[Durham INC] New "City Hall This Week" Begins Aug. 31

[Blalock, Amy]

For Immediate Release: August 31, 2012

 

New "City Hall This Week" Begins August 31

Strategic Plan Progress Report Now Available; Durham to Hire New
Firefighters Thanks to Grant

 

DTV8's "City Hall This Week" will debut a new show tonight at 8 p.m.
Hosted by Senior Public Affairs Specialist Amy Blalock, this show will
feature the following highlights and other topics of interest. You can
also watch this new episode on demand at 
http://www.YouTube.com/CityofDurhamNC. 

 

Strategic Plan Progress Report Offers Insight into How the City is
Meeting its Goals

Durham's strategic plan progress report is out - offering more insight
into how the City is meeting its goals. The report is released every
August and February with all crime data and analysis associated with the
"safe and secure community" goal now updated monthly. Strategic
Initiatives Manager Jay Reinstein explains some of the specific findings
of the report.

 

Durham Receives Award for Superior Management

The City's Strategic Plan and the online reporting system that keeps the
public informed about its progress are part of the reason why Durham is
being recognized for its performance management success. The City is
being honored by the International City and County Management
Association with a Certificate of Distinction. The award is for Durham's
superior management efforts. Some of the criteria for the award include
the use of performance data in strategic planning and operational
decision-making; reporting of performance data to the public through
budgets; newsletters and information provided to elected officials; and
efforts to verify data to ensure reliability. Durham is the only city in
North Carolina to receive the award.

 

Durham Receives Firefighting Grant

More Durham fire trucks will soon be fully staffed, thanks to a $1.4
million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response - or SAFER - grant
will allow 15 new firefighters to be hired by the Durham Fire
Department. That will increase staffing on several of the trucks from
three to four firefighters per truck. Fire Chief Bruce Pagan explains
why this is important.

 

About "City Hall This Week"

"City Hall This Week," a news program dedicated to informing Durham
residents and City employees about what's going on inside Durham's City
Hall, airs daily at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 8 p.m. on DTV8 (Time Warner
Cable channel 8). The show is also available for on demand viewing at 
http://www.DurhamNC.gov/DTV8  or on the City's YouTube channel at 
http://www.YouTube.com/CityofDurhamNC. For more information, call (919)
560-4123, "like" http://www.Facebook/CityofDurhamNC, or "follow" 
http://www.Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC.

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