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Council Gets City In Shape
05/13/08 WGC
Some employees of Brandenburg will have the chance to get in to shape with the help of a new pilot program sponsored by the Kentucky League of Cities. The program was presented to Brandenburg City Council members during their regular monthly meeting Monday evening.
Mark Filbern a representative of the League of Cities addressed and explained the pilot program which will consist of all five city police officers participating for 6 months with a minimum of one hour a day, three days a week for a physical fitness. Filbern said the state agency wants to see how a fitness program that began at the Richmond Police Department would work in a department of smaller size. The goal for the agency is to see if the program will reduce overall sick days, workers comp claims and weight loss for the officers in the department.
Police Chief Jeff Cox said all of the officers want to participate in the program. The League of Cities would provide the first six months of membership at a local gym along with other costs related to program. If the program is successful there is a possibility of the city being able to continue the program through a grant from the agency. City officials stated that this could be another success story for the department who already has gained attention within the state for the success of implementing the Citizens On Patrol program.
In other business, the council heard from Bill Bassett treasurer of the Meade County Senior Citizens Center, who reported to the council about how funds the that city provides are used at the center. He noted that a portion of the money goes toward Meals On Wheels in Meade County. He said at the moment the center was in good shape but had a few maintenance projects later on that would need attention. The group also provides monthly donations of food to the Food Closet.
Council members approved a resolution which allows the City to accept a portion of money awarded to the county for water line construction. The funds totaling $20,000 is to reimburse the TLC waterline project.
Mayor David Pace told the council that they feel that most of the debris from the February tornado has now been cleaned up as of last week. He said that if crews have missed any debris, residents should call City Hall for a work order to be issued for the necessary cleanup. The total loss for the city excluding the Wheatley building which destroyed, comes to $74,770.29 which FEMA will reimburse 75 percent of the total and the state will reimburse $8,972.43 with the city paying only 13 percent of the cost of $9,720.14.
You can hear the entire meeting of the Brandneburg City Council regular meeting in our On Demand section by clicking here.
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