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<br />To: Honorable Mayor Adams and Council <br />From: Julie Feier, City Manager <br />Date: July 25, 2008 <br />Subject: Weekly Update <br />Firefighter/Paramedic Ryan <br />Hummert was laid to rest today <br />ïØÆÉÕÔÊÆØØÒ <br />after being slain early Monday <br />ͬ«¼§ Í»­­·±² Ю±°±­¿´ ¬± ¾» Ú·²¿´·¦»¼ <br />morning when responding to a <br /> ß² ÎÚÐ º±® Ó«²·½·°¿´ Ú´»»¬ Ó¿·²¬»²¿²½» <br />fire call. This current tragedy <br />ݱ²­«´¬·²¹ Í»®ª·½» ·­ ®»¿¼§ ¬± ­»²¼ ±«¬ <br />so close on the heels of <br />Ù®»»² Ю¿½¬·½»­ ݱ³³·¬¬»» ³»³¾»®­ ¸¿ª» ¾»»² <br />Kirkwood is a reminder that we <br />­»´»½¬»¼ ¿²¼ ©·´´ ¸±´¼ º·®­¬ ³»»¬·²¹ ·² »¿®´§ <br />ß«¹«­¬ <br />should be sensitive and vigilant <br />Ì»­¬ Þ´±½µ °®±°»®¬·»­ ¿½¯«·®»¼ º±® Ù®»»² ر«­·²¹ <br />regarding the risks that we all <br />¼»ª»´±°³»²¬ ±² Þ¿®¬³»® ¿²¼ Ý®»­¬ <br />take as public servants. Often <br />É¿­¸·²¹¬±² ˲·ª»®­·¬§ ¬± ¸¿ª» Ë®¾¿² <br />in an effort to “take things in <br />Ü»ª»´±°³»²¬ Ý´¿­­ ¬± ¼»³±²­¬®¿¬» ¬¸¿¬ ÔÛÛÜ <br />stride”, we may overlook a <br />¸±«­·²¹ ½¿² ¾» ¾«·´¬ º±® °®±º·¬ ±² ¬»­¬ °®±°»®¬·»­ <br />situation or become numb to <br />Ý·¬§ ®»½§½´»­ ±´¼ ®»½§½´·²¹ ¾·²­ ¾§ ¼±²¿¬·²¹ ¬± ¬¸» <br />°«¾´·½ ­½¸±±´­ º±® ½´¿­­®±±³ «­» certain personalities or <br />п®µ­ Ü»°¿®¬³»²¬ ¿°°´·»­ º±® ÓÑ ÜÒÎ ¹®¿²¬ ¬± <br />individuals that could present a <br />¾«·´¼ °¿®¬ ±º ¬¸» Ý»²¬»²²·¿´ Ù®»»²©¿§ ¬®¿·´ <br />risk. Notify the Chief of Police <br />¬¸®±«¹¸ Ϋ¬¸ п®µ ɱ±¼­ <br />or me when you feel <br />ݱ³³«²·¬§ Ü»ª»´±°³»²¬ Ü»°¿®¬³»²¬ ¬± ¸±´¼ ¿ <br />someone’s behavior is erratic <br />½±³³«²·¬§ ¸±³» ·³°®±ª»³»²¬ ¼¿§ ±² ß«¹«­¬ ïè <br />or threatening. When you <br />¬± ¸»´° ­»²·±®­ ¿²¼ ·²¼·ª·¼«¿´­ ©·¬¸ ¼·­¿¾·´·¬·»­ <br />report suspicious behavior <br />ͬ¿®´·¹¸¬ ݱ²½»®¬ Í»®·»­ °®»­»²¬­ Í©·²¹ ±² <br />Ó±²¼¿§ô Ö«´§ îè­¬ ¿¬ Ø»³¿² п®µ <br />you are not just protecting <br />˲·ª»®­·¬§ Ý·¬§ Í«³³»® Þ¿²¼ ݱ²½»®¬ ±² Ì«»­¼¿§ <br />yourself, you do so for our <br />²·¹¸¬­ ¿¬ Ó¿®µ»¬ ·² ¬¸» Ô±±° <br />police and fire personnel as <br />Ó±ª·» ·² ¬¸» п®µæ ©·´´ ®«² ¿¬ <br />êÔÏÖÔÏiÔÏÉÕØëÜÔÏ <br />well. <br />Ó±±²»§ п®µ ±² Í¿¬ò Ö«´§ îê ¿¬ èæìë °³ò <br />Please review the draft of <br />study sessions <br />proposed for <br />the remainder of 2008. I maintained a Monday night schedule for consistency, <br />however, if you prefer other evenings, I can research alternate dates or times. The <br />majority of the sessions are scheduled prior to Council meetings. However, there are a <br />number of unique sessions outlined below, including full study session Monday, August <br /> <br />