good Question; Remembering Our Officers; The Tao of Online Social Networking
May 21, 2009
Summer Safety Tips; ICMA-RC's "It Pays To Save" Program; Honeybees In Your Parks
May 14, 2009
Vehicles on Property; 2009 Preservation Awards; Architects and Engineers; Public Works Open House; Parties on the Parkway; Bike To Work Day
May 7, 2009
Do You Need A Business License?; Is Your Backyard User Friendly?; Making the Switch; Public Works Open House; May 15-Bike To Work Day
April 30, 2009
25th Annual City-Wide Rabies Vaccination Clinics; Water Safety; Health Insurance Terminology for Everyday Use; Building Safety Week
April 23, 2009
Fund Balance-Not Just Another Financial Buzz-Word; Renewable Energy Using WECS-Wind Energy Conversion Systems-Wind Turbines; Levee Update
April 16, 2009
Cleaning The Dust Out Of Your Computer; Geocaching: Games For All-A Family Alternative!; Tagging Buildings
April 9, 2009
Court Referred Programs; Local Training Prepares Responders for WMD Event; Street Division Summer Preparations
April 2, 2009
Colon Cancer Awareness; Confined Spaces-Public Responsibilities; Corby Pond-The Old Stand-By
March 26, 2009
Honk Honk-Tweet Tweet; Community Development Projects That Make A Difference; Student In Government Day
March 19, 2009
ABCDE; One-Stop-Shopping; Mosquitoes; City Talk
March 12, 2009
Alternative Dispute Resolution Choices; Coaching for Compaction-The BIG BLUE Story; Youth Basketball Program Overview
March 5, 2009
Information Sharing; Dodging Big Tobacco; Solicitors; Employee Achievement Award Winner
February 26, 2009
Test Your Knowledge; Residential Sprinklers; Technology-The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly; State Certification of Operations Personnel at WPC
February 19, 2009
GIS+Build-Ability; Evaluating Economic Development Proposals; FY10 Budget
February 12, 2009
Becoming a 9-1-1 Dispatcher; When It Rains, It Pours; Second Saturday Story Time; Bead Bonanza; 2009 Junior Golf Camps Announced
February 5, 2009
Ice; Getting Your Home Spiffed Up After Winer; Groundhog Day; KRPA; Second Saturday Story Time
January 30, 2009
Special Events and the Role of Risk Management; Basics of Restaurant Inspection-Part II; Under or Over?; Wear Red Day
January 22, 2009
Recycling Development; Law Enforcement Torch Run-Flame of Hope; My Generation Media Convergence
January 15, 2009
Asbestos Facts; Winter Bird Feeding; Public Administration
January 8, 2009
Citys Interest Rates Reflect Economic Woes; Multimedia Programs Fast and Furious Start; Cell Phone Etiquette
December 31, 2008
The Basics of a Restaurant Inspection-Part I; Red Light Camera Enforcement; The Super Route
December 18, 2008
Carbon Monoxide-The Silent Killer; 457 Deferred Compensation Maximums for 2009; Eight Tiny Reindeer; Mayor's Children's Christmas Party A Success; Emergency Snow Ordinance Information; Christmas Tree Recycling
December 11, 2008
Richard A. King Award; A House Divided-Maybe-But Not At Your Airport; Foreclosures-More Than Just A Financial Crisis
December 4, 2008
Smile; Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege in the Public Sector; Shop Smart Tips
November 26, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 20, 2008
Who's Coming For The Holidays?; Insurance-Just Tell Me I'm Covered; Codes Are For Your Safety; City Holiday Closings
November 6, 2008
Rainwater Collection Systems; CAN-SPAM; Illegal Dumping
October 30, 2008
A Case For Change-Part I; Elder Abuse/Crimes Against The Elderly; Welcome New Municipal Substitute Judge David Schmitt; Water Pollution Control Reduces Costs
October 23, 2008
We Depend Upon Each Other; Senior Center Celebrates 30 Years Young; Halloween Safety Begins With You
October 16, 2008
Audits, Audits, and More Audits; CMOM Program Is Coming Along; Downtown Quiet Zone Proposed; We Remember
October 9, 2008
What makes building materials a green product?; How Property Maintenance Deals with Violations; Border Wars: Go Mizzou Hawks
October 2, 2008
Together We Win; What Does It Take? Who Is Affected?; Decisions and Projects In Local Government; Salt and Concrete
September 25, 2008
We Know Where You Are; Cholesterol-Where Is Thy Ribbon?; What I Learned At Trails West!, Part II
September 18, 2008
A Father's Advice For The Workplace!; Can Social Networking Be Good For Your Career?; EMS Role Is Changing; Next Steps; Employee Recognition Week
September 11, 2008
Vegetation Growth; KCI Master Plan; Missouri Prevailing Wage Law
September 4, 2008
Lotta Good Stuff Happening In Them Thar Western Parts; And Then There Were Five; Truth or Consequences-Which Do You Choose?
August 28, 2008
Civic Arena Upcoming Events; The Switch From Analog to Digital Television; Fun Ride For Kids!; Coming Soon-Fire Prevention Week
August 21, 2008
Bikes & Blues Festival; Can I Afford To Retire?; You're Welcome; Breastfeeding-The Gold Standard of Infant Feeding
August 14, 2008
What Is Sustainability?; You Drink and Drive. You Lose.; Things Your Computer Guy Won't Tell You
August 7, 2008
Thirty Things; Recycling Cartridges; Like A Little United Nations; There Is Hope For Dilapidated Buildings
July 31, 2008
Have You Met A Hawker Huckster Lately?; What is City Hall REALLY Made Of?; Employee Recognition
July 24, 2008
Out of Gas!; Someone has hired me to kill you!; Water Pollution Control-Disinfection Study; The Tao of Electronic Voting; Motorized Bicycle Regulations
July 17, 2008
Changes are Happening; Easy Access To Information; From our Friends to our Friends
July 10, 2008
Standards-Just an Arbitrary Way to Control Us?; Electronic Discovery
July 3, 2008
What Does Downtown St. Joseph Mean To You?; Cruising' and Playing'; 2008 Customer Assistance Center Tips
June 26, 2008
Sewers-A Bargaining Chip That Promotes City Growth; Police Computer Systems; Communication With The City; Missouri River Levees
June 19, 2008
Even Turtles Know To Protect Themselves From The Heat; Silencing The Bell; Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
June 12, 2008
Growth is a Stormy Ride-So Let's Get Ready!; Barristers; This Is Not A Job-It's A Way Of Life
June 5, 2008
Marketing New Homes Built with City HOME Funds; Trees-Trees-Trees; Summary of Proposed Changes to Contractor/Trade Licensing Programs
May 29, 2008
Time Travel; Remain Seated With Your Seatbelts Fastened; From Let It Snow to Let Us Mow; Sponsorships Take parkway Run To The Next Level
May 15, 2008
City Budgets-Playing For Dollars and Sky Miles!; Keyboard Shortcuts; Dont Just Change Your Oil...Change Your Thinking; The Importance of Cash Handling
May 8, 2008
The Wishbone Method; MODESA; MACE Conference; Co working?
May 1, 2008
An Easy Transition?; FOG; Missouri Minor in Possession Laws
April 24, 2008
Achieving Success Through Low Expectations?; Rabies and Prevention; Spring Has Sprung!
April 17, 2008
Consumer-Driven Health Care; International Biking Coming To St. Joseph!; What Can Your Nose Tell You While You Sleep?; Lose the Blues-Keep the Jeans; Missouri Public Health Month
April 10, 2008
Justice for VICTIMS-Justice for ALL; The Purchasing of Vehicles; Building Safety Week 08
April 3, 2008
Busy Construction Season; Top 10 Things People Do To Their Computers; Missouri Community Forestry Conference
March 27, 2008
Jaws and Paws Enforcing Laws; NFPB Comes Back to St. Joseph; The History of Cake Decorating; Recycling in City Hall; YMCA Emergency Cup Classic
March 20, 2008
The Catch of the Day; It Never Applied-So I Never Thought About It!
March 14, 2008
Noble Work for Noble Causes; The Ad Hoc Committee; Old Style Porches for New Homes
March 6, 2008
Ice Storm Debris Pickup; Modern Movies vs Classic Movies
February 28, 2008
Police & Fire Entry Level Testing; Protect The Children; Fitness Classes Booming at the JRP Senior Center; 100 Best Communities for Young People
February 21, 2008
Pay at the Pump Coming Soon to Rosecrans; Valentine's Day History; Can the Health of Your Relationships Affect the Health of Your Heart?; Who Says $1 Can't Buy Happiness?
February 14, 2008
Ice Storm Fires; Just a Little Water; Windows Vista, SP1
February 7, 2008
Economic Development Outlook; Paper or Plastic?; Hosting Conferences
January 24, 2008
Is Transit a Black Hole?; Does Cold Weather Give You A Cold?; National Skating Month
January 17, 2008
Space Heaters Are Hazardous; The Handshake; Youngest Workers Are the Least Satisfied
January 10, 2008
What's Next?; The Societal Benefits of Transit Service; Police Staffing; DREAM Initiative Proposes a Downtown TIF
January 3, 2008
The Power of GPS; ACRONYMS; Keep Your Family Safe Online
December 20, 2007
Strategic Planning; Are You Part of a Botnet?; Riparian Corridors, Stream Buffers & Wetlands, Oh My!
December 13, 2007
12 Simple Steps To Reduce Holiday Stress; You Got Your Gifts Safely Home
Now, Don't Burn Them Up!; Financial Services Updates Access to Financial Info
December 6, 2007
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs; Competing Priorities
November 29. 2007
What do incentives really do for a project or a community???; New look to City Weekly; Stop complaining, you could have been born in the 1800s; VOIP
November 9, 2007
Thermopilic Anaerobic Digester; Do the Wi-Fi Tighten Up; Financial Services Welcomes New Member
November 2, 2007
Make It Count; Hazardous Tree Removal Grant; Mayor's Thanksgiving Dinner
October 25, 2007
Now you know; CMOM is coming; 21st Annual Mayors Thanksgiving Dinner
October 11, 2007
It can't save you if it's not maintained; Stormwater "QUALITY"; Medical Insurance and good health explained
October 5, 2007
October is breast cancer awareness month; As the wheel turns (or not); Contractor and trade licensing
September 27, 2007
Don't send that e-mail!!!; Vacant lots; Council goal number 5; Congratulations on Years of Service
Years of Service;
September 13, 2007
A heartbreaking profession; Winter won't stop pothole repair; Oh no, not another proper shelter article; Merry-go-pig
September 7, 2007
Opening your own cafe / restaurant; MWSU Edge / Neighborhood Pride Cleanup; T.E.A.M. Award
August 31, 2007
The Hatfields...or the McCoys; The more things change; Calling Municipal Court; Welcome new employees
August 24, 2007
The good life - staying well on the job; Livescan fingerprinting; Women's USTA catching on with players
August 17, 2007
Sanitary landfill evolution; Breastfeeding gives babies the best start in life; How old are you? How long have you been in St. Joseph?
August 10, 2007
Fire-safe homes in St. Joseph; Do you have mold in your house; Dont pass me none of that SPAM
August 3, 2007
What is a land use plan; Industry day; A dash of humor
July 26, 2007
Every reason to succeed (if we dont step in it along the way)!; How does calea help; Better late than never
July 19, 2007
Acronyms in public works; Back to school...already???; We built it and they came
July 12, 2007
Historic properties and building codes; ADA compliance; Without it, how would we do our job???
July 5, 2007
Crisis intervention teams; Public involvement in the cso long term control plan; Juda House recognized; Employee Achievement Award - 2nd quarter
June 28, 2007
Newly adopted building codes; Using the internet... part 3; Sewer utility rates in St. Louis are going up; It's that time of year again
June 14, 2007
Wow...the neighbor's roof is burning!!!; Grill and chill; safe not sorry; Using the internet to assist you in a lifetime of learning
June 8, 2007
Money matters; Accommodating Spanish speaking individuals; Emergency response; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
May 31, 2007
Deferred payment loan program; In-house mowing - a dream come true; New playground at John Lucas Park; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
May 25, 2007
HHW program and fluorescent lamp recycling; Seek, but you never know what you'll find; GIS...GPS; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
May 18, 2007
Why dont we try building safer homes; Is my child being silently poisoned???; Joint citizens law enforcement academy; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
May 4, 2007
Green, gold, blue, and orange, oh my; Extreme home designs; Economic Development Outlook; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
April 27, 2007
GFOA throws down the gauntlet; Too much, too fast; Trash sting yields five tickets; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
April 20, 2007
We practice putting, but do we practice living; It's time to make a difference; It's that time again; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
April 13, 2007
Fairness and Equity In User Fees; Annual Street Maintenance Program Gears Up; Unified Development Codes; and more; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
April 6, 2007
It's All About Trees; Historic Preservation Training; WPC Employees Win Competition; and more; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
March 30, 2007
Budget synopsis; They're back; Summer is just around the corner; Welcome new employees; Employee Achievement Award - 1st quarter; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
March 23, 2007
Putting GIS to use; Tips for school zone safety; Newest member of financial services; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
March 16, 2007
Open burning: a fire department history; Sewer fund priorities; Portion distortion; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
March 9, 2007
Right vs. popular; Festivals, parades, carnivals; Comprehensive Land Use Plan; Free speech and public employees; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
March 2, 2007
Dangerous buildings; Get to know us at WPC; The dish on Microsoft's Windows Vista; Comments from the City Manager; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
February 23, 2007
AMBER Alert; Organizational skills; Budget and Employee Compensation Task Force; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
February 16, 2007
Heart Health Month; Copy That; Waste Composition at the Landfill, and much more, City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
February 9, 2007
Courage - that's all it takes; Family ties; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
January 26, 2007
Change in the police environment; NIMS fiscal year 2007 requirements; Two points for the fitness of our youth; From Mayor Shearin and Councilmember Falkner; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
January 12, 2007
Haven't we been this way before; What unnecessary destruction; First impression; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to
January 5, 2007
Making the old, new again; Transit gone wild; The Northwest Missouri Children's Advocacy Center; City Manager's GOOD JOB!! Award Goes to