Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Events at the Jerome Senior Center

  • Starting Thursday November 4th the Jerome Senior Center will be sponsoring a Straight 8 Women's pool league. This will be every Thursday night at 7 pm and will last through the winter. This is open to women of all ages. The cost is $12.00 per month. For more information or to sign up contact Kris Shelton at the Jerome Senior Center at 324-5642.
  • Starting October 26th representatives from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will be at the Jerome Senior Center located at 520 North Lincoln every Tuesday from 9-3 to assist individuals in appling for energy and telephone assistance. Please bring your Social Security cards, most recent heating bill and proof of all income received in the household for the last 90 days. For any questions or concerns, please contact the Energy Assistance Office at 736-0676.
  • Every Wednesday from 8-10 come join your friends at the Jerome Senior Center located at 520 North Lincoln for coffee and freshly baked donuts.

Monday, October 25, 2010

2010 Precincts and Polling Places for Jerome County


Polling Places: City and County Precincts and Locations

Click here or on the image below for polling places within the City of Jerome:
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Friday, October 22, 2010

P&Z to Consider Design Review

The P&Z Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the Design Review Ordinance on October 26 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers, located at 100 E Avenue A. The Design Review Ordinance addresses architectural and design standards for businesses located along Lincoln and Main Streets in Jerome. To review the draft ordinance, call 324-8189 Planning and Zoning. The meeting is open to the public.



Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Leaf Pick Up Day: November 19 and 20

LEAF PICK UP DAY: Bagged leaves will be picked up on November 19 and 20. Please place bagged leaves wherever garbage totes are picked up. No limbs or branches will be accepted, only bagged leaves. For questions, call PSI Waste at 733-4441.

Monday, October 18, 2010

City Council Agenda: October 19, 2010

Call to Order – 5:30 PM.

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Consent Agenda

The consent calendar consists of items that are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted in the form of one motion. Any item can be removed from the consent calendar and heard in its regular order at the request of any council member or the mayor.

1. Approve the minutes of the October 5, 2010 regular meeting and executive session; October 7, 2010 special meeting and executive session; and October 12, 2010 special meeting

2. Officer’s reports – Fire, Building, Library, and Law Enforcement

3. Claims

Citizen Correspondence, Issues & Reports

Proclamations

1. National Energy Awareness Month

Contracts/Capital Acquisitions

2. Approve Contract with Keller Associates, Inc. for Wastewater Collection System Master Plan

City Council Discussion & Possible Action Items

3. Discussion regarding draft impact fee ordinance

4. Discussion regarding draft increased utility fees and real property owner’s responsibility for utility accounts

Council Reports

Department Head Reports

Adjourn

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Planning and Zoning Commission to Consider Design Review Ordinance

On October 12, the Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the Design Review Ordinance. This ordinance would require all businesses along Lincoln and Main to comply with design guidelines that address the aesthetics of building facades (paint, architecture, signs, etc.). The meeting is at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers, located at 100 E Avenue A. The public is invited. For questions, please call 324-8189 ext 101, Micah Austin.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Help the Jerome Rec District Raise $250,000!

The Rec District needs your help! By voting for the Jerome Recreation District's baseball/softball program, you will be helping Jerome receive $250,000 in grant funds!. To vote, text 103347 to 73774 or vote online by clicking the link below:


Thursday, October 7, 2010

Town Hall Meeting: October 12 at 7:00 pm

Jerome Officials to Consider Changes to Utility Billing, Penalties

CITY OF JEROME, IDAHO—October 7, 2010
On September 7, 2010, the Jerome City Council met to discuss the problem of a significant rise in the number of delinquent accounts in the city’s utility billing operations. The number of accounts scheduled for shut-off due to non-payment has risen dramatically from forty accounts per month to over 160 accounts, a four-fold increase. This trend is alarming and costly to the operations of the Water Works Department and unfairly burdens everyone else who pays their bills on time with compensating for those who don’t. At this meeting the City Council directed staff to propose changes to the billing policies for utility accounts related to delinquency fees, landlord responsibilities and termination fees.

A number of proposals have been brought forward and will be presented to the public for discussion at a Town Hall meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at the Jerome Public Library at 7:00 p.m. The City Council is interested in hearing public opinion about how to address this issue. These changes would be accomplished in two separate ordinances. In summary, the first ordinance creates a new section of Jerome Municipal Code, that establishes that only the real property owners served by City services may subscribe to City utility services, including water, sewer, sanitation, and irrigation. This differs from the current practice of allowing tenants to subscribe to said City services. The second ordinance establishes a new delinquent penalty of 20% of the outstanding bill to be placed on all late utility payments (those paid after the 15th of the month) and a termination fee of $100 to be placed on unpaid utility accounts which have been shut off on the last Tuesday of the month.

The City Council will consider these ordinances for adoption in November. All interested persons are invited to attend the council meetings when these ordinances will be discussed or to call City Hall at 324-8189 with any questions. Updates will be posted to the city’s Facebook page (“City of Jerome, Idaho”) and the City Blog (www.cityofjerome.blogspot.com).

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST this Saturday, October 9, from 9:00am-noon at Fire Station 2 located at 110 W. Yakima. Firefighters will offer tours of Station 2, fire trucks, and other fire fighting apparatus. Open to the public, completely free of charge. In celebration of Fire Prevention Week 2010. Questions? Call 324-2323.

Below: Elementary students from Jerome receive awards for a coloring contest sponsored by the Fire Department at the October 5, 2010, Council Meeting.



Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Police Cruiser for Auction

The City is auctioning an unmarked police vehicle that recently broke down, a 2000 Buick Regal with 115,000 miles. The engine threw a rod, which is now protruding from the engine block. The vehicle is located in Lewiston at Rudolph's Auto repair at 502 B Street. The vehicle must be trailered or towed as it does not run. To view pictures or bid on the vehicle, visit the link below.


Monday, October 4, 2010

Council Agenda: October 5, 2010

Call to Order – 5:30 PM.

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Consent Agenda

The consent calendar consists of items that are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted in the form of one motion. Any item can be removed from the consent calendar and heard in its regular order at the request of any council member or the mayor.

1. Approve the minutes of the September 21, 2010 regular meeting, September 21, 2010 executive session, and September 30, 2010 special meeting

Mayor Shine to present Employee of the Month Award

Citizen Correspondence, Issues & Reports

1. LeeAnn Gonzales, Pure Energy Gymnastics, is requesting a road closure on West Avenue A to hold a fundraiser

2. Present Awards to Fire Prevention Week Poster Contest Winners

Ordinances – New Business

3. Bill No. 563 – Suspend the rules and adopt as Ordinance 1078 Summer Sprinkling Service - Finance

Contracts/Capital Acquisitions

4. Approval to allow Advanced Info Systems to prepare utility billing statements free of charge for a 3 month trial period – Finance

City Council Discussion & Possible Action Items

5. Approve a tentative amendment to the 2009-2010 FY Budget – Finance

6. Approve payment to ICRMP in the amount of $125,976.09 - Finance

7. Approve the FY2010-11 Annual Drinking Water Assessment of $10,988 - Finance

8. Approve Pay Estimate #4 to Idaho Sand & Gravel for work completed on the 93 Corridor Tech Park Project in the amount of $21,470.20 – Engineering

9. Approve Pay Estimate #5 to Dan Lafferty Construction for work completed on the 93 Corridor Tech Park Project in the amount of $143,188.32 - Engineering

10. Discussion and Possible Action regarding the purchase of door scanners for City Hall at a cost of $3,956 - IS

Council Reports

City Administrative Report

Department Head Reports

Executive Session

Adjourn