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Alan G. Vanderberg, County Administrator March 1, 2013

One of the risks of listing folks in publications is that someone might be missed.

Sam Janson, Assistant City Manager of Grand Haven also attended the Michigan

Local Government Management Association Conference in Rochester a few weeks

ago.

READY NOW! (Bill Raymond, Executive Director – Ottawa Michigan Works)

Ready NOW! is a 3-day employer and job seeker event focused on pairing qual-

ified individuals with local employers who have open manufacturing positions. It is

a collaborative effort of Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Grand

Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, Grand Valley State University Continuing

Education, Lakeshore Advantage, Michigan Works! Kent & Allegan Counties, Mich-

igan Works! Ottawa County and The Right Place.

Unlike a traditional job fair, Ready NOW! is a series of activities designed to pre-

pare job seekers for a successful job search and full-time employment. Participants

will attend workshops on team building, resume writing, career exploration and

personal success; debrief with a group of fellow job seekers and employers; and

practice presenting a positive, employable image through mock interviews. At the

end of the week, job seekers who have fulfilled all the requirements will obtain a

Certificate of Completion and the opportunity to interview with two of the partici-

pating employers. (click here for the informational flyer)

Dates: Wednesday, March 6 through Friday, March 8, 2013

Location: Grand Valley State University, Allendale Campus, Kirkhof Center

See www.michiganworkska.org for more information and registration instruc-

tions.

MOODY’S RATINGS CREDIT RATING INTERVIEW

Bob Spaman, Kelli Lambrix (PFM, County Financial Advisor), and I did a phone

credit rating interview with Moody Ratings earlier today for the $2,320,000

wastewater treatment plant improvement project being undertaken by the North

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Ottawa communities and recently approved by the Board.

IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH – A DATA DRIVEN APPROACH (Dr. Michael Brashears, Executive Director,

Ottawa Community Mental Health)

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OCCDA – FEBRUARY 2013 DISPATCH MEASURES (Tim Smith, Executive Director, OCCDA)

We had a very busy February, and the Dispatch group did a great job under very stressful conditions, the calls

answered within 10 seconds speak volumes about the dedication of the group. Also I want to thank all of the

agencies we serve for their responsiveness, patience, and professionalism.

The call volume and incident numbers handled through Central Dispatch for February 2013 were:

Total Incidents – 8,782 up 8% over February 2012 and up 6.3% YTD over 2012

Fire Incidents – 1,113 up 11.3% over February 2012 and up 11.2% YTD over 2012

Law Incidents – 7,669 up 7.5% over February 2012 and up 6.8% YTD over 2012

911 Calls – 7,866 up 6.1% over February 2012 and up 4.1% YTD over 2012

911 Hang Up calls – 767 down 12.3% over February 2012 and down 17% YTD over 2012

Wireless 911 calls – 84.7% of 911 calls for February 2013 and 84% of 911 calls YTD 2013

911 calls answered in 10 seconds or less – 94.3% for February 2013 and 94.3% YTD 2013

(NENA recommended standard is 90% within 10 seconds)

OAISD 50TH ANNIVERSARY INFORMATION SERIES

As mentioned in previous Digests, the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District is celebrating 50 years of exist-

ence and is providing a monthly informational series to educate the public on their programs and services. The

latest installment on is included with the digest (click here).

GVMC WEEKLY UPDATE (John Weiss)

Click here for the most recent updates.

“

If you are looking for work

March 6-8, 2013READY NOW!

You’re Ready NOW!

michiganworkska.org/readynow

have experience in manufacturing and can commit time to job search success

Ready NOW! is a 3-day event that helps qualified job seekers prepare for interviews and permanent employment with area manufacturers.

Learn more and apply at

10+ Area Manufacturers100+ Hourly Jobs2 Guaranteed Interviews*

Participants will go to workshops, network with fellow job seekers and employers and, at the end of the week, interview with two participating employers.*

VETERANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY: Preference will be given to Veterans with manufacturing experience (or with transferable skills).

*100% attendance/participation in the program is required.

Ready NOW! was great! It really helped me to understand the way employers think and the best way to get the job I want.”

~2012 Participant• Resumes• Interviews• Job search

• How to keep the job• Personal branding• Team building

Workshop topics:

”

Asset Management Training

Seminar A Success

On Wednesday, February 20th,

members of GVMC attended an

Asset Management Training Semi-

nar sponsored by GVMC, Kent

County Road Commission and the

Michigan Transportation Asset

Management Council. Twenty-

seven members of GVMC partici-

pated in the half-day event taught

by representatives of Michigan

Tech. Steve Warren, Deputy Di-

rector of the KCRC stated, “The

seminar provided local officials an

overview of the basic principals of

asset management for payment

preservation.” Asset management

WEEKLY

UPDATE

March 1, 2013 john.weiss@gvmc.org

Reserve Your

Quarterly Luncheon

Tickets

for

March 11th with

Congressman Bill Huizenga

Price: $25.00 per person

RSVP to Gayle at mccrathg@gvmc.org

Sponsored by

Lake Michigan Credit Union

LGROW Announces 10th Annual Grand River Forum

LGROW will be hosting it’s 10th Annual Grand River Forum and

Spring Meeting on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at the East Grand

Rapids Community Center. Presentations will include the Grand River

Restoration Project, City of Grand Rapids Water Quality Index, and

changing water levels and what this means for the Lower Grand River

Watershed community. There will also be watershed updates and up-

dates on other LGROW activities.

This event will be from 9:00-11:30am and will

include breakfast. The event is free and

open to anyone. If you are interested in at-

tending please RSVP to Kathe-

rine.Collen@gvmc.org or 616-776-7601.

GVMC FREE SEMINAR

CRISIS AND STRATEGIC

COMMUNICATIONS

Thursday March 14

East Grand Rapids City Hall

10:00-1:30

This Free Seminar will cover

Strategic and Crisis Communica-

;ons. It will be facilitated by

Kelly Rossman-McKinney of

Trusco= Rossman one of Michi-

gan’s most successful communi-

ca;ons firms. We invite all

GVMC members to a=end and

bring your Board Members and

key staff.

Lunch will be Provided

RSVP to Gayle at mccrathg@gvmc.org

You Can Now Register

Online for GVMC Events

Because of the increased num-

ber of seminars and events be-

ing scheduled by GVMC, you

can now register and even pay

for our events online. All you

have to do is go to our website at

www.gvmc.org and follow the

link for your event. You can pay

using a credit card or PayPal.

There is no additional cost to our

members for using this service.

Let us know if you have ques-

tions.

is a critically important tool in the

management of our state and

local infrastructure. It allows us

to plan for the future while mak-

ing short and long-term mainte-

nance and improvements in a

way that will maximize the return

on investment.