It’s winter time, which means the weather is getting colder, 2017 is coming to an end and so is my time as APWA Kansas Chapter President. I have really enjoyed my time as the Chapter President and want to send an extra thank you to executive board for all their help throughout the year. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and get to enjoy some time off this holiday season.

All positions on the executive board have been filled for the 2018 calendar year, but if you are interested in getting more involved in the chapter please reach out to one of the committee chairs as there are typically vacancies on each committee. Being involved in a committee is a great way to help the chapter, learn about things that are going on, and network with a wide variety of members. A brief description of each committee can be found in the Leadership Manual and Chapter History document. If you are interested in getting more involved on the executive board in 2019 please reach out to me during 2018.

There are number of upcoming events that I highly recommend putting on your 2018 calendar:

March 1, 2018 Roundtable in Hays

May 9-11, 2018 Spring Conference in Dodge City

August 26-29, 2018 APWA PWX in Kansas City, MO

October 9, 2018 Fall Conference in Topeka

November 8, 2018 Roundtable in Salina

If you are in the Hays or Salina areas, roundtable events are a great place to network and learn what other challenges Public Works staff are dealing with and how they are working through them. All three conferences will have many quality topics and speakers. If you haven’t been to PWX or it has been a while since your last attendance this is your chance to minimize the travel as the 2018 conference will be held in Kansas City.

Again, it has been a pleasure serving as your president during the 2017 year and I hope to see you all at chapter events in 2018. Please feel free to contact with me questions or comments that you may have related the executive board. You can email me smellies@wichita.gov or give me a call at 316-268-4632.

Shawn Mellies

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MEMBERSHIP REPORTThe Kansas Chapter currently has 247 active members on the roster. Make sure you’re kept up to date with all things APWA. Check and update your contact information with the APWA here.

Recent New Members

Mr. Jesse Rohr Public Works Director City of Hays, KSMr. Patrick Steward Dir. of Community Development City of Winfield, KS

Hutchinson 15

Topeka 46

Winfield 3

Wichita 35

Yates Center 1

McPherson 2

Salina 22

Eldorado 3

Wellington 2

Manhattan 21

Newton 4

Junction City 5

Paola 3Louisburg 2

Andover 1

Olathe 1Overland Park 1Baldwin City 2

Augusta 1

Beloit 1

Emporia 9

Derby 2

Dodge City 5

Kingman 1

Burlington 1

Ellsworth 2

Garden City 3

Great Bend 3

Eudora 1

Harper 1

Hays 7

Holton 1

Lawrence 25Lecompton 1

Lindsborg 1

Meridian 1

Norton 1

Ottawa 3

Pittsburg 1

Westmoreland 1

Wamego 1

Valley Center 1

Las Vegas NV. 1St. Charles MO. 1

Chicago IL. 1

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APWA AWARDS SUBMITTALSAVE THE DATE

FEBRUARY 2, 2018The 2018 National APWA Awards are now available on-line to review the criteria and submittal requirements http://www.apwa.net. For the Kansas APWA Chapter, the deadline to submit your project is February 2, 2018. You will submit them to me directly via e-mail to baletkowski@transystems.com. I must have them by midnight February 2, 2018. I can accept most formats such as .doc; .pdf; pdf is the preferred format. If your submittal is over 10MB, please contact me via phone at 316-303-3011, so we can make different arrangements. I would also ask that you submit between 8 - 12 photos of your project.

Below are the different categories for submitting.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD

The APWA Public Works Project of the Year Award was established to promote excellence in the management and administration of public works projects by recognizing the alliance between the managing agency, the consultant/architect/engineer, and the contractor who, working together, complete public works projects.

Awards are given in four divisions:

1. Projects less than $5 million

2. Projects of $5 million, but less than $25 million

3. Projects of $25 million to $75 million

4. Projects more than $75 million

And five categories:

1. Structures - to include public structure preservation/rehabilitation, municipal buildings, parks, etc.

2. Transportation - to include roads, bridges, mass transit, etc.

3. Environment - to include treatment and recycling facilities, landfill reclamation projects, sewer projects, etc.

4. Historical Restoration/Preservation - to include historical restoration, preservation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, structures, and facilities, etc.

5. Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair - to include the techniques and timing for safety, community relations, environmental protection, adverse conditions and additional considerations.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR SMALL CITIES/RURAL COMMUNITIES

The APWA Public Works Project of the Year Award for agencies from cities or counties with a population of 75,000 or less was established to promote excellence in demonstrating creativity, ingenuity, and efficiency in the delivery of Public Works projects that have a profound impact on the community. The award does not have a fixed dollar amount and can include, but is not limited to, the following categories: structures, environmental, historic preservation, emergency response, or transportation projects that have created a positive impact on the life of the community. The Award is given for impact in the community as compared to a dollar amount.

The 5 categories which could be included are:

1. Structures - to include public structure preservation/rehabilitation, municipal buildings, parks, etc.

2. Transportation - to include roads, bridges, transit, traffic calming, etc.

3. Environment - to include treatment and recycling facilities, landfill projects, sewer projects, sustainable practices.

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4. Historical Restoration/Preservation - to include historical restoration, preservation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, structures, and facilities, etc.

5. Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair - to include the techniques and timing for safety, community relations, environmental protection, adverse conditions and additional considerations.

Please note, if you submit an award under the small cities/rural communities, you cannot submit the same project for Project of the Year Award.

TOP TEN PUBLIC WORKS LEADERS OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year program seeks to inspire excellence and dedication in public service by recognizing the outstanding career service achievements of individual public works professionals and officials, from both the public and private sectors. The primary focus of the award is on career service to the public works profession rather than on any one single event or project.

There are five Professional Award Categories and their criteria can be found at the link above:

1. Commendation for Exemplary Service to Public Works

2. Excellence in Snow and Ice Control

3. Exceptional Performance Awards (6 categories)

4. Management Innovation Award

5. Technical Innovation Award

There are sixteen Member Award Categories and their criteria can be found at the link above:

1. Chapter Membership Achievement Award

2. Community Involvement Award

3. Distinguished Service to Public Works Award

4. Donald C. Stone Award for Excellence in Education

5. Harry S. Swearingen Award for Outstanding Chapter Achievement and Excellence in Chapter Service

6. International Service Award

7. Professional Manager of the Year Award - Administrative Management

8. Professional Manager of the Year Award - Engineering and Technology

9. Professional Manager of the Year Award - Facilities and Grounds

10. Professional Manager of the Year Award - Public Fleet

11. Professional Manager of the Year Award - Public Right-of-Way

12. Professional Manager of the Year Award – Public Works Emergency Management

13. Professional Manager of the Year Award - Solid Waste

14. Professional Manager of the Year Award - Transportation

15. Professional Manager of the Year Award - Water Resources

16. Myron Calkins Young Leader of the Year Award

Kansas Chapter George Williams Award

The George Williams Award was created in recognition of outstanding excellence and dedication in public service through the outstanding achievements and accomplishments of an individual public works official.

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APWA Kansas Chapter Treasurer’s ReportRuss Tomevi - Treasurer

Account Balances - As of 12/06/2017

Bank Accounts

CD7 - Sunflower (non-scholarship) $13,821.44Checking - Community National Bank $18,107.54Checking - Sunflower Bank $17,801.05Merrill Lynch $173,599.93Total Bank Accounts $223,329.96

OVERALL TOTAL $223,329.96

Checking Total $35,908.59

NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHTMichele Silsbee

Storm Water Management Coordinator

for the City of Hutchinson.

How long have you been an APWA member? I joined the APWA in July of this year.

Describe your job responsibilities: I manage the compliance of our NPDES Phase II MS4 permit, collect storm water samples and report to KDHE and EPA, I also manage the $2.1M storm water utility and maintain the City’s’ ERU database.

What prompted you to get into this field? Passion for environmental protection and water resource management.

What is the most rewarding part of your job? Being able to teach future generations about the importance of sustainable, clean water.

Name one thing not many people know about you. My first job was working for a watermelon farm in Indiana.

What’s the most interesting thing that has happened to you in this job? I was taking water samples after a rain event at 2:00am, got stuck on a levee outside of town and emergency services couldn’t find me.

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The board got to view the Topeka Zoo following our board meeting in early November.

Thank you to Jason Peek, City of Topeka, Director of Public Works for arranging this!

2017 APWA of Kansas Fall Conference

Shawn Mellies, P.E., City of WichitaChief Design Engineer

John Braun, City of HaysProject Manager

Dr. Jason Peek, PE, PhD, City of Topeka,Public Works Director

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Almost 20 Years of Public Works

Recently, I was making my way across the State and it dawned on me that next year will be the 20th year of my professional career in public works and engineering. As I continued to drive, I reflected on my memories of those 20 years and all things accomplished, not accomplished, people I’ve met and people I wished I never met.

First a little background. I grew up in Haysville, Kansas where my family operated a farming operation centered on growing peaches that was started by my grandparents. It must have been about my junior or senior year in high school, after several years of a freeze out (no crop), that my grandfather approached my brother and I and asked if we wanted to continue to farm or do something else. We both chose something else. I remember my grandmother telling me that a lot of things grow better than peaches. At the time my dad was a County Commissioner in Sedgwick County and he introduced me to David Spears, the Director of Public Works at Sedgwick County. Also around the same time, my grandfather took me to a planning board meeting for a rezoning related to converting one of our orchards to a rural housing development next to an established development. I heard all about traffic, drainage, noise…all the normal things you hear about related to a rezoning. Between these encounters I’m not sure I was sold but I was interested. I liked the idea of solving problems for others. I started at WSU in their general engineering program and transferred to KSU my second semester to enroll in the civil engineering program.

College was hard. I was at best an average student. I remember taking Calculus I where we had a quiz every Friday. I flunked the first 5 or 6. Straight up F. I went to my instructor and asked if I should drop the class. To my amazement he said no and agreed to help me one on one a little. He did help and I learned to study in a better way. I think the next couple of tests I went up a letter grade to a D. I went back to him and asked again if I should drop and he said “why…you’re getting better grades?”. I worked my tail off the rest of that semester and ended the semester with a B in that class. That was it for me. After that I knew that no matter how hard the challenge I could work harder and overcome it. I can’t remember that

instructor’s name, but he was at WSU. I do remember he always wore Birkenstocks with socks, had a beard, and told me that when things get tough on the brain, put your feet up and let the blood flow to your head. I had many instructors in college that I owe a ton to. They pushed me to overcome.

I accepted my first job after college about 6-months prior to graduation. Although it was a great job that I thoroughly enjoyed, about a year later a professor I had worked for as an undergraduate asked if I’d be interested in graduate school. At the time of this writing, that professor (Mustaque Hossain), is the Acting Department Head for the Civil Engineering Department at KSU. Off to graduate school I went. As I worked towards the required credits, completed KDOT funded research, and tackled my thesis I met numerous individuals along the way that steered the course of my future. Part of my research involved time in the field. I remember during a day of installing thermocouples in the bottom of concrete pavement on

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I-70, a finish laborer visiting with me a little. This guy spoke very little English, but I was able to gather he had an opinion about the research I was doing. What amazed me about that conversation was his supportiveness of what I was doing, how it would maybe make concrete pavement better, and how he tied it all back to the overall well-being of the public and even his own family. That guy was one of the happiest guys in the world, committed to good work, and he understood what it all meant. My expectation of his feelings, prior to our conversation, were well surpassed to say the least.

After graduate school, I went back to consulting for a short stint and then on to the City of Manhattan as a design engineer. I met some of the most knowledgeable and influential people I’ve ever met in my career at that job. One is an APWA Top 10 Leader, Jerry Petty. Another is now APWA’s Region VI Director, Chuck Williams. Beyond mentors, I also met many others involved in Public Works that shaped who I wanted to be as a professional in both public works and engineering, many who I met through the APWA Kansas Chapter and several who still serve on the Executive Committee. I could go on forever listing names. At the City of Manhattan, I went on to serve in the capacity of City Engineer and Director of Public Works continuing to meet new people even beyond public works and engineering that also have influenced my career. One of my favorite people to work for was Diane Stoddard who was the Assistant City Manager. To this day the trust that Diane put into me as a very young and inexperienced Director of Public Works amazes me. Even more so today when I look back. For me that trust was a test and it only pushed me to do better. I did not want to fail and overcoming potential failure drove me.

After the City of Manhattan, I went on to SMH Consultants (SMH) where I have been ever since. So, here I am; 31 years old with no experience managing a private, for-profit business and my two jobs are to start developing an engineering division within a land surveying company and business management. Why Siegmund Meier (Sig), who lured me into this challenge and knew very little about me, thought I could do this baffles me. Sig is now my neighbor, a friend, and I’ve known him for more than 15-years. If I learned anything from Sig, it’s that life is too short to sweat the small stuff. Anybody that knows Sig knows that he lives by these words. Although I learned very little about business from Sig, his attitude towards life has been a great influence. He truly is the American Dream, having come to the U.S. from Germany after WWII. At that time, he spoke very little English and yet he went on to become a Licensed Land Surveyor, successful business owner, and all around

great person for anyone to be associated with. If you think you’ve been challenged in life, talk to Sig, and everything comes into perspective. The man simply knows how to overcome challenges.

More than 10-years now at SMH and I continue to meet great people that pave the path for my personal career, whether it be a small-town City Administrator in western Kansas or a big time Public Works Director in the Kansas City metro area. It doesn’t matter who they are or what their position is I have found that if you listen carefully, relate, and respond; more can be gained in personal development from a simple short conversation than I ever imagined 20-years ago. It also doesn’t matter how old they are. I always had it in my mind that influence is something that comes from those older than us.

As I talk to younger people starting careers in public works and as SMH continues to add additional staff I find they are no less influential. For example, we have great young people working at SMH and as I think about what’s important to them in life, where they are in their own personal and professional development, and what they will do to get there I am amazed. So much so that their own priorities drive mine. There is so much to learn from younger generations in the realm of how they can influence an older generation. Many of us serve in various leadership capacities, but influence is not limited to leaders…nor is leadership. Leadership is influencing the right people at the right times in a positive manner. Influence has clearly had an impact on my career and it took me nearly 20-years to figure out what all these different things people did for me or said means and their impact. As you head to your career each day remember that what you do, how you react, the words you choose, and the importance you convey all influence those around you; sometimes in ways that are life changing.

My grandmother was certainly right…lots of things grow better than peaches. The career I chose and the career that many of us chose (public works) provides us great opportunity to influence people in a positive way, to be a fertilizer of sorts. The rate at which fertilizer is applied, when it is applied, and where it is applied each have various impacts on the outcome. I’ve been lucky enough to be the result of great influence and I attribute a lot of this to being in the right place at the right time with the right people. Most of these are factors that each of us control and fortunately public works is a great avenue to get there. It takes an average guy 20-years to figure this out. Don’t let it take you this long.

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Nathan A. Bergman, Project Manager President 1 year Work (785) 537-8467Bartlett & West, Inc. 12/18 Cell (785) 224-1797230 Poyntz Ave. nathan.bergman@bartwest.comManhattan, KS 66502-0102Shawn Mellies, Special Projects Engineer Past-President 1 year Work (316) 268-4632City of Wichita 12/18 smellies@wichita.gov455 North Main Street, Floor 7Wichita, KS 67202-1620John Braun, Project Manager President-Elect 1 year Work (785) 628-7350City of Hays 12/18 johnbraun@haysusa.com1002 Vine Street, PO Box 490Hays, KS 67601Jason Peek, Director of Public Works Secretary 1 year Work (785) 368-3111City of Topeka 12/18620 SE Madison jpeek@topeka.orgTopeka, KS 66607Russ Tomevi, Director of Public Works Treasurer/Website 3 year Work (620) 221-5520City of Winfield 12/18 Cell (620) 218-1881200 East Ninth rtomevi@winfieldks.orgWinfield, KS 67156Mike Stringer, Bureau Chief Director (LTAP/ 2 year Work (785) 296-3861Bureau of Local Projects Scholarship) 12/19Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building michael@ksdot.org700 SW Harrison StreetTopeka, KS 66603-3754Richard Buller, Street Supervisor Director 2 year Work (620) 694-1951City of Hutchinson (Membership/ 12/181500 South Plum Diversity/ richardb@hutchgov.comHutchinson, KS 67501 Roundtables)Brett Letkowski, Senior Vice President Director 2 year Work (316) 303-3000Transystems (Awards) 12/18 Direct (316) 303 3011245 N. Waco, Suite 222 Cell (316) 619-5240Wichita, KS 67202 baletkowski@transystems.comJohn Fulkerson, Project Manager Director 2 year Work (785) 827-3603Lochner (Career Awareness) 12/182335 E Crawford Street jfulkerson@hwlochner.comSalina, KS 67401Karla Waters, Project Manager Director 2 year Work (785) 404-4259Schwab-Eaton (Newsletter) 12/18 Cell (785) 820-7578631 E. Crawford Street, Ste 203 kwaters@schwab-eaton.comSalina, KS 67401-4301Rob Ott, Director of Public Works Legislature and 2 year Work (785) 587-2415City of Manhattan League 12/191101 Poyntz Ave. Representative ott@cityofmhk.comManhattan, KS 66502Kenzil Lynn, Office Manager Delegate 2 year Work (785) 404-3139Schwab-Eaton 12/18 Cell (785) 452-2241631 E. Crawford Street, Ste 203 klynn@schwab-eaton.comSalina, KS 67401-5116Brenda Herrman, PW Director (retired) Alternate Delegate 1 year Cell (785) 623-7713302 W. 40th Street 12/18 brendaherrman@yahoo.comHays, KS 67601-1519

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Potholes Definition and EtymologyCourtesy of Jason Peek , Sunday, November 26, 2017

Have you ever wondered where the term “pothole” originated? I was asked this question in a public meeting last month and did not know the answer. My gracious audience quickly responded with an answer from google:

“When Rome finally took Britain they built the roads as usual. The Brouillette never really succumbed to Roman order and it was at the end of the Roman reign anyway. When the Romans left Britain they left the roads, and the Britons kept them, because they were constructed well. They built on top of the Roman roads with a heavy layer of clay.

When times got tough the potters couldn’t afford to buy clay to make their pots, so they dug holes in the road down to the layer of that thick clay and stole it. In the morning, when the Teamsters drove by, and nearly wrecked the wagons in the holes, they cursed those damn Potters and the potholes anyway.”

Further research on the history of the term potholes yielded interesting results. Merriam Webster and the Oxford Dictionary have several definitions for the term pothole:

Merriam Webster has three separate definitions:

a: a circular hole formed in the rocky bed of a river by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water; b: a sizable rounded often water-filled depression in landb: a pot-shaped hole in a road surfacec. a usually minor difficulty or setback

The Oxford Dictionary has similar information:

a. A deep natural underground cave formed by the erosion of rock, especially by the action of water.b. A deep circular hole in a riverbed formed by the erosion of the rock by the rotation of stones in an eddy.c. North American A pond formed by a natural hollow in the ground in which water has collected. Example: ‘upstream were potholes from the recent rains where a pair of herons stood’d. A depression or hollow in a road surface caused by wear or subsidence.

Looking beyond the dictionary, the etymology of the term pothole yields the following reference:

Origin

Early 19th century: from Middle English pot ‘pit’ (perhaps of Scandinavian origin) + hole.

pothole (n.) 1826, originally a geological feature in glaciers and gravel beds, from Middle English pot “a deep hole for a mine, or from peat-digging” (late 14c.), now generally obsolete, but preserved in Scotland and northern England dialect… Applied to a hole in a road from 1909.

Other items found include the French term for potholes which is “nid-de-poule”, which literally translates as hen’s nest. So if you are ever asked about potholes, you can reply it’s a sign the chickens have come home to roost.

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KANSAS CHAPTER APWA SNOW ROADEOBy Ray Ibarra

The Kansas Chapter held its 3rd Annual Snow Roadeo event this year on August 10th in Junction City at the Milford State Park. This year’s Roadeo turnout was not as well attended due to Cities and Counties having to maintenance work. Those cities that took part in the event were Hays, Lawrence, Manhattan and Junction City.

There were three event competitions held which were Motor Grader, Loader and 2-man Snow Plow.The Motor Grader had 8 participants and the winners in the event were: 1st place Dusty Degenhardt, City of Hayes; 2nd place Richard Rupp City of Manhattan; and 3rd place Caleb Pettengill, City of Lawrence.

The Loader competition had 23 participants and the winners in the event were 1st place Richard Rupp, City of Manhattan; 2nd place Jeff Roether, City of Junction and 3rd place, Zachary Parham, City of Junction City.

The 2-man Snow Plow competition event had 23 teams and the winners in the event were 1st place Chris Hayhurst & Zachary Parham, City of Junction City; 2nd place Richard Rupp & Kyle Emig, City of Manhattan; and 3rd place Arlie Watts & Caleb Pettengill, City of Lawrence.

Everyone had a great time and looking forward to next year’s Snow Roadeo which will be held on Thursday, August 9th at Milford State Park, so save the date. The Snow Roadeo Committee would especially thank Chadd Blackwood and Mark Neff of Murphy Tractor for supplying the motor grader for the second consecutive year and the Snow Roadeo committee of Jeff Davis and Mike Perkins. I would also want to thank the City of Manhattan, Jason Anderson of Riley County and Mark Wind of Hays, and the City of Junction City for setting up the courses.

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KANSAS LTAP NEWSKansas Roads Scholar ProgramAnyone can benefit from professional and job skills development, and when they do, so do their employers. The Kansas Roads Scholar Program provides such training, and is specifically designed for employees of public works agencies in local governments in Kansas. This program enhances skills and knowledge of equipment operators as well as those who supervise others, or aspire to management in public works operations.

This is a program of the Kansas Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) and the Kansas County Highway Association (KCHA), with support from the following partners: Kansas LTAP, Kansas Association of Counties (KAC), and KDOT.

The Roads Scholar Program is designed to increase knowledge of road and bridge management and maintenance procedures and improve technical, supervisory, and managerial skills. The courses are designed to be affordable for local agencies in Kansas. City employees who complete the series of classes for each level receive a certificate from the APWA Kansas Chapter. (County employees receive a certificate from KCHA.) Some local agencies give credit for Roads Scholar participation for promotion within the agency.

Learn more at www.ksroadscholar.org or contact Kristin Kelly at Kansas LTAP, kbkelly@ku.edu.

Current Participating Cities

Level I: Technical Skills

Augusta, Burlington, Cimarron, Emporia, Goodland, Hutchinson, Junction City, Lawrence, Mound City, Newton, Ottawa, Parsons, Rose Hill, and St. George

Level II: Supervisory Skills

Hutchinson, Junction City, and Olathe

Level III: Executive Development

Burlington

“The Kansas Roads Scholar Program has been a very valuable tool for the City of Burlington’s street department. It is very affordable and provides all of the employees a chance to better understand the functions of public works from differing perspectives. I personally have been able to go through the complete program and have acquired my Level 3 certificate. Taking Roads Scholar classes is a part of each employee’s annual work plan in the department, and I have seen the value that it provides with more of a buy-in from the employees. I would highly recommend this program to any city or county personnel that can attend.” — Doug Mast, Street Superintendent, City of Burlington

Total Number of City Graduates, to date: 44 Level I graduates; 20 Level II graduates; and 2 Level III graduates.

Kansas Roads Scholar and LTAP Sponsored Training

The 2018 training schedule will be available online in January. For more information go to the online events calendar at https://kutc.ku.edu/calendar/ltap.

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Share your stories and news with theAPWA community!

Email your story or photos with a caption to Karla Waters at

kwaters@schwab-eaton.comto be featured in the next newsletter.

KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY CONVENTION CENTER

AUGUST 26-29, 2018

IN CONJUNCTION WITH

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THE POWER OF PUBLIC WORKS!THE POWER OF PUBLIC WORKS!

UPCOMING EVENTSDATES EVENTS LOCATIONSFebruary 1-2, 2018 2018 Kansas Council Chapters Meeting February 2, 2018 APWA Awards Submittal to Brett LetkowskiMay 9-11, 2018 2018 Kansas Chapter Spring Conference Dodge City, KSAugust 9, 2018 2018 Kansas Chapter Snow Roadeo Junction City, KSOctober 9, 2018 2018 Kansas Chapter Annual Fall Meeting Topeka, KS

NATIONAL EVENTSDATES EVENTS LOCATIONS

May 06-19, 2018 2018 North American Snow Conference Indianapolis, INMay 20-26, 2018 2018 National Public Works WeekAugust 26-29, 2018 2018 Public Works Expo (PWX) Kansas City, MO

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2018 EXECUTIVE BOARD & ROUNDTABLE CALENDAR

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Date Information Location

January 9, 2018 Executive Board Manhattan (Nate/Rob)

February 9, 2018 Executive Board Wichita (Brett/Shawn)

March 1, 2018 Executive Board (Roundtable) Hays (Brenda/John B)

April 12, 2018 Executive Board Topeka (Jason/Mike)

May 20-26, 2018 National Public Works Week Everywhere

May 9-11, 2018 KS APWA Conference Dodge City

June 14, 2018 Executive Board Winfield (Russ)

August 26-29, 2018 APWA PWX Kansas City, MO

September 13, 2018 Executive Board Manhattan (Nate/Rob)

October 9, 2018 Fall Meeting in Coordination with LKM Topeka (John B)

November 8, 2018 Executive Board (Roundtable) Salina (Karla/Kenzil/John F)

December 13, 2018 Executive Board Hutchinson (Richard)

September 8-11, 2019 APWA PWX Seattle, WA

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2018 APWA Kansas Chapter Committee List

Currently listed are the Chairs for the 2018 APWA Committees.

Audit Committee (Standing) (at least 3 members):Tammy Bennett (Chair)

Nominating Committee (Standing) (3 members):Shawn Mellies (Chair)

Awards Committee (Standing) (6 members):Brett Letkowski (Chair)(Director)

Scholarship Committee (Standing) (at least 3 members):Ron Seitz (Chair)(Director)

Scholarship Auction Committee (Special):Brad Waller (Chair)

Chapter Spring Conference Committee (Special):Ray Slattery (Chair)

Snow Roadeo Committee (Special):Ray Ibarra (Chair)(Director)

Mid America Conference Planning (3 members):Tammy Bennett

Road Scholar / LTAP Committee (Special):Mike Stringer

Scholarship Golf Committee (Special):Steve Lackey (Chair)

LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD PEOPLE...

If YOU are looking for an opportunity to get involved with chapter, we have great opportunities for you.

As you can see from above, we have a number of committees in a variety of different areas.

Let Shawn Mellies smellies@wichita.gov know if you are interested in getting plugged in.