Sedgwick police chief becomes interim city administrator

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Sedgwick police chief becomes interim city administrator

info2022-07-08T07:30:31-05:00July 7th, 2022|

For the next six months, Brian Daily will be both Sedgwick’s police chief and its city administrator. The city council voted Wednesday to hire Daily as interim city administrator, effective through Jan. 1, 2023. He will continue with his duties as police chief, a position he’s held since June of 2020. “It’s going to be busy, without a doubt,” he said. “But I think there’s a degree of overlap already between the positions.” He noted that over the past year, he had already been taking on more administrative responsibilities. “It’s going to be a lot to accomplish, but we have a [...]

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Bomb threat closes Dodge City Community College campus

info2022-07-07T22:30:12-05:00July 7th, 2022|

On Thursday, Dodge City Community College was closed due to a bomb threat. According to a press release from Dodge City Community College, at 1:04 p.m. they received a call from a person saying there was a bomb in the art room. They say the caller described the bomb, described its location in the back of the classroom and that it would go off in just over an hour. Police, Fire and EMS responded and coordinated with campus security to evacuate the area and sweep the stated location. They did not find anything. It was also learned that the same report [...]

7 Thursday, July 7

Prairiefire sets date to pay outstanding Overland Park bond interest

info2022-07-08T07:31:20-05:00July 7th, 2022|

An Overland Park mixed-use heading into its development home stretch later this month will settle up on bond interest it has owed, in part, for more than two years. UMB Bank has scheduled July 22 as the date to pay $286,465 in bond interest, on which Prairiefire previously had defaulted, with a special record date set for Monday, according to a June 30 event notice. The bank is trustee for $14 million in community improvement district (CID) revenue bonds issued by Overland Park in 2012 to help finance Prairiefire through sale tax revenues generated at the development. Prairiefire is located between Lamar [...]

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Roeland Park moves toward offering curbside glass recycling program

info2022-07-08T07:32:54-05:00July 7th, 2022|

The Roeland Park City Council took further steps Tuesday night toward offering curbside glass recycling to residents. The council authorized city staff by a 6-1 vote to create a draft agreement with Ripple Glass of Kansas City, Missouri, to provide glass recycling for an estimated $94,500 a year. ...In a Roeland Park citizen survey last year to rate support for a curbside glass recycling program that would cost $3.50 a month per household (regardless of participation), 34% said they were very supportive of such a program and 34% said they were not supportive. The city approved a six-month pilot program in August [...]

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Prairie Village’s $10K radio donation makes it to Ukrainian sister city

info2022-07-08T07:35:35-05:00July 7th, 2022|

Prairie Village’s donation of $10,000 worth of radios to its Ukrainian sister city, Dolyna, have been received and are being put into action. Prairie Village developed a sister city relationship with Dolyna, Ukraine, in the early 2000s. Though the two cities hadn’t been in touch often in recent years, when the news about the Russian invasion broke, Prairie Village city staff worked to rekindle the relationships. Dolyna is located in the western part of the country in the Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, or district. The western Ukrainian city is acting as a hub for the collection of humanitarian aid. Source: Prairie Village Post

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85 Airports Awarded Nearly $1B for Terminal Improvements

info2022-07-08T07:35:44-05:00July 7th, 2022|

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded nearly $1 billion to airports across the country for projects that will improve terminal capacity, efficiency and accessibility, according to a release from the administration. The money, which was made available in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will be distributed among 85 airports, the FAA said. This is the first round of grants; under the law, the FAA will annually administer $1 billion in airport terminal grants for five years. “Americans deserve modern airports that meet the needs of their families and growing passenger demand,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in the release. The [...]

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Randy Smith officially hired to lead Cowley College

info2022-07-08T07:34:11-05:00July 7th, 2022|

The Cowley College Board of Trustees hired Randy Smith to become the next president of the college starting Monday. The board held a short meeting Wednesday to approve a contract with Smith. The meeting followed a farewell reception in the Wright Room for current president Dennis Rittle, who will become president at Northwest Arkansas Community College next week. Source: The Arkansas City Traveler

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Summer Virtual Education Series, Free to All City Clerks in Kansas (sponsored by CCMFOA)

info2022-07-07T13:55:03-05:00July 7th, 2022|

First Session: July 13 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Expert Stacy Jaramillo with the Kansas Department of Administration, will share budget best practices, Revenue Neutral Rates and general reminders for budget submission. We'll also have a County Clerk on the line to help with any additional questions. Save the date for additional sessions: August 25 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. September 22 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. October 20 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Series sponsored by City Clerks and Municipal Finance Officers of Kansas. All CCMFOA members will be eligible to submit for CMC/MMC points with an assessment for education. [...]

7 Thursday, July 7

Muni rates fall as focus turns to potential recession

info2022-07-07T07:12:25-05:00July 7th, 2022|

Municipals rallied Wednesday, ignoring a selloff in U.S. Treasuries, after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes reiterated the Fed's position it would raise rates 50 to 75 basis points at its July meeting to stave off inflation. Equities ended slightly up. Municipals were in their own lane Wednesday and triple-A yields fell four to 10 basis points, depending on the scale, while the two-, three-, five- and seven-year USTs rose above the 10-year, with some in the market seeing the FOMC minutes as dated now that the focus has turned the focus to a potential recession away from inflation concerns. [...]

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Municipal Bond Trends for July 6, 2022

info2022-07-07T06:56:56-05:00July 7th, 2022|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.