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PUB

NEWS

Volume 43 Number 1 January 2019

W H A T ’ S I N S I D E

President’s Perspective ........... 2

Delegate Details ...................... 2

Accreditation News .................. 4

Upcoming Events .................... 5

Call for Award Nominations ..... 6

Employment Opportunities ...... 6

Recent Events ...................... ...8

Chapter Leadership ............... 11

I N T H I S I S S U E

2018 PACE

AWARD

RECIPIENT

22 YEARS

February Luncheon—Impact of Weather on Public Works Wednesday, February 6 Lee’s Summit City Hall

See page 5 for details— Register at http://kcmetro.apwa.net/EventDetails/10371

Award Nominations Now open See page 6 for details

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New KC Metro Chapter Executive Committee See page 8 for details

2018 Public Works Institute Graduates See page 9 for details

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P R E S I D E N T ’ S P E R S P E C T I V E F R O M D A N B R O W N

Happy New Year! I hope 2019 is off to a great start for everyone and you’re getting some of your New Year’s resolutions checked off your list. For me, in addition to the usual resolutions of working out more, eating healthier, blah, blah, blah, I’m excited that I get to add being President of the APWA KC Metro Chapter to my list. Before I tell you a little about myself and initiatives for our Chapter, I want to thank Past President Jason Meyers for his leadership this past year. Under his guidance our Chapter hosted many successful events that included a variety of chapter luncheons and learning opportunities, the National Public Works Week Awards Luncheon, fun social events for young professionals that included a Royals game and mini-golf tournament, the annual Membership BBQ, a Chapter Top Golf tournament, the 2018 APWA Mid-America Equipment Expo, two well-attended Public Works Institute sessions, and last but not least the 2018 PWX. I also want to thank Rob Krewson and Alysen Abel who have rotated off the Executive Committee for their tireless efforts and dedication to our Chapter. Of course none of our Chapter’s events and activities this past year could have happened without the incredible committee members we have and their efforts, so thank you all. With the 2018 PWX being such a huge focus of our Chapter the past few years, I want to send one last HUGE THANK YOU to Chairs of the Steering Committee – Joe Johnson, Tim Ross and Bill Stogsdill and all the volunteers who made it extremely successful. The positive feedback many of us continue to hear from attendees from other chapters has been truly amazing. There are many things I will remember about PWX, but there is one thing that truly stands out I want to share with you. On the final day of PWX, there is a session where planning committee members for future PWXs can ask questions of the current host committee members. During that meeting here in Kansas City Heidi Thummel, Co-Chair of the PWX Volunteer Committee, was describing all of her and John Cooper’s (other Co-Chair) efforts required to organize the volunteers. A woman from the Washington Chapter, host of the 2019 PWX, asked Heidi what she said to all of the volunteers so they would smile and be friendly and helpful. Heidi, with a puzzled look (and frankly many of us had the same look), said, “That’s just Kansas City”. You should all be proud of how you represented our Chapter and the Kansas City metro area. Who am I and how in the world did I develop a passion for public works and serving this great Chapter? I was born and raised in Chillicothe, Missouri. My 6th grade art teacher introduced us to floor plans one day and when I got home I told my Mom I wanted to be an architect when I grew up. Given my love for creating structures out of Legos, Lincoln Logs and Tinkertoys, my Mom wasn’t totally surprised. Before high school, we moved to Columbia, Missouri. After graduation I stuck with my architecture dream and attended college at UMKC in their architecture program. When it became evident I couldn’t draw and thought much more like an engineer than an architect, I switched to civil engineering and transferred to Mizzou. Civil engineering still tapped into my childhood passions because in addition to building cool structures, creating awesome roadways with my Hot Wheels was a close second. My first job out of college was in Maryville, Missouri for a small civil engineering and surveying firm. I spent five years there working primarily on public works projects. I then started to get the itch to work on larger projects and wanted to move to the “big city”. As a young kid, Kansas City was where my family always traveled to for some nearby entertainment, whether it was going to Worlds of Fun, attending a Royals game (when they were good the first time!) or going to the newly constructed Bannister Mall (now I’m dating myself). My first and only job since moving to Kansas City in 2001 has been with Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. I’ve been fortunate

D E L E G A T E D E T A I L S

F R O M J O E J O H N S O N

As we begin the New Year, I want to take this opportunity to thank all those that volunteer their time to the Chapter. I want to encourage all members to look at the many committees within the Chapter and pick one that interests you and volunteer your time. You will not regret it.

National is hosting the 2019 Chapter Leadership Training Workshop in Kansas City, January 31 - February 1. Part of the Leadership Training includes the Council of Chapters meeting to review the progress of its committees and look at other topics or items that support the Strategic Plan and Vision of APWA.

As we start 2019, APWA National will be posting Committee positions for the upcoming year. All available committees, councils and task force positions that will be appointed for the 2019-2020 term will be posted the first part of January on National’s web site www.apwa.net. If you are interested in being involved at the National Level, I encourage you to check this out.

APWA Technical Committees have recently set up a schedule to review all APWA-published publications on a 3-year cycle. Technical Committees are currently reviewing publications in 2018-2019 listed on the following page. Reviews will be completed by June 30, 2019. Committees will determine if the publication is still current, should be discontinued or requires an update. If you have an interest in participating in the review or update of these publications, please contact the committee’s staff liaison or chair. These folks can be found on APWA’s national website.

APWA will continue its long tradition of providing leading-edge information, education, networking, and collaboration opportunities for public works professionals via our premier conference events. The North American Snow Conference will be held in Salt Lake

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enough to be with a great company that supports my desire to work on public works projects and be active in APWA. Since I joined APWA in 2003, I’ve served on a committee for the 2006 Public Works Congress & Exposition (now PWX), helped start our Student Chapter Committee, chaired the National Public Works Week Committee, served as Treasurer for the 2018 PWX and have been on the Executive Committee for five years. I can truly say I’ve enjoyed every minute of my involvement in APWA and more importantly, very thankful for the friends I’ve met over the years! I’d like to welcome Nick Arena from the City of Lenexa and Heidi Thummel from GBA to the Executive Committee as 1st Year Directors. This is Nick’s first time serving on the Executive Committee and Heidi’s second. I look forward to working with them and the returning members of the committee this year! During my time as President of our Chapter, a few initiatives I’d like to focus on are:

Avoid the PWX Hangover! – We had many volunteers for the PWX event in August, so I’d like to keep the momentum going. Several of our

standing Committees need additional members and a few need to be reenergized. According to our Chapter’s By Laws, “Committees exist for the purpose of implementing the mission, vision, and goals of the Chapter and APWA”, so they are the lifeblood of our Chapter. If you are a supervisor, please encourage your staff to get involved with a Committee. If you’re in the early stages of your career and have a passion for public works, ask a “seasoned veteran” in your office about getting involved in APWA. If you’d like to get connected with a Committee, please contact me at DLBrown@walterpmoore.com or (816) 701-2109 and I’ll help you find a good fit. Committees with the greatest need for members include:

Audit & Budget

Awards

Communications & Publicity

Diversity

Engineering & Technology

Facilities & Grounds

Leadership & Management

Membership

Continue Young Professional Engagement Efforts – Our Young Professionals Committee has done a great job in recent years getting more

young professionals active in our Chapter. I’d like all of us to continue supporting them in their efforts. In March or April, look for a tremendous opportunity from National for younger members in your organization to join APWA.

Update Chapter Strategic Plan – Our current Strategic Plan is now over five years old, so we need to revisit that and go through the process

of getting it updated. I’ve already identified a volunteer to help lead that effort, but could use one or two more to join her. Of course, for the overall process, we’re going to need many volunteers, so stay tuned.

Host the 2024 APWA North American Snow Conference – Believe it or not, it’s time to start the process of expressing our interest to host the

2024 APWA North American Snow Conference. If we’re selected, Bill Billings from the City of Leawood has already graciously accepted the role of Chair of the Planning Committee for that event. We’ve issued a letter to National expressing our interest to host the event and the next step is to complete a questionnaire and submit that. We’ll then find out if we are short-listed by mid-February. If so, then National will conduct a site visit and meet with members of our Executive Committee and Planning Committee to determine the selected City. I’ll keep everyone posted.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as the 2019 President of our great APWA KC Metro Chapter. I’m excited for the challenges ahead and look forward to working with many of you this year as we achieve our goals.

Presidents Perspective — cont. from page 2

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Delegate Details — cont. from page 2

Fairway, KS Achieves APWA Accreditation Status The City of Fairway, KS Public Works Department has been awarded on October 4, 2018 the prestigious APWA Accreditation designation. The APWA Accreditation program recognizes public works agencies that go beyond the requirements of the management practices established nation-ally in the public works industry, as contained in the APWA Public Works Management Practices Manual. The City of Fairway initially applied for Accreditation in May 2014. Accreditation of the City of Fairway Public Works Department indicates the department met all applicable Accreditation documentation and practic-es over time. In a statement from the Director Bill Stogsdill, “The awarding of the APWA Accreditation shows we are dedicated to the efforts of continuous improvement and excellence. We are extremely proud to receive this honor. The heroes of this prestigious APWA award are the public works and development staff whose mission is to provide services and programs that contribute to making Fairway a great place to live and work.” The City of Fairway Public Works Department becomes the 147th agency in North America to be awarded Accreditation, and the 6th agency in the State of Kansas. In addition to Fairway, the accredited agencies in Kansas include Olathe, Lenexa, Topeka, Overland Park, and Shawnee. For the Fairway, KS review, a team of public works professionals from Cherry Hills Village, Colorado; Bloomfield, Connecticut; and Kansas City, Missouri, completed a thorough evaluation of operations during their October 2018 site visit. For more information about the City of Fairway Public Works Department, contact Director Bill Stogsdill or Accreditation Manager Abbie Aldridge. For more information about APWA Accreditation, please contact APWA Accreditation Manager Tracy Quintana.

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City, Utah, May 19-22, 2019. The annual PWX will be held in Seattle, Washington, September 8-11, 2019. Planning for these two events is well-underway. In the coming months, visit <www.apwa.net> for updates on the topics that will be discussed and the networking opportunities that will benefit you in your professional development and growth.

Here is a list of other APWA National Conferences through 2023: 2020 NORTH AMERICAN SNOW CONFERENCE, April 19-22, Cleveland, Ohio 2020 PWX, August 30 – September 2, New Orleans, Louisiana 2021 NORTH AMERICAN SNOW

CONFERENCE, April 11-14, Grand Rapids, Michigan

2021 PWX, August 29 – September 1, St. Louis, Missouri

2022 North American Snow Conference, April 10-13, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2022 PWX, August 28 – 31, Charlotte, North Carolina

2023 North American Snow Conference, April 16-19, Omaha, Nebraska

As always, if you have an item that you want to bring before the Chapter or National, just let Bill or myself know. We are here to assist you in that process.

Joe Johnson, P.E. Delegate – KC Metro Chapter

Publication Committee

Getting the Most Out of Your Infrastructure Assets Asset Management

ICS Pocket Guide Emergency Management

Construction Inspection: A Review Participant Guide Engineering & Technology

Demonstrating the Value of Your Fleet Management Program Fleet Services

The Concise Manual for Calculating Public Fleet Rates Fleet Services

Public Relations Manual - NEW Leadership & Management

Roadway Maintenance Guide Transportation

The Hole Story Transportation

Taking It to the Streets Transportation

How to Book on Utility Coordination Committees Utilities and Public Rights-of-Way

Why Manage the Right of Way Utilities and Public Rights-of-Way

Financing Stormwater Utilities Water Resources Management

Stormwater Learners Guide Water Resources Management

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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

Andy Bailey from the National Weather Service will share a presentation about the evolution of the NWS and how Public Works agencies can benefit from their weather expertise and service. Andy has been a meteorologist with the National Weather Service for 25 years and is currently the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) at the NWS office in Kansas City, MO. In this position he serves as the principle NWS liaison with the emergency management and media communities and is responsible for all of his office's public education and outreach activities in northwest and central Missouri and far eastern Kansas. Essentially his activities are aimed at making the office's forecast and warning programs more effective. Andy has been in the Kansas City area for 12 years. Prior to this position he served at the NWS office in Las Vegas, NV, Rapid City, SD, and Des Moines, IA. For more information and to register, go to http://kcmetro.apwa.net/EventDetails/17078

February Luncheon at Lee’s Summit City Hall — February 6

The MARC Water Quality Public Education Committee, in cooperation with Missouri Water Environment Association and Kansas Water Environment Association, invites you to participate in the 2019 KC Urban Stormwater Conference on Feb. 4–5, 2019. The conference will convene national, regional and local stormwater professionals to discuss the growing issues around urban stormwater.

Conference Social Event - Boulevard Brewery Monday, February 4, 4:30–6 p.m.

Join us for the KC Urban Stormwater Social Event at Boulevard Brewery (2501 Southwest Blvd). This is an opportunity to network and socialize over appetizers and drinks with your peers in stormwater at Kansas City’s hometown brewery! The event will be at the brewery’s third floor Muehlebach Suite!

For more information and to register, go to http://marc.org/Environment/Water-Resources/Water-Quality-Grants/Regional-Stormwater-Symposium.html Conference Tuesday February 5, 7:30-5:00 Crown Plaza Hotel, 1301 Wyandotte Street Downtown Kansas City, MO

2019 KC Urban Stormwater Conference — February 4-5

Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), the world's leader in water management solutions is excited to announce two exciting events coming to The Show-Me State this winter! You and your colleagues are cordially invited to attend this FREE symposium in Kansas City.

Sharpen skills and enhance your knowledge of HP Storm® for storm sewer applications, SaniTite HP® for sanitary sewer applications, BayFilter® and BarracudaTM products for Water Quality applications, Nyloplast® inlet structures, sanitary and storm lateral connection options with Inserta-Tee® and superior inlet filter protection designs utilizing FleXstorm®.

We realize your time is extremely valuable as we head into spring so we have compacted significant information into a 1/2 day event. Stay for the entire event, or come and go as needed! Registration begins at 7:30 and the day will conclude with door prizes at 2:15.

As a "Thank You" to our engineering partners, we will be offering up to 5 Professional Development Hours (PDH).

For more information and to register, go to https://files.constantcontact.com/9aa50d8b601/17a39d8b-7e28-45da-9988-66bb738d10c9.pdf

Tuesday February 12 Overland Park Convention Center RSVP by February 8, 2019 6000 College Blvd. to Paul Erger at paul.erger@ads-pipe.com Overland Park, KS 66211

2019 ADS Water Management Symposium — February 12

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C A L L F O R A W A R D N O M I N A T I O N S

It is Time for Nominations for the 2019 National Awards The criteria and nomination forms have been uploaded to the chapter website here: http://kcmetro.apwa.net/PageDetails/4174. Nominations are due no later than February 8. Please submit the nominations to awardsapwa@gmail.com in order to qualify for award by the local chapter. If you have any questions, please contact JD Reitinger at the same email address. We would also like to congratulate the 2018 Fall Award Winners. Ken Cardwell Heart of America Award – Joe Johnson Samuel Greeley Service Award – Bob Miller and Michael McDonald Public Works Excellence Award – Garrett Ross Board of Directors Years of Service – Alysen Abel and Rob Krewson Lifetime Membership Award – Charles Bartlett, Joseph R. Brand, Norman Buescher, Brad Burton, Glen Dvorak, Thomas Kirkwood, Howard Mann, Clarence Munsch, Tim Ross, John Sullivan, Todd Thalmann, and Bruce Woody

E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N I T I E S

City of Shawnee is hiring an Engineering Inspector

For more information and to apply, go to: http://kcmetro.apwa.net/PageDetails/17167

To advertise employement opportunities, please contact our webmaster, Tiffany Cartwright

2019 APWA BBQ Save the date for the Annual APWA BBQ on June 7, 2019. Stay tuned for more details and registration. For more information see here: http://kcmetro.apwa.net/EventDetails/16924

S A V E T H E D A T E

Robert Anderson, Unified Government Joseph Barnes, Unified Government Bryan Barnhart, Unified Government Amy Bunnell, City of Kansas City Philip Ciesielski, GBA Arnolds Diaz, City of Greenwood Brian Fairchild, Olsson Mark Gates, Unified Government Jamie Gilbert, GBA SI

Anne Hays, City of Overland Park Dirk Hudson Kristian Krc, Walter P. Moore Dustin Lueckenotte City of Overland Park Martin Ntonjira, Unified Government John Pack, Unified Government Jonathan Parker, Burns & McDonnell Scott Plumb, K&W Underground Madeline Prall, HNTB

Andrew Roddy, Unified Government Megan Rodenberg, City of Overland Park Phil Schindel, Unified Government Shelby Teufel, City of Pleasant Hill Joshua Welge, City of Overland Park Chad Wiggans, Unified Government Kurt Winters, Unified Government Vincent Zink, Renaissance Infrastructure

Consulting

N E W M E M B E R S

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C A L L F O R A W A R D N O M I N A T I O N S S A V E T H E D A T E

at AAbel@parkvillemo.gov

APWA is looking for volunteers to serve on National Committees. There are a variety of technical and non-technical committees for all levels in the public works profession. If you are interested in expanding your knowledge in public works and giving back to the profession, consider serving on a committee. Any APWA member is eligible to serve. It is a great way to understand the organization and get to know other members in other regions.

C A L L F O R V O L U N T E E R S

Serve on a National committee

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On Tuesday, December 11th, the KC Metro Chapter hosted their annual Holiday Party at the Nara Event Space in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Members enjoyed an Italian buffet, while listening to a Keynote Address given by the Region VI director of APWA, Chuck Williams. Also at the event, nominated Executive Committee members for the 2019 calendar year were sworn in, and recent graduates of the Public Works Institute were recognized. Additionally, Joe Johnson was awarded the Ken Cardwell award for 2018.The evening ended with the Santa’s Helpers raffle, which went along with the Toys for Tots Drive that brought in nearly 75 toys.

R E C E N T E V E N T S

2018 KC Metro Chapter Annual Holiday Party

Rob Krewson announces the 2019 Executive Committee (left to right): Jason Meyers, Dan Brown, Cory Clark, Kyle Dieckmann, Ben Will,

Becky Bonebrake, Heidi Thummel, Nick Arena, Joe Johnson.

Not pictured: Bill Stogsdill, Shawn Graff, Bill Billings

Toys for Tots donations Joe Johnson receives Ken Cardwell Award Attendees enjoy social hour before dinner

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Each year, the chapter invites that year’s graduates, along with a guest, from its Public Works Institute (PWI) to attend as special guests of the chapter at its annual holiday party. The 2018 Holiday Party was held December 11 and 10 of the 21 graduates attended.

Each graduate was presented with a framed, numbered graduation certificate registered with APWA National and an etched glass desk plaque. In addition, their employer was presented, for their support of the graduate and our PWI, with an APWA management or leadership publication for their staff libraries. Presentations were made by Chapter President Jason Meyers and PWI Director Larry Frevert. Photographs taken of the graduates, some including their employer’s representative, Jason and Larry, by Brooklyn Kuehl:

R E C E N T E V E N T S

2018 Public Works Institute Graduates Recognized at Chapter’s Annual Holiday Party

Parkville City Administrator Joe Parente

with PWI Graduate Alysen Abel Harrisonville Superintendent of Streets Rodney Jacobs and PWI Graduate Cassie Cunningham

Gardner PWI Graduate Jody Demaline

Shawnee Public Works Director Doug Whitacre and PWI Graduate Jason McLemore

Grandview Public Works Director Dennis

Randolph and Brandon Moore

Stormwater Supervisor Brent Dorr and PWI

Graduate Anthony Morris

UGWYCO and KCK Assistant Public Works Director Mike Tobin and PWI Graduate Brad

Phillips

Kansas City, MO Public Works Director Sherri McIntyre and PWI Graduate Monisha Smith

Grand Island, NE PWI Graduate Fred Tustin

Roeland Park Public Works Director Donnie Scharff and PWI Graduate Daniel VandenBos

A list of all twenty-one 2018 PWI graduates can be viewed in the Chapter’s November newsletter:

http://kcmetro.apwa.net/Content/Chapters/kcmetro.apwa.net/file/

Newsletters/November%202018.pdf

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R E C E N T E V E N T S

APWA/WTS Joint Panel Discussion —STP Funding Strategies

On Thursday, November 15, 2018, the Kansas City Metro Chapter APWA partnered with WTS-Kansas City to host a panel discussion on funding strategies for transportation projects. The event was held at the Matt Ross Community Center in Overland Park, KS. The panel was moderated by Patty Hilderbrand with Kansas City, MO. Panelists included Michael Park with Lee’s Summit, MO, Dennis Randolph with Grandview, MO, Burt Morey with Overland Park, KS, and Jeff Fisher with Unified Government of Wyandotte Co/Kansas City, KS.

The panelists spoke about their experiences related to the Surface Transportation Program (STP) application process and transportation project funding. The panel included representatives from both Kansas and Missouri, which have similar processes for evaluating and selecting transportation projects.

This was the first time that APWA and WTS collaborated. Nearly 130 people attended the panel discussion, represented by public and private sectors. Based on the success of this event, both organizations have agreed to host an annual panel discussion on relevant transportation topics.

Cook For Kids Event

Pictured above: Patty Hilderbrand, Michael Park, Dennis Randolph, Burt Morey, and Jeff Fisher

The KC Metro Chapter, Community Service Committee and MO/KAN Superintendents hosted the November Cooks for Kids Event. The group cooked dinner for families who have being treated at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Volunteers in the Kansas City community help keep families close by providing a meal so they can focus on their child’s recovery.

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C H A P T E R L E A D E R S H I P

APWA 2019 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Audit & Budget - Alysen Abel

Awards - JD Retinger

By-Laws - Jason Meyers

Chapter Meetings - Joe Burgett

Communications and Publicity - Allison Bruner

Community Service - Jack Renfro

Diversity - Abdul Yahaya

Education & Training - Josh Hartman & Zach Matteo

Emergency Management & Homeland Security (PET) -

Scott Ward

Engineering & Technology - Michael Haake

Facilities & Grounds - Kristian Krc

Fleet Services - Mark Stinson

Golf Tournament - Tawn Nugent

Governmental Affairs - Joab Ortiz

Historical - Ernie Longoria

Holiday Party - Brandon Kuehl

K-12 Student Outreach - David Smalling

Leadership & Management - Vacant Position

Membership - Scott Cogan

Membership BBQ & Steak Fry - Brian Ladd

MidAmX - Patty Hilderbrand

MO-KAN Street Superintendents - Bill Billings

Myron D. Calkins Scholarship - Phil Herrman

Myron Calkins Symposium - Jason Meyers

National Public Works Week - Heather Bray

Snow & Equipment Training Expo - Trey Whitaker

Standards & Specifications - Dena Mezger

Student Chapter - Aaron Castro & Tim Cope

Sustainable Infrastructure - JC Alonzo & Anne Schroer

Transportation - Jaclyn White and Linda Rottinghaus

Utility & Public Right-of-Way - Jeffrey Mains

Water Resources Management - Andrew Smith

Webmaster - Tiffany Cartwright

Young Professionals - Leslie Donnelly

Appointments, Liaisons, Coordinators, and Task Forces

ACEC-APWA Liaison - Howard Lubliner

Asset Management Task Force—Steve Roth & Chris Harker

Calendar/Events Coordinator - Dan Brown

Joint Engineers Council - Vacant Position

MCIB/KCMMB - Todd LaTorella

Public Works Institute - Larry Frevert

Solid Waste Management - Lisa McDaniel

For contact information, visit: http://kcmetro.apwa.net

KC APWA 2019 OFFICERS President - Dan Brown

Vice President - Shawn Graff

Secretary - Cory Clark

Treasurer - Kyle Dieckmann

Past President - Jason Meyers

Director (2nd Year) - Ben Will

Director (2nd Year) - Becky Bonebrake

Director (1st Year) - Heidi Thummel

Director (1st Year) - Nick Arena

Director-At-Large - Bill Billings

Delegate - Joe Johnson

Alternate Delegate - Bill Stogsdill

POLICY FOR THE USE OF THE APWA PUB NEWS, WEBSITE AND

ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST

It shall be the policy of the KC Metro Chapter that the use of the “APWA Pub

News, Website and Electronic Mailing List” by outside agencies shall abide by

the following:

Outside agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations

may utilize the Chapter’s website for dissemination of approved items that

are considered beneficial to our membership.

Approval of these items may be granted by the Chapter President, the

Newsletter Editor and the Website Committee. When requested,

announcements from other organizations may be posted on the Chapter’s

website under “News” if the Newsletter/Communications Committee is

provided electronic announcements in a format that can be posted without

modification or editing.

The Newsletter/Communications Committee may use the chapter’s

electronic mailing list for announcements to KC Metro Chapter members

when the topic is related to an APWA activity or event. However, an

announcement will not be sent before the Chapter event has been posted

on the KC Metro Chapter website.

This policy was approved by the Executive Committee on November 19, 2008.

The APWA Pub News, a free publication of the Kansas City Metro Chapter of

the American Public Works Association (APWA), is published in six issues

throughout the year. To receive a free subscription, send an e-mail to

abruner@trekkdesigngroup.com.

Publisher: Kansas City Metro Chapter of APWA

Editor: Kansas City Metro Chapter of APWA

Staff: Dan Brown

INTERESTED IN WRITING FOR THE APWA PUB NEWS?

The Pub News staff welcomes announcements, news articles, photos and

suggestions. A new issue will be published in March. The deadline for the next

issue will be Friday, March 8, 2019. Deadlines will be strictly enforced.

Electronic formats are preferred, but not required. Send your stories to Allison

Bruner via email to abruner@trekkdesigngroup.com.