Adams County names Reis Senior Deputy County Manager

Adams County Government has announced that Alisha Reis will be elevated to senior deputy county manager, e ective immediately.

Reis has served as deputy county manager since 2018, helping to manage the day-to-day operations of the fth-largest county in Colorado, with approximately 520,000 residents. She also served as interim county manager for nine months, the rst time a woman served in the role of chief appointed o cial for Adams County. e creation of this role follows a detailed assessment of the County

Performance and Leadership Academy is now open to external applicants e city of Brighton is opening its Performance and Leadership Academy to external applicants who work for the government or non-pro t organizations. e academy is a ve-week program that teaches participants skills for identifying, analyzing, and solving problems in their day-to-day work and empowers participants to be leaders, to build winning teams and deliver exceptional customer service both internal and external.

Participants in the academy attend four-hour training sessions each ursday for ve weeks. Sessions are from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Brighton City Hall, 500 S. Fourth Ave. e cost to apply for external candidates is $1,800. Upcoming sessions can be found here.

Manager’s O ce and the Executive Leadership Team.

Reis will be responsible for providing executive-level leadership and administration to assigned county departments and divisions, as well as leading the county-wide strategic planning process, annual budget development, and overseeing the environmental, social, and governance policy e orts at the direction of the county manager.

“Alisha’s expertise has been instrumental in providing management support for directors and executive level project management for the successful completion of work across all aspects of Adams County Government,” said

To learn more about the academy and to apply, visit the Performance and Leadership Academy website. For more information, contact budget@ brightonco.gov.

State of the city April 5 e city of Brighton and the Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau will host the 2023 state of the city address at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, at the Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St. e event will be available live on the city of Brighton YouTube channel and

Mayor Gregory Mills, Brighton Chamber President/CEO Natalie Cummings, city councilors and City Manager Michael Martinez for re ections from the past year and a look ahead to the future of Brighton.

County Manager Noel Bernal. “She has been a go-to for translating vision into reality, an outstanding and e ective communicator, and has played a key part in applying the framework of fairness, equity, inclusion and belonging throughout the county. I look forward to her continued contributions as she moves into this new role.”

Reis brings a tremendous wealth of public policy experience from around Colorado, having held roles in public management and community development in rural and mountain communities across the state. She holds a Credentialed Manager (CM) designation from the International will be later made available to view on KBRI-8 (Comcast channels 8 and 881). e public is invited to attend, but reservations are required. R.S.V.P. to www.brightonco.gov/stateofthecity by Monday, March 27.

Trash Bash disposal program set for April 28-29 e city of Brighton’s popular Trash Bash for Brighton residents is set to return Friday and Saturday, April 28 and April 29. e drop-o trash disposal program for large items will take place both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Brighton Wastewater Treatment Facility 325 North Kuner Road (Brighton Street entrance). In addition, the city will provide pick-up service for those with special needs Wednesday and ursday, April 26 and 27. To request a pickup, call 303-655-2087. e collection will also accept nailfree sheeted material, wood, or lumber less than ve feet in length. is service is for Brighton residents only. A city of Brighton water bill or suitable proof of residence (i.e. driver’s license) is required. No commercial or industrial facilities will be allowed. A suggested donation of $10 will help to defray the cost of the service.

Acceptable items include furniture, appliances (no refrigerators or freezers), bicycles, carpets that have been cut up, doors, lawn/yard equipment, mattresses/box springs and branches cut to less than ve feet in length and bundled securely.

Car and light pickup tires will be accepted for $7 each; oversized pickup tires for $10 each and semi-truck tires for $20 each.

Trash Bash will return for a second time in September.

For more information, call 303-6552087.

City’s annual ‘Egg Splash’ on April 2 e City of Brighton’s annual egg hunt will be held as an “Egg Splash” on Sunday, April 2 at the Brighton Recreation Center indoor pool located at 555 N. 11th Avenue.

Cost is $5 per child and children ages 0-17 are eligible to participate. An adult chaperone is required for children under age 7 or any child who cannot swim. Adult chaperones will be admitted for free but must still register for organizers to track attendance.

Participants can register for one of four 30-minute time blocks from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Available spots are limited to 25 child participants per time block.

Children will get a chance to swim and gather eggs, which will be ex- changed for an actual “goodie” bag. All children in each time block will receive the same goodie bag and Egg Splash organizers have enough goodie bags available for all four time blocks.

City/County Management Association (ICMA), where she also recently served as chair of the Sustainable Communities Committee. e ICMACM designation recognizes managers’ education, experience, integrity, and commitment to lifelong learning.

Alisha earned her BA in Journalism and Political Science from Metropolitan State University of Denver and went on to get her MA in Political Science and Public Policy from the University of Colorado Denver. She has lived in Colorado for more than 30 years and enjoys hiking, biking, and spending time with her family in the outdoors.

Children should wear typical swimwear and bring their own baskets to gather eggs. e eggs will be placed in both the lap and leisure pools.

To register, please visit www.brightonco.gov/eggsplash.

For questions, please contact Jacquelyn Ramsey at jramsey@brightonco.gov or call 303-655-2221.

Art in the Park announces call for artists e City of Brighton will host its annual Art in the Park festival from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Carmichael Park, 650 Southern Street. ose artists interested in showcasing and selling their artwork can visit www. brightonartinthepark.com for more information and to apply. e deadline for booth applications is Aug. 18. is one-day festival will give attendees the opportunity to visit the artist market, meet and talk with artists, enjoy music performances, artist demonstrations and children’s interactive art activities. For more information, contact Arts and Culture Coordinator David Gallegos at 303-655-2176 or dgallegos@ brightonco.gov.

Ongoing

‘Taking No Chances’ e 17th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce and e Link, a community resource and assessment center in ornton, are o ering free, 10-week programs to families of Adams county teenagers to help develop personal and interpersonal drug-resistance skills. Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811.

Brighton adds new ChargePoint stations e city of Brighton announced it was opening three new charging stations for electric vehicles.

e stations are at the Brighton Recreation Center at 555 N. 11th Ave. Eagle View Adult Center at 1150 Prairie Center Parkway. and Platte Valley Medical Center at 1610 Prairie Center Parkway. e rst hour of charging is free at each location. e locations have two stalls and two charging stations each that operate much like a parking meter, with a $2-per-hour charging rate after the rst hour.

For other ChargePoint station locations, visit https://uk.chargepoint.com/ charge_point. For more information, please contact Assistant Director of Public Works Chris Montoya at cmontoya@brightonco.gov.