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Home My WebLink AboutColleyville Communicator-City Publications-8/31/2012SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES Computer Fundamentals Class Senior Center Tue. & Thu., Sept. 4-13, 8:30 a.m. For details, call 817.503.1195. Digital Photography-Manual Rock House at McPherson Park Tue., Sept. 4-25, 6:30 p.m. For details, call 817.503.1180. Exercise To Solid Gold Hits Senior Center Thu., Sept. 6-Nov. 29, 9:15 a.m. For details, call 817.503.1195. . 1 MUNICIPALCOURTTOMERGEONOCT Story Time Registration Opens On Oct. 1, the cities of Colleyvilleoperational policies and Public Library Mon., Sept. 10, 10:00 a.m.and Keller will merge theirprocedures, and use the same For details, call 817.503.1150. respective court operations into aservice providers for prosecution, single municipal court. Thesoftware, and warrant collections. Books ‘n’ Brunch Book Club combined court will be located inThe initial contract between the Public Library the Colleyville Justice Center atcities will be for six years, with Thu., Sept. 13, 11:00 a.m 5201 Riverwalk Drive. Colleyvilleoptions for two five-year For details, call 817.503.1150. citizens with business before therenewals. court, or resolving a fine orLast year, the Texas Legislature Volleyball Mini Camp citation, will notice littlepassed House Bill 984, allowing Heritage Middle School Sat.-Sun., Sept. 15-16, 1:30 p.m.difference in the new courtcities with a contiguous border, For details, call 817.503.1180. operations.or those within a half-mile of The costs of the combinedeach other, to conduct court in Reel Talk Film Screening court will be shared between theone of the cities. The cities of Public Library two cities and paid in directColleyville and Keller may be the Thu., Sept. 20, 11:00 a.m. proportion to the percentage offirst in Texas to merge their court For details, call 817.503.1150. citations issued. Colleyvilleoperations. Until HB 984, state estimates an annual operatinglaw required cities to conduct Tennis: Tiny Tots, Junior, and cost savings of approximatelymunicipal court within their own Adult Classes City Park Tennis Courts$52,000. Keller anticipatesborders. Various dates and times $146,875 in annual savings.Staffing for the court includes a For details, call 817.503.1180. Colleyville and Keller (alongcontract municipal court judge, with Southlake and Westlake)court administrator, deputy court For a complete event/activity have successfully operated aadministrator, senior court clerk, listing, visit Colleyville.com. combined 911 dispatch and jailand two administrative court facility since 2010 and areclerks. A selection committee considering joining forces forcomposed of members from both animal control service (see backcity councils will make a joint page for details). The cities sharerecommendation for the similar municipal court ...continued on back page TEXASNIGHTOUTANIMALCONTROL COURTMERGER COMMUNITYSAFETYSERVICES ...continued from front page – . 2 EVENTOCT In an additional merger move, appointment of a presiding the Colleyville City Council is Texas Night Out promotes municipal court judge. Current considering an option to combine neighborhood interaction, police- staff members from both cities its animal control services with community partnerships, and can apply for the other positions. the cities of Keller and Southlake. heightens awareness of crime Members of Keller’s staff If approved, the merger would and drug prevention activities. approached Colleyville city staff take effect Oct. 1, at the start of This year, public safety personnel last summer about the feasibility the fiscal year. are revamping the event— of combining municipal court The move would allow all eschewing the neighborhood-by- operations. A joint study group, animal control services, including neighborhood constraint in favor including Colleyville’s assistant animal shelter services, to be of a safety-centered community- city manager/chief financial operated from Keller’s existing wide event. Even the name of the officer, finance manager, and animal shelter. That shelter is event has been altered to reflect information systems manager, currently undergoing an its larger scope. The Texas Night and Keller’s assistant city expansion that is expected to be Out Community Safety Event will manager, police chief, police completed in late 2014. be held Tuesday, Oct. 2, at City support services lieutenant and Colleyville currently uses the Park (off Bransford Road). Hours information systems manager, animal shelter in Hurst under an will be 6:00-9:00 p.m. examined the cities’ judicial interlocal agreement. This year, police and fire services, respective charter Combining the animal control personnel will team up to help requirements, staffing levels, services is projected to save deliver messages aimed to keep future software needs, money, provide more shelter Colleyville citizens safe. Activities operational policies, and potential space, and improve service by include: close-up views of police cost savings. extending operational hours for cars, fire trucks, and a bomb all three cities. Under the truck; equipment displays from proposed agreement, Colleyville’s COLLEYVILLERATEDAAA the Tarrant County Sherriff’s long-time animal control officer Department and the regional The city of Colleyville has main- would become an employee of S.W.A.T. team; a raffle and silent tained its AAA bond rating the city of Keller, but would still auction, as well as a Guns according to the credit rating be based primarily in Colleyville. (police) & Hoses (fire) softball company Fitch Ratings. Fitch game rematch between police Ratings noted the city’s financial NATIONALPRESCRIPTION and fire personnel. The event profile as very healthy, evidenced - DRUGTAKEBACKDAY also will feature information on by strong reserve levels, ample fire and crime prevention, liquidity, conservative budgetingColleyville is participating in the Citizen Fire Academy, Citizen practices, and strong financialDrug Enforcement Police Academy, Kids Fire Camp, policies. In its reaffirmation ofAdministration’s (DEA) National and the Citizens on Patrol the AAA rating, the companyPrescription Drug Take-Back Day program, and an attendance stated, “we believe managementon Saturday, Sept. 29, from competition for HOAs. will likely remain committed to10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is For more information, call maintaining the city’s consistent-an opportunity for those who 817.503.1230. ly strong financial performance,may have unwanted, unused including target reserves.” Fitchprescription drugs to safely COLLEYVILLECABLE also cited the city’s implemen-dispose of those medications. tation of key financial manage-The city of Colleyville’s govern-The program is free and open to ment policies in their ratingment cable channel now featuresthe public. The Colleyville site statement.programming from the Texaswill be manned by members of In 2009, Standard & Poor’sParks and Wildlife Department, inthe Colleyville Police Department increased the city’s rating fromaddition to programming onand will be located in front of AA+ to AAA, the highest ratingdealing with wild animals andMarket Street, 5605 Colleyville available. Fitch Ratings followedother city-specific programs. CityBlvd. suit in 2010. The strong creditcable is carried on Time WarnerThe city of Colleyville also rating allows Colleyville to(Ch. 15) and Verizon (Ch. 16). Itoffers a year-round secure borrow at lower interest rates,is also available online atdisposal program for prescription which saves money for tax-Colleyville.com, under LIVEdrugs and other medical-related payers. Colleyville is one of onlySTREAMING & WEBCASTS in thematerials. For details, call two Northeast Tarrant CountyCITY HALL heading on the front817.503.1200 or visit cities with the coveted rating.page.Colleyville.com. 2875-1354