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Help envision a new brand for Ogden Did you know the City is beginning a process to develop a new unified Ogden brand? Our community has experienced so much positive change in the past several years that our brand needs to be updated and refreshed. Additionally, there are literally dozens of different styles, logos, and marks currently being used to represent our city government and its various departments and divisions. Roger Brooks International, a leader in community branding, has been selected to help us with this initiative. They are an impressive firm exclusively focused on helping municipalities re-establish or reposition their brand. Work will being in January, and there will be many opportunities for City employees to become part of the process and provide input. Watch for ways you can get involved. Opinions and feedback from all points of view (employees, residents, visitors, businesses, etc.) will be crucial in establishing the authentic brand that will set us apart and accurately depict the great place Ogden has become. Cami Orr — Marketing & Communication INSIDETRACK Newsletter November 2015 I By employees, for employees, about employees Top 10 Computing Practices 1. Use passwords that can’t be easily guessed, and protect your passwords. 2. Minimize storage of sensitive information. 3. Beware of scams. 4. Protect information when using the Internet and email. 5. Make sure your computer is protected with anti-virus and all necessary security updates. 6. Secure laptop computers and mobile devices at all times. 7. Shut down, lock, log off, or put your computer and other devices to sleep before leaving them unattended, and make sure they require a secure password to start up or wake up. 8. Don’t install or download unknown or unsolicited programs. 9. Secure your area before leaving it unattended. 10. Make backup copies of files or data you are not willing to lose. Source: its.ucsc.edu Stopping the flu is up to you! • Get a flu shot. • Wash or sanitize your hands regularly. • Keep from touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. • Get plenty of sleep, exercise, nutritious foods, and water. TECH TIME HEALTH TIP Heidi Olmedo — Human Resources Andy Lefgren — IT Turkey Day Frying Tips from the Fire Department Lisa Bromley — Fire • Keep outdoor fryers off decks, out of garages, and a safe distance away from trees and other structures. • Make sure the turkey is thawed and dry before cooking. Ice or water that mixes into the hot oil can cause flare-ups. • Watch the weather. Never operate a fryer outdoors in the rain or snow. • Place the fryer on a level surface, and avoid moving it once it’s in use. • Leave two feet between the tank and the burner when using a propane-powered fryer. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to avoid overfilling. Oil can ignite when it makes contact with the burner. • Choose a smaller turkey for frying. A bird that’s eight to ten pounds is best; pass on turkeys over twelve pounds. • Never leave fryers unattended. Purchase a fryer with temperature controls, and watch the oil temperature carefully. Cooking oil that is heated beyond its smoke point can catch fire. If you notice the oil is smoking, turn the fryer off. • Turn off the burner before lowering the turkey into the oil. Once the turkey is submerged, turn the burner on. • Wear goggles to shield your eyes, use oven mitts to protect your hands and arms and keep a grease-rated fire extinguisher close by. • Skip the stuffing when frying turkey, and avoid water-based marinades. Keep children and pets away from the fryer at all times. • Once finished, carefully remove the pot from the burner, place it on a level surface and cover to let the oil cool overnight before disposing of it. Ogden police officer Zack Martin teaches law enforcement and military organizations across the nation tactics for responding to an active shooter situation and is one of only two Rapid Response instructors in the state. He’s offered three tips for staying safe in an active shooter situation: A – Avoid Danger. This is the preferred option and begins with situational awareness of one’s environment prior to any active, hostile act. It also includes having a plan ahead of time regarding what you would do in the event of an active shooter and knowing escape routes. D – Deny Access. If avoidance isn’t possible, find ways to prevent the attacker from having access to you and those around you. Close and lock doors, barricade doorways with furniture, etc. D – Defend Yourself. As a last resort you have a right to defend yourself if you believe your life is in imminent danger. What you do matters! ™ Zack spent four years in the Marine Corps and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He’s been a police officer for eleven years, and has been in Ogden for over seven years. He’s been assigned to the Community Policing Bureau for the last three years and been on the SWAT team for over nine years, currently assigned as the Operations Sergeant over the team. Zack Martin’s tips for staying safe in a hostile encounter Diana Lopez — Police ---PAGE BREAK--- Cross training in the Recorders Office is very important to us and to you. For example, as a general rule, contracts go through Lee Ann Peterson; however, any of us can route a contract if Lee Ann is unavailable. There is no change or reduction to the services we provide or the way documents are processed regardless of who may be out of the office. Any one of us can route contracts, provide Notary services, assist with research projects, process GRAMA requests, post agendas, or check boxes in/out of the Records Center if necessary. Recorders office staff: • Tracy Hansen – City Recorder (attestations, elections, annexations) • Lee Ann Peterson – Chief Deputy City Recorder (contracts, committees) • Julia LaSeure – Deputy City Recorder/ Records Specialist (Records Center, records related questions) • Abbie Zampedri – Deputy City Recorder (scanning, elections backup, agenda posting) Recorders office staff and duties Robert Porter Community Development Where did you work before you came to work for the City? I was the Warehouse Manager/Expediter for Herrick Industrial Supply. If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? The Coast Guard. I was a Law Enforcement Officer, a boat driver, a pollution investigator, a lifesaver and so many other things. It was never dull/boring. I grew up there. And even though I spent a sizeable amount of time away from home, my career was a blast. One day we were arresting drug smugglers or human traffickers, and the next day we were rescuing a family from a sinking pleasure boat, or helping build a school in a third world country. Tell us about your family: I have a great family. Actually I have several families. I’ve been married to my wife, Mary almost 42 years! Our two boys, daughters in law, and 14 grand kids. They are my pride and joy. Then there’s my Coast Guard family. I spent half my adult life with them and they helped me grow up. And then there are my brothers and sisters in the veterans groups I belong to. What are some of the things you like about Ogden City? I like the proximity to the mountains and the desert. I think Ogden is a blue collar railroad town and needs to capitalize on that. I’m also impressed with the rise in status as a recreation mecca. What is your dream vacation? A springtime cruise to Alaska via the Inland Passage coupled with a tour of the Mt. McKinley area. Next would be cruise through the Mediterranean. Tell us something very few people know about you. I have been either the chair or co-chair of the Northern Utah Veterans Day Parade since the return of the parade 10 years ago. I am currently the President of the Fleet Reserve Association here in Utah. If you are a current or former enlisted member of the Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard, call me. I would love to get you and your family involved. Employee Spotlight Julia LaSeure — Recorders Office Emergency Preparedness: Food Storage Ryan Perkins — Emergency Preparedness This time of year lots of food items go on sale for Thanksgiving, and if you haven’t started your food storage now is the time. Food and water storage are essential principles of preparedness and should be budgeted into your spending. Just add a few extra items to your weekly shopping list and before long you’ll have an extra three to six months of food stored. Eat out of your pantry and replenish it as you go, and you’ll notice your grocery bill will actually decrease because you bought the items on sale and then used them throughout the year. Need help getting started? Follow these tips: Make a List: Determine items that your family likes to eat so you know what to shop for. Don’t forget your pets! Keep an Inventory: Your food storage should be organized and accessible so you don’t let items expire. Be sure to rotate your stock. Eat What You Store, and Store What You Eat: Don’t buy foods your family will never eat. Try familiar recipes with ingredients that store well, and stock your food storage appropriately. Change it Up: Don’t just limit your storage to canned, dehydrated, or freeze-dried foods. As long as you are using your food storage regularly, add boxed food and food in jars as well. Start building up your store of grains, legumes, fats, oils, powdered milk, salt, sugar or honey, and water. Once you have a six-month supply, continue with food items that can last 20-30 years. Remember, everyone has different needs and can store foods at different levels. The important thing is you get started sooner rather than later. Learn more about the basics of food storage, and download a “Year at Glance” checklist at emergencymanagement.ogdencity.com. 5 Years Gage Charlesworth Engineering Retirement Shane McGuire — Police 20 years Leah Stone — GHC 28 1/2 years CAREER SERVICES Add these items to your food storage this month: • Wheat—100 lbs. per person • Orange juice—1 can per person • Hand and bath soap • Light bulbs • A month’s worth prescription medications NOVEMBER ---PAGE BREAK--- Brad Rochell Public Works Where did you work before you came to work for the City? Waters Construction. If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? Multi-million-dollar lottery winner. Where did you go to school? Roy High School. Tell us about your family: Married to Kristy, and we have two kids— Brandon (16) and Kasey (12) What was the last magazine or book you read? Eastmans’ Hunting Journal What are some of the things you like about Ogden City? Recreation and the surrounding mountains. What is your dream vacation? Alaskan fishing trip. What is your favorite place to shop? Cabelas. What is your favorite smell? Standing in the middle of a pine canyon. What is your favorite restaurant? Rodizio Grill. What are your favorite foods? Wild game and seafood. What is your favorite dessert? Cheesecake. What is your favorite candy? Butterfinger. What characteristic do you most admire? Hard work and honesty. What is your favorite sound? Bugling Bull Elk. What is your favorite holiday or best time of the year? Fall and Christmas with my family. What is your favorite movie or TV show? Stand By Me. Employee Spotlight World War I—known at the time as “The Great War”—officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles in France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.” In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…” The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11 am. An Act approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday—a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as “Armistice Day.” Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation’s history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting in its place the word “Veterans.” With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to November 11 not only preserves the historical significance of the date, but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs The history of Veterans Day Kelsy Thompson — Marketing & Communication Soldiers of the 353rd Infantry wait for the end of hostilities. This photo was taken at 10:58 a.m., on November 11, 1918, two minutes before the armistice ending World War I went into effect. Thanks to the support and participation of the City employees, $860 was raised for the Utah food bank. The winners of the chili cookoff are: 1st Place: Janene Eller- Smith with chili #9 2nd Place: Cindy Weloth, with chili #13 3rd Place: Audrey Cherry, with chili #5 Honorable Mention: Jay Lowder Congratulations! Several different costumes were featured at the cookoff, and we invite employees to vote for their favorite. The winner of the costume contest will be announced in the December issue of the Inside Track. CHILI COOKOFF Vote for your favorite costume on the Employee Intranet through November 5. Cindy Weloth — Administration Ashley Wilson — IT ---PAGE BREAK--- People often ask what Community and Economic Development (CED) does for the city. The CED’s areas of responsibility include down payment assistance for low income buyers, home rehabilitation, and resale of HUD foreclosed homes and dilapidated or unsafe home removal and the building of new homes on lots purchased for infill. The department has also participated in the Ogden River project and acquired the property for the new Dee school. The CED also offers the emergency home repair program, which helps low-income families take care of sudden defects in heating systems, plumbing problems like sewer backups, and water heaters. The CED has also enacted public improvements like sidewalk replacement and rehabilitating entire streets. Successful programs include the Jefferson Street rehabilitation, the Oak Den Bungalows on 24th and Fowler, the Lincoln Bungalows on 27th and the 2700 block of Gramercy Street. Several other projects are currently the purchase and planning stages. The division is managed by Ward Ogden and Deputy Manager Jeremy Smith. Shanna Dayton is the senior administrative assistant. Ward’s management style encourages a spirit of cooperation in the department. Our weekly staff meeting is an effective time to express goals, concerns, and coordinate all staff and resources. Everyone is encouraged to utilize other staff members’ to achieve their goals and assignments, and all are asked to help keep the team concept alive and functioning. Jeremy Smith manages the infill program and oversees the marketing of the properties. Sean Mathis works with Jeremy and manages the HELP program and the unit reduction program. Shanna Dayton wears many hats and keeps the division running smoothly. One of her many responsibilities is the Own in Ogden down payment assistance program. She pays all the bills and processes draws for the contractors as well. Cathy Fuentes administers the grants that keep the division alive and creates the funding reports that are required to maintain compliance. Cathy also manages the Emergency Home Repair program. Lloyd Parry supervises contractors to rehabilitate HUD foreclosed homes in the East Central area of Ogden. Brendan Willig works with Shanna on the Own in Ogden down payment program as well as managing the purchase and sale of properties. Mayor Caldwell is very supportive of the department’s efforts to improve the housing and quality of life in Ogden City. Further support is provided by CAO Mark Johnson and CED Director Tom Christopulos. These leaders work closely with Ward to achieve the overall and long-term goals of the city. Bacteria and viruses that are present in the blood and body fluids can cause disease in humans, such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. These bloodborne pathogens are spread primarily through: 1) Direct Contact: Infected blood or body fluid from one person enters another person’s body, such as infected blood splashing in the eye. 2) Indirect Contact: A person’s skin touches an object that contains the blood or body fluid of an infected person. 3) Respiratory Droplet Transmission: A person inhales droplets from an infected person through a sneeze or a cough. 4) Vector-borne Transmission: A person’s skin in penetrated by infectious source, such as an insect bite. It’s important to follow standard precautions to help prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens and other diseases whenever there is a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids. • Avoid contact with blood and other body fluids. • Wear disposable gloves whenever providing care. Change gloves before providing care to another victim. • Use a CPR barrier if giving rescue breaths. • Wash hands thoroughly with an alcohol based hand sanitizer. Source: Utah Safety Council Safety Tip: Preventing the spread of bloodborne pathogens Heather Briskey — Risk Management Over the summer, you may have seen two men traveling along the city sidewalks on Segways, wielding (and using) cans of spray paint. What they leave behind may look like a radical form of sidewalk graffiti, but the real purpose of these markings is to identify sidewalk in need of repair. Ogden is an old city. Old cities require a large upkeep of their infrastructure. So many of our city sidewalks are cracked, spalled, shifted and broken due to age, harsh weather conditions, tree roots and other factors. While Ogden City maintains a list of locations citywide where the concrete needs attention, limited funding means that not all repairs can be made at once. So in the meantime, the sidewalks are being marked with bright paint in an effort to keep Ogden’s pedestrians safe until the damaged concrete can be repaired or replaced. As you walk along the sidewalks in Ogden, keep your eyes open for areas that have been marked. If you have broken sidewalk, you can get immediate participation from the city by using the 50/50 Concrete Replacement Program. You can contact the City Concrete Engineer at [PHONE REDACTED] for more information. Beware of broken sidewalks Russ Eldredge — Engineering Department Spotlight: Community and Economic Development Lloyd Parry — Community and Economic Development CED Milestones 2010-2015 • 56 ACA homes were renovated and sold to owner occupants each year. • 250 low-to-moderate income families received assistance to purchase a home in central Ogden. • 37 emergency home repair loans were disbursed for low income homeowners to address health and safety issues. • 24 new homes were built and sold in the East Central neighborhood through the HUD-funded Infill Housing program. • 2 public improvement projects were completed: Quincy trees and concrete replacement.