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Staff Connections
June 2023
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Community Event Outreach
Hundreds of Hillsboro community members stopped by the City's booths at the Pride Party and Latino Cultural Festival on June 3 and 4. More than 300 people entered the City's raffle and candy jar guess contests at the two events.
THANK YOU to all the staff who helped work at the City booths! Pictured above: Stacy Johnson, Megan Eatough, and Jasmin Alvarez.
Watch event highlights from Pride Party & Latino Cultural Festival and look for the City's booths at the Juneteenth Celebration this weekend.
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Economic & Community Development
Temporary Permit Center Now Open
Economic & Community Development Staff held a ribbon-cutting for the Grand Opening of the Temporary Permit Center on May 18.
The Temporary Permit Center is planned to operate until February 2024, when the newly renovated permit center is scheduled to be complete.
Pictured above: Dawn Duray, Kayla Alvarado, Dan Dias, John Bernards, Brooke Cooper, Gretchen Olson, Colin Cooper, Edma Castillo, Alfreda Amyotte, Giselle Rivera, Heather Rose, Taylor Schmitt, and Tiffany Little.
Planning Staff Completes Crime Prevention Training
The Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Program, provided by Michigan State University, enhanced the Planners skills in their review of land use applications and permits related to the relationship between the physical environment and criminal opportunities.
Trained staff includes David McIlnay, Leslie Hamilton (pictured), Melinda Gross, Rachel Marble, Ruth Klein, and Tamara Edwards.
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Parks & Recreation
"Oro" Under Construction at the Inclusive Playground
Oro the Friendly Forest Giant recently traveled by semi-truck from eastern Canada to it's new home in Hillsboro.
The opening of the inclusive park and playground is being scheduled for August and will be announced soon.
1,300+ Votes Decide the 2023 Pix in the Park Movies
Community voting ended in May for the 2023 Pix in the Park movie series in August at Hillsboro parks -- and the winners have been selected. More than 1,300 votes were cast in April and early May on Engage Hillsboro and the Spanish-language platform Conectate Hillsboro.
One of the selected films, Encanto, will be shown at Shute Park entirely in Spanish with Spanish subtitles. Other movies will be shown in English with English subtitles.
Special Events Team members Nancy Nye, Yohana Parra, Maggie Jones, and Communications Team members worked together to develop and implement the movie selection process based on the community's choice.
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Water
City staff Win Regional Competition
Water Department staff members Kody King, Brady Steinmetz, and Victor Fujinami took first place in the “Hydrant Hysteria” competition at the May 2023 American Water Works Association Pacific Northwest Section conference.
The team assembled a hydrant in a record time of 1:23. They will compete this month at the 2023 AWWA National Conference in Toronto, Canada!
Police / Fire & Rescue
Hillsboro First Responders Save Man's Life
Hillsboro resident Sean Walkenhorst reunited and shared gratitude with Hillsboro first responders who saved his life.
In April, Hillsboro Police Department Officer Dan Winter and Sergeant Kelly Hickman performed CPR and used an AED to administer a shock to Sean’s heart until Hillsboro Fire & Rescue and Metro West arrived to take over. Sean was stabilized and transported to the hospital.
The reunion received media coverage from KATU, KPTV, and the Hillsboro News-Times.
HPD Places Top 3 at K-9 Trials
HPD officers Matt Schmidt and Scott Brennan along with their dogs Blazer and Rocket placed top three in multiple categories at the Washington County K-9 Trials at Hillsboro Stadium!
City Manager's Office
Data Analytics Highlights: May 2023
The new Hidden Creek Campus announcement was May's most popular story drawing nearly 1,400 unique visitors to the article.
See more data analysis on the community's interests in May from Colin Miletich.
Community Conversations: Jobs with Hillsboro
In case you missed it... Mayor Callaway discussed in-demand jobs and tips for getting hired with:
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Noah Benjamin, Senior Recruiter in Human Resources
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Yohana Parra, Special Events Supervisor in Parks & Recreation
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Brian Wilber, Police Commander in charge of recruiting
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Library
WCCLS has a New Mascot
Wallace, the new WCCLS mascot, arrived at the Library to spread joy and educate everyone on the value of libraries.
Currently, Wallace is hiding in the library for children to find and win a prize. Listen to a podcast discussion between Wallace and Librarian Brendan Lax!
Pictured left: City Manager Robby Hammond introducing Wallace.
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